KANDAHAR

Wrap-up of Hollywood star Gerard Butler's recent visit to Egypt

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 - 09:46 GMT

Hollywood star Gerard Butler seemed to really enjoy his recent visit to Egypt.

In conservative Kandahar, new gym creates safe space for Afghan women

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 03:04 GMT

In Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a fresh outlet for her decades of advocacy - a new fitness centre for women.

Taliban kill at least six Afghan police in Humvee suicide attack

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 - 11:58 GMT

A suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed Humvee into a police compound in Afghanistan Friday

Car bomber attacks NATO convoy in Afghanistan

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 - 07:09 GMT

car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing one civilian and wounding four others.

Taliban attack Afghan checkpoints, killing more than 20 police

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 - 07:45 GMT

The Afghan Taliban attacked more than a dozen checkpoints over six hours in the southern province of Kandahar, killing 22 police and wounding 15.

Egypt condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 - 05:44 GMT

Egypt has deplored the Taliban terrorist attack that targeted a military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, killing 43 people and injuring nine others.

Official: 12 Afghan security forces killed in the south

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 09:38 GMT

12 Afghan security forces have been killed and 4 others wounded when Taliban fighters stormed the compounds of the Maruf district governor in Kandahar province.

Car bomber attacks NATO patrol in Afghanistan, causing injuries

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 - 02:34 GMT

A car bomber attacked a patrol of troops in the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Kandahar on Friday, wounding some members of the patrol, the international coalition said.

Afghan official: Taliban attack police outpost, killing 4

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 - 11:30 GMT

An Afghan official says that Taliban have attacked a security outpost in southern Kandahar province, the insurgents' former heartland, killing four soldiers.

Afghan suicide bomber kills two U.S. soldiers in NATO convoy

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 - 05:47 GMT

A suicide bomb attack killed two American soldiers in a NATO convoy near the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday.

16 Afghan police killed in US strike: officials

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 - 10:00 GMT

A US airstrike killed 16 Afghan police and wounded two others in Helmand province, officials said Saturday.

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