SECURITY
Suicide car bombing targets Afghan forces convoy in Kunduz
Kunduz: A suicide car bomb attack targeted the convoy of the Afghan security forces in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. According to the local officials, the incident took place in the vicinity of Chardara district after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device into the convoy of the security forces. Khaama, Pajhwok , Tolo News
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid critically wounded: Shaheen Corps
Faryab: The spokesman of the Taliban group Zabiullah Mujahid has been critically wounded during the operations in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan. Mujahid has sustained critical injuries during the operations in Ghormach district. Khaama, Pajhwok
ISIS claims responsibility for massacre of civilians in north of Afghanistan
Sar-e-Pul: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, has claimed responsibility for the massacre of scores of civilians in northern Sar-e-Pul province. Khaama, Tolo News
Taliban calls for troops withdrawal in new open letter to Trump
Kabul: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has released a new open letter to President Donald Trump, calling for a full withdrawal of the foreign forces from Afghanistan. The new open letter by the Taliban group has been released as the Trump administration is busy reviewing the new policy for Afghanistan. The group in its letter to President Trump has claimed that the ongoing violence in Afghanistan has a direct link to the presence of the foreign forces, calling them as ‘occupation forces’ fueling war in Afghanistan which everyone uses in their own interest. Khaama , Tolo News
10 ANA, 20 rebels killed in Helmand clash, airstrikes
Helmand: At least 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and 20 Taliban militants have been killed during a clash in Greshk district of southern Helmand province. Pajhwok
Taliban spokesman Mujahid ‘injured’ in Faryab clash
Faryab: Zabihullah Mujahid, one of the two Taliban ’s official spokesmen, has been injured during a clash with security forces in northern Faryab province. Pajhwok
2 civilians dead in Uruzgan bomb explosion
Uruzgan: Two civilians have been killed and eight others injured in a bomb explosion in the Chora district of central Uruzgan province. Pajhwok