30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near KandaharSeptember 30th, 2009 30 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastKABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30. Kandahar provincial police chief Sardar Mohammad Zazai says nine women and seven children are among the 30 killed.
Police: Taliban ambush supply convoy for NATO troops in AfghanistanAugust 31st, 2009 Afghan police: Taliban ambush supply convoyKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Police say Taliban militants ambushed a supply convoy for NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, killing an Afghan guard who was escorting the trucks. Zabul province police chief Ghulam Jailani Farhai says the militants opened fire on the line of trucks on the main highway from Kandahar province into Zabul early Monday.
Afghan police chief says airstrike kills 5 farmers; US says it attacked militantsAugust 6th, 2009 Afghan police: US airstrike kills farmersKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A local police chief says a Western airstrike has killed five farmers loading cucumbers into a taxi in southern Afghanistan. A U.S. spokeswoman says the five were militants placing explosives in a van.
3 US troops killed in bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan; French soldier killed in a clashAugust 1st, 2009 1 French, 3 American troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Three U.S. troops were killed Saturday when roadside bombs ripped through their patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a French soldier died in a gunbattle north of the capital, officials said.
Taliban clash with U.S.-led forces in central Afghanistan, up to 22 militants killedJuly 10th, 2009 Up to 22 Taliban dead in Clashes with US forces in central Afghanistan
KABUL — Fighting overnight between international troops and Taliban militants in central Afghanistan has left as many as 22 insurgents dead, police said Friday. Provincial police chief Khail Boz Sherzai said the militants were killed in an airstrike in Ghazni province.
6 Afghan police killed after massive insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanJuly 8th, 2009 6 Afghan cops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Insurgents attacked police posts and a government building in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a clash that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The clash started Tuesday in Barghe Matal district of Nuristan province and was continuing on Wednesday, spokesman Zemerai Bashary said.
Afghan leader accuses US coalition guards in Kandahar police chief killing, demands suspectsJune 29th, 2009 Afghan leader says US guards killed police chiefKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai says Afghan guards working for the U.S. coalition at a base in Kandahar city killed the province's police chief.
Afghan officials: Gunbattle in southern Afghanistan kills top policemanJune 29th, 2009 Gunbattle in south Afghanistan kills top policemanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A gunbattle erupted Monday inside a government complex in this key southern Afghan city, killing a top police official and seriously wounding a provincial police chief, an official said. The shooting started after Afghan and U.S.
Eight policemen killed in AfghanistanJune 27th, 2009 KANDAHAR - Taliban militants killed eight policemen in an overnight assault on a police post in southern Afghan province of Helmand, an official said Saturday. A group of Taliban militants raided a police post north of Lashkar Gha, capital of Helmand, late Friday night killing eight policemen, provincial administration spokesman Daud Ahmadi said.
23 suspected Taliban killed in airstrikes, clashes in southern AfghanistanJune 24th, 2009 23 Taliban killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said Wednesday. The authorities recovered the bodies and the militants' weapons after the fighting Tuesday near Tirin Kot, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said Gen.
Afghan police say battle in south leaves 16 militants, 1 police officer deadJune 19th, 2009 Afghan police: 16 Taliban killed in battleKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — International and Afghan forces killed 16 Taliban militants in a gunbattle in the country's south, police said Friday. One police officer also died in the fighting.
2 US troops killed in southern AfghanistanJune 19th, 2009 2 US troops killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan killed two U.S. troops Friday, the U.S.
Bicycle bomb kills 2 Afghans, including a child, in southern AfghanistanJune 18th, 2009 Bombs kill 5 police, 2 civilians in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A bomb strapped to a parked bicycle exploded near a construction office in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one employee and a child about 11 years old, police said. Meanwhile, five police officers died when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kandahar province's Shorawak district, said Gen.
Double suicide attack kills, wounds at least 20 in southern Afghanistan, official saysMay 10th, 2009 Afghanistan suicide bombs kill, wound at least 20KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A double suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan has killed and wounded at least 20 police, soldiers and civilians. Helmand deputy provincial police chief Kamaluddin Khan says the attack began when a first suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a taxi stand in the town of Gereshk.
Insurgent attacks in south Afghanistan kill 3 Afghan police; roadside bombs kill 3 civiliansApril 20th, 2009 Attacks kill 3 Afghan police, 3 civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Insurgents attacked Afghan policemen in three separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, killing three officers and wounding eight, while roadside bombs killed three civilians, officials said Monday. The lightly armed police force, which is beset by corruption, poor training and little firepower, is a favorite insurgent target.
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