Security
Faryab: An airstrike killed a Taliban group leader Qari Syed and his three militants in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the security forces conducted the airstrike in Gurziwan district of Faryab. The statement further added that the airstrike killed Taliban group leader Qari Syed and his three militants. Furthermore, the 209th Shaheen Corps said the airstrike also wounded 2 other militants. Khaama
Ghazni: The Afghan Special Forces inflicted heavy casualties on Taliban militants during the operations in Ghazni and Uruzgan provinces. The military officials said Friday that the Special Forces killed 4 Taliban militants during a raid in Qarabagh district of Ghazni.The officials further added that the Special Forces conducted another raid in Qarabagh district in which they killed 10 Taliban militants and destroyed a weapons cache. Furthermore, the Afghan Special Forces conducted an operation in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan killing 13 Taliban fighters and wounding 6 others. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the operations so far. Khaama
Farah: The Special Forces killed a Taliban group leader and his fighters during a clash in Anar Dara district of Farah. The Special Operations Corps in a statement said the Commandos and Air Forces responded to a Taliban attack on Anar Dara district killing 4 Taliban militants. The statement further added that the Special Forces also killed Sheikh Mansoor, one of the group leaders of Taliban. Furthermore, the Special Operations Corps said the security forces also wounded 8 Taliban militants during the clash. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the killing of Sheikh Mansoor so far. Khaama
Zabul: The security forces carried out separate airstrikes in Kandahar and Zabul provinces killing 12 Taliban militants. The informed military officials said that the security forces conducted an airstrike in Shorabak district of Kandahar. The officials further added that the airstrike in Shorabak killed 11 Taliban militants. Furthermore, the officials said an airstrike in Shah Joy district of Zabul killed 1 Taliban militant. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the airstrikes so far. The security situation in Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces has deteriorated during the recent months. Taliban militants are active in some districts of the two provinces and often conduct terrorist related activities Khaama
Laghman: The security forces killed a Taliban sharpshooter after attacking a security post in Laghman province. Khaama
Ghazni City: A tribal elder has been killed and a cameraman of the government-run radio wounded in a gun attack in the capital of Ghazni province. Pajhwok
Kabul: Czech military police have arrested four people in connection with the death of an Afghan commando who was beaten while in NATO custody. Pajhwok
Ghazni: A car bomb explosion inflicted casualties on security personnel in Ghazni province of Afghanistan. The Provincial Government in a statement said a car bomb went off in Aab Band district. The statement further added that the blast martyred 3 security personnel and wounded 12 others. Meanwhile, security sources are saying that the explosion martyred 4 security personnel and wounded at least 16 others. Khaama, Tolonews, Pajhwok
