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Senior police official killed in S. Afghan bomb attack

AseniorpoliceofficialwaskilledandthreepolicemenwerewoundedinabombattackinKandaharcity,capitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandahar,onWednesday,aprovincialpo

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Two civilians injured in S. Afghan shoot out

TwoAfghancivilianswerewoundedafterNATOandU.S.-ledcoalitionforcesopenedfireinsouthernprovinceofKandaharonSunday,alocalofficialsaid."Initiallyanexplosionwentoffne

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Afghan air force kills 43 militants in southern province

Atleast43militantswerekilledandmorethan20othersinjuredfollowingairstrikesinsouthernAfghanprovinceofKandaharovernight,provincialpolicechiefsaidTuesday."AfghanNat

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22 policemen killed in S. Afghan checkpoints attack

Atleast22policemenand45militantswerekilledafterTalibanattackedpolicecheckpointsinMaywanddistrictofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandaharovernight,provincialpol

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5 dead, several injured in S. Afghan road accident

Atleastfivepeopleweredeadand37otherswoundedinatrafficincidentinAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandaharonMonday,aprovincialgovernmentspokesmansaid."Theincidentha

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Car bombing hits NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan

AsuicidecarbombingstruckaNATOmilitaryconvoyinAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandaharonFriday,casualtiesunknown,authoritiessaid."Theinitialfindingsshowedaterrori

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Explosion rocks near airport in Afghanistan's Kandahar

AnexplosionrockednearanairportinKandaharcity,capitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandaharonWednesday,withfearedcasualties,alocalpolicesaid."Theblastoccurred

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Militants' attack kill 16 security personnel in southern Afghanistan

Upto16securitypersonnelwerekilledasTalibanmilitantsattackedsecuritycheckpointsinKandaharprovinceinsouthernAfghanistanonThursday,alocalofficialsaidonconditionofa

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Insider attack kills 6 police, wounds 5 in S. Afghanistan

AninsiderattackclaimedthelivesofsixpoliceandwoundedfiveothersinthesouthernKandaharprovinceonSunday,anofficialsaid."ThegruesomeincidenthappenedinHajjiArabareaof1

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One killed, 12 injured in S. Afghan blasts

OnecivilianwaskilledandonedozenpeoplewoundedafteratwinblastsrockedKandaharcity,capitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofKandaharTuesdaynight,theprovincialgovernm

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UAE confirms five officials killed in Afghan attack

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that five of its officials were killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

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Local customs a barrier for girls to higher education in S. Afghanistan

​"The main obstacle on our way to get higher education is the indecent traditions against women and illogical culture of families that opposing education for girls," 16-year-old girl student Khatira said.

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3 terrorists captured in southern Afghan city

​Personnel of Afghan law enforcement agencies had captured three terrorists in Kandahar city, capital of southern province of Kandahar, the National Directorate for Security (NDS) said on Thursday.

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Taliban suicide bombings, gun battle claim 7 lives including 5 attackers in S. Afghanistan

Seven people including five armed insurgents were killed as Taliban conducted a suicide attack on a base of the Border Police Force in the border town of Spin Boldak, Kandahar province on Monday, police said.

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Afghan forces detain Taliban key commander, militants kidnap 35 professors

In the process of Afghan militancy and counter-militancy, the government forces raided and captured a key commander of Taliban militants in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, while armed militants kidnapped nearly three dozen Kandahar University professors, officials confirmed.

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Roadside bomb kills 3 Afghan civilians, wounds 1

A roadside bomb struck civilian car in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar Province on Tuesday, killing three civilians and injuring another

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Afghan forces detain Taliban commander

Security forces captured a Taliban commander in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar province on Sunday, a statement of National Directorate for Security (NDS), or the country's national spy agency, said.