Afghanistan

KABUL, (BM) - U.S. air strikes on alleged Taliban drug labs in Afghanistan in May killed or wounded at least 39 civilians, including 14 children, and violated international humanitarian law as the victims were non-combatants, a United Nations report said on Wednesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: UK Sends Paratroopers for…

KABUL, (BM) - A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said, with casualties expected to rise as rescuers sift the rubble, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The Taliban, who have been carrying out nearly daily attacks since the collapse…

KABUL, (BM) - Taliban forces attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, Afghan and Taliban officials said, even as the United States and the hardline Islamist group seem close to finalising a deal for the withdrawal of American troops, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Read more: Three Attacks in Afghan Capital, a…

KABUL, (BM) - Taliban militants killed at least 14 members of a pro-government militia in Afghanistan on Wednesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, just as the Taliban and U.S. officials are finalising a deal aimed at ending the 18-year war. Read more: The Taliban’s Spring Offensive Announcement is Reckless, Said Zalmay Khalilzad …

LONDON, (BM) - Colchester-based 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) is deploying to the Afghan capital Kabul from late September as part of the UK’s enduring support to the Afghan Government, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Their mission is to protect NATO military and civilian advisors working in government ministries, as well as UK…

KABUL, (BM) - At least 95 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded in Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Afghan TV channel 1TV. Read more: Three Attacks in Afghan Capital, a Bomb Hitting a Bus Carrying Government Employees The blast happened at 9:04am at the entrance of a police station in district…

KABUL, (BM) - A roadside bomb explosion has hit a passenger bus in the western Afghan province of Farah, killing at least 35 civilians and wounding 27 others, learned Bulgarianmilitary.com, quoting Radio Free Europe. Mohibullah Mohib, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, told RFE/RL that the incident occurred while the bus was traveling…

KABUL, (BM) - Three explosions have rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing a total of at least 15 people and wounding dozens of others, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AlJazeera. Eight employees of the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 27 wounded in an attack on their bus, ministry officials said in a statement on…

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Your briefly report on July 09 in last eight hours from BulgarianMilitary.com: Seven civilians killed in air strike in northern Afghanistan - Government Seven members of a family were killed in an air strike in the northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan, Reuters reported, according the Afghan ministry of defence said…

KABUL (BM) - Afghan security forces on Monday were battling Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in the capital, Kabul, after a bomb-laden truck exploded near the defence ministry at rush hour, injuring at least 100 people, including 35 children, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. For hours after the attack, sporadic gunfire and…

SOFIA, (BM) - Your briefly report on June 26 in last eight hours from BulgarianMilitary.com news team: Eleven dead in militant attack on security forces in Egypt's Sinai - ministry Seven Egyptian police officers and four militants were killed in a clash in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, Reuters reported. The clash took place late on…

KABUL, Afghanistan (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Taliban announced last Friday the start of their spring offensive despite talking peace with the United States and ahead of a significant gathering of Afghans meant to discuss resolutions to the protracted war and an eventual withdrawal of American troops from the country, learned…