In an artillery explosion in Afghanistan‘s southeastern Helmand province, five children were killed and two were wounded. Provincial officials of Helmand said that the incident took place on Friday in the Marja district of the province, reported The Khaama Press. The artillery exploded as children were busy playing with it. Member of former provincial council … Read more
Roadside bombs killed at least five civilians and wounded seven others on Friday in Afghanistan, provincial officials said, while the Islamic state group claimed responsibility for the killing of a policewoman a day earlier. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said the five killed were travelling by car near Lashkar … Read more
LASHKAR GAH: Two Afghan army helicopters collided while transporting wounded soldiers in the southern Helmand province, killing nine Afghan service members, the country’s Defense Ministry and local officials said Wednesday. The two Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters crashed due to technical problems while taking off in Nawa district, the Afghan Defense Ministry statement said. The nine dead … Read more