Taliban commander among six militants killed in AfghanistanOctober 10th, 2009 KABUL - Six Taliban militants, including a rebel commander, were killed in fighting with the security forces in Wardak province in Afghanistan, police said Saturday.
The special forces backed by the international troops attacked a Taliban hideout in Chek district Friday, killing Mullah Yasin, a senior Taliban commander, along with his five associates, senior police officer General Abdul Razaq said.
3 US troops killed in attacks in eastern Afghanistan, including 2 in firefight with militantsOctober 3rd, 2009 3 US troops killed in attacks in east AfghanistanKABUL — The military says three U.S. troops have died in attacks in eastern Afghanistan, including two killed in a firefight with militants.
Think Tank: Taliban have presence in 80 percent of Afghanistan 8 years after forced from powerSeptember 10th, 2009 Think Tank: Taliban return to most of AfghanistanKABUL — A London-based think tank says that nearly eight years after the U.S. drove the Taliban from power, the Islamist militia has returned to most of Afghanistan.
Roadside bombs kill 14 civilians in southern AfghanistanAugust 13th, 2009 Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials said Thursday. Officials blamed the blasts on Taliban militants, who have made roadside bombings their primary weapons.
Twin blasts kill 2 NATO troops in southern AfghanistanAugust 2nd, 2009 Twin blasts kill 2 NATO troops in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says two of its troops have been killed in twin blasts in southern Afghanistan. The military alliance did not provide other details about the Saturday attack.
Afghan police kill 11 Taliban insurgentsJuly 31st, 2009 KABUL - Eleven Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Afghan Police in western Afghanistan, an official said Friday. The fighting took place in Herat Province in western Afghanistan.
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.
Battles, ambushes kill around 30 in AfghanistanJune 7th, 2009 Battles, ambushes kill around 30 in AfghanistanKABUL — A joint Afghan and U.S.-led coalition operation against insurgents in southern Afghanistan killed more than 20 Taliban fighters Sunday, while a militant ambush in the northwest killed four policemen, officials said. The joint operation in Zabul province included ground forces and airstrikes.
Afghan troops kill 11 Taliban rebelsJune 3rd, 2009 KABUL - Afghan troops have killed 11 rebels in fighting with Taliban in the southern part of the country, an official said Wednesday. "The troops came in contact with the militants in Norwak area outside Zabul province's capital Qalat Tuesday night.
Afghan troops kill six Taliban militantsJune 1st, 2009 KABUL - Six Taliban militants have been killed in fighting with the security forces in Afghanistan's northwestern Badghis province, officials said Monday. "In chasing Taliban insurgents, the troops of Afghan national army engaged them (militants) in Balamurghab district Sunday, killing six rebels and injuring eight others," military officer Jalandar Behnam said Monday.
20 Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanMay 9th, 2009 KABUL - Twenty Taliban militants were killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said. Aziz Ahmad Wardak, the provincial police chief for southeastern province of Paktia, said that their forces backed by NATO air support killed 20 Taliban militants in Ahmadkhail district of the province early Saturday.
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.
Taliban militants kill five policemen in AfghanistanApril 19th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban militants stormed a police post in western Afghanistan and killed five policemen, officials said Sunday. Dozens of militants driving several vehicles overpowered the policemen, who were manning a checkpoint in Karez Shaikha area of western Farah province, said deputy provincial governor Mohammad Younus Rasouli.
Taliban kill nine police officers in AfghanistanMarch 26th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in south0ern Afghanistan Thursday, killing nine police officers and seized their weapons, police officials said. The militants tossed hand grenades at the police post in Gerishk district of the southern Helmand province Thursday morning before shooting the policemen inside the post, said Kamaludin Khan, the deputy provincial police chief.
NATO claims top Taliban leader killed in HelmandMarch 24th, 2009 KABUL - NATO officials are claiming that a senior Taliban leader responsible for numerous roadside bombings and suicide attacks has been killed along with nine other insurgent fighters. Maulawi Hassan, described as a well-known Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan, was killed in an attack on Saturday on his compound near Kajaki, in Helmand Province, the New York Times quoted a NATO statement, as saying.
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