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report on Khaama Press, Khaama Press, 10 Nov 2020 at 11:40 AMThe Ministry of Defense says 10 Taliban fighters were killed in an airstrike by Afghan Air Forces (AAF) in Helmand province. MoD said on Tuesday that Afghan Air Forces targeted a gathering of Taliban fighters who were planning to attack security forces’ positions last night. The airstrike took place in Nahr-e-Siraj district of Helmand province, statement reads. Recently, defense forces airstrikes have intensified against…

Report inTOLO News, 10 Nov, 2020 at 12:22 PMAt least one person was killed and five more were wounded in an explosion near a private university in Maidan Wardak province on Sunday evening, said local officials. The bomb was placed on a surrounding wall of the private university in Maidan Shahr city, the center of Maidan Wardak province, said Dadullah Fedaee, spokesman for Wardak police. Sahrifullah Hotak, a member of the Provincial Council in Maidan…

Report inTOLO News, 10 Nov, 2020 at 4:50 PMAt least four police force members were killed and 20 more, including eight civilians, were wounded in a car bomb attack in the northern province of Faryab on Monday evening, the provincial governor Naqibulllah Faiq said on Tuesday. The governor said the car bomb attack was carried out by the Taliban in which they detonated “a Humvee loaded with explosives” near the police headguards of Almar district.…

By Mohammad Arif Sheva in Khaama Press, 09 Nov 2020 at 01:28 PMAfghan National Defense Security Forces foiled several attacks planned in Gizab and Trinkot districts of Uruzgan provinces Sunday, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. During the clashes, at least 10 Taliban were killed and further 14 wounded. “Several TB attacks were prevented in Gizab and Trinkot districts of Uruzgan province, yesterday,” said MoD in a tweet. “10 TB were killed and…

Report in TOLO News, 09 Nov, 2020 at 5:44 PMAt least 30 people, including 10 civilians, were wounded in a car bomb explosion in the southern province of Kandahar on Sunday evening, local officials said. The car bomb blast happened near the police headquarters in Maiwand district of the province at around 8pm local time, officials said. Health officials in Mirwais hospital in Kandahar said 23 wounded, including 10 civilians, were brought to the hospital.…

Report in TOLO News, 09 Nov, 2020 at 11:16 AMAt least two civilians were wounded in a roadside mine blast in the east of Kabul on Monday morning, police said in a statement. The incident happened at around 7:30am Kabul time in Pul-e-Charkhi area in the east of the city, the statement read. Police did not provide further details on the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast. On Sunday, two policemen and…

By Sharif Amiry in TOLO News, 09 Nov, 2020 at 8:26 PMThe US Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in a new report quoting the Resolute Support says 876 civilians were killed and 1,685 were wounded this from July 1 to September 30, 2020. In line with the continued rise in violence, this quarter’s casualties increased by 43% compared to last quarter (April 1–June 30, 2020), the report says. The report says that though casualties…

By Mohammad Arif Sheva in Khaama Press, 09 Nov 2020 at 09:48 AMMinistry of Defense believes the Afghan National Defense Security Forces have improved by 96% to carry military “operations independently”, after being through years of theoretical knowledge and tactical training under direct supervision of foreign force in the country. Since fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, Afghan National Army and Defense Forces having been trained by the United States military experts, including NATO’s…

By Tamim Hamid in TOLO News, 09 Nov, 2020 at 10:08 PMAfghan officials have confirmed that the Taliban has used “weaponized drones” in some attacks on government forces in recent weeks. The officials said “the Taliban embeds mortar rounds or small bombs with the drones and drop them on military and government installations.” Kunduz, Logar, Balkh, Paktia and Faryab provinces have witnessed Taliban attacks by use of drones in recent weeks, local officials said. In…

report on The Frontier Post / November 9, 2020HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Taliban insurgents have warned officials and workers of the under construction Pashdan Dam in western Herat province to stop work on the project. In a letter Taliban sent to the dam’s officials it is said the project has not been inked with the Taliban, therefore work on the project should be stopped. Taliban military in-charge for Korokh district has written to the district chief…