Kidnapped British journalist rescued by US special forces in AfghanistanSeptember 9th, 2009 KUNDUZ - British journalist Stephen Farrell, who was working for the New York Times when he was kidnapped in Afghanistan four days ago, has been rescued by a team of US special forces. Farrell and his colleague Sultan Munadi went missing on Saturday from Afghanistan's Kunduz province.
US, British soldiers killed in attacks in AfghanistanAugust 21st, 2009 KABUL - One NATO-led US and two British soldiers were killed in separate roadside bomb blasts in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday. The two British soldiers were killed Thursday, the same day as Taliban conducted more than 130 attacks during the country's presidential and provincial elections.
US civilian killed in an insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanAugust 17th, 2009 US civilian killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack.
Two soldiers, 16 Taliban killed in AfghanistanJuly 26th, 2009 KABUL - Two Afghan army soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, while Afghan troops backed by international forces killed 16 insurgents in the same region, officials said Sunday. The Afghan soldiers were blown up in their vehicle as they were travelling in Barmel district of south-eastern Paktika province Saturday, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Canadian soldiers accidentally kill Afghan girl, injure 3 policemen in KandaharJuly 22nd, 2009 Canadian soldiers accidentally kill Afghan girlOTTAWA — An Afghan girl has been killed in an accidental shooting by Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province, military officials said. Soldiers had dismounted from a convoy Tuesday in the volatile Panjwaii district when a motorcycle came speeding towards them, military officials said.
NATO mortar rounds kill 2 Afghan civilians, wound 5 in eastJune 12th, 2009 NATO mortar rounds kill Afghan civiliansKABUL — NATO mortar rounds killed two Afghan civilians during a clash with insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, while a bomb blast killed a British soldier in the south, officials said Friday. The fighting in eastern Kunar province Thursday began when insurgents attacked NATO forces.
Fighting in northern Afghanistan kills 12 insurgents, 1 Afghan soldierJune 11th, 2009 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldierKABUL — Clashes in northern Afghanistan killed 12 insurgents and one Afghan soldier, the government said Thursday. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wednesday's fighting spanned three villages in Baghlan province.
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.
Taliban attacks kill 9 in Afghanistan, including 5 policeJune 7th, 2009 Taliban attacks kill 9 in AfghanistanKABUL — A Taliban ambush in northwestern Afghanistan killed four policemen early Sunday, while militants killed five other people at the eastern border near Pakistan, officials said. Militants attacked a police security post in northwestern Faryab province, sparking a one-hour battle that killed four police, said Khalil Andrabi, the provincial police chief.
Troops kill 60 militants in AfghanistanMay 23rd, 2009 KABUL - Sixty Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with the Afghan and US-led coalition troops in southern Helmand province, officials said Saturday. "The Afghan National Army Commandos of the 205th Corps, assisted by coalition forces, killed 60 militants in Marja city in Helmand province," the Afghan and coalition troops said in a joint statement.
Eight Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanMay 7th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan army forces killed five Taliban militants in a clash in eastern Afghanistan while three other insurgents were killed by their own bomb, officials said Thursday. Taliban militants attacked an army outpost in Yahyakhel district of the south-eastern Paktia province Wednesday, but the soldiers at the post repulsed the attack, the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Eight Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanMay 7th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan army forces killed five Taliban militants in a clash in eastern Afghanistan while three other insurgents were killed by their own bomb, officials said Thursday. Taliban militants attacked an army outpost in Yahyakhel district of the south-eastern Paktia province Wednesday, but the soldiers at the post repulsed the attack, the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement.
US says 2 militants killed in raid in central AfghanistanApril 23rd, 2009 US: 2 militants killed in Afghan raidKABUL — International and Afghan troops killed two militants in an overnight raid in central Afghanistan, U.S. forces said Thursday.
15 killed in Afghan earthquakesApril 17th, 2009 KABUL - Two earthquakes hit eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing at least 15 people and destroying dozens of houses, a government spokesperson said. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said the tremors, which occurred about 90 km east of Kabul, have killed 15 people, injured 20 and destroyed about 100 houses.
NATO forces attacked, militants killed in AfghanistanMarch 2nd, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan child was killed and five civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan, while eight militants were killed in two clashes elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday. The bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near a convoy of NATO forces outside of Nangahar provincial capital Sunday, wounding six people including three children, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the provincial governor said.
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