SECURITY
Afghan war: 254 civilians killed, 366 wounded in August
KABUL: According to the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) as many as 254 civilians have been killed and 366 others wounded in the Afghanistan conflict only during the month of August 2017. Pajhwok
6 rebels killed in Kandahar raid
KANDAHAR: Six militants have been killed and nine others arrested in Special Forces operation in the Shah Walikot district of southern Kandahar province in Afghanistan. Pajhwok
A dozen Daesh militants perish in Kunar drone blitz
KUNNAR: A foreign forces airstrike left at least 12 Daesh militants dead in eastern Kunar province. Pajhwok
13 rebels suffer casualties in Kunduz operation
KUNDUZ/HELMAND: 18 insurgents were killed and 17 others were wounded in the airstrikes against insurgents in Kunduz province of Afghanistan. The airstrikes were conducted in Dorman Payin, Mir Mohammad, Kharoti, Ghulam Ali, and Wardaks villages. Pajhwok , Khaama , Tolo News
Foreign forces airstrike kills two in Kabul’s Qarabagh district
KABUL: Two civilians have been killed and three others injured in foreign forces airstrike on wedding party in the Qarabagh district of Kabul province. Pajhwok , Tolo News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Pakistan’s key Pashtun leader welcomes Kabul’s ‘Peace with Pakistan First’ call
The leader of Awami National Party, a secular Pashtun nationalist party in Pakistan, Asfandyar Wali Khan, has hailed the call by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as a positive step. Speaking during a gathering on the occasion of Eid, Khan said the step and call by the Afghan President could ease tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. Khaama, Tolo News
