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Three suicide bombers blow themselves up at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing 37 people and wounding 70 others. The explosions occur at the main door and inside the mosque. Taliban authorities have arrived and secured the place. Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti says that authorities are collecting evidence to determine responsibility.
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Three suicide bombers blow themself up at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing 37 people and wounding 70 others. The explosions occur at the main door and inside the mosque. Taliban authorities have arrived and secured the place. Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti says that authorities were collecting evidence to determine responsibility.
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Three suicide bombers blow themself up at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing 33 worshippers and wounding more than 90 others. The explosions occur at the main door and inside the mosque. Taliban authorities have arrived and secured the place. Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti says that authorities were collecting evidence to determine responsibility.
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2021-10-8
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At least 50 people are killed and more than 100 are wounded when a suicide bomber targets a Shiite mosque in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. ISIL-K claims responsibility for the attack.
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At least 50 people are killed when a suicide bomber targets a Shiite mosque in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. The United Nations puts the number of casualties above 100 combined killed and wounded.
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At least 28 people are killed when a suicide bomber targets a Shiite mosque in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. The United Nations puts the number of casualties above 100 between the killed and wounded.
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At least 50 people are killed and more than 100 wounded when a suicide bomber targets a Shiite mosque in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. IS–K claims responsibility for the attack.
2021-09-24
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The Taliban defense minister Mohammad Yaqoob orders a crackdown on those members of the Taliban who commit abuses following reports by Kabul residents that complained about abusive treatment by the Taliban members. Yaqoob ordered this saying ""We direct you keep them out of your ranks, otherwise strict action will be taken against you," and added that the Taliban does not "want such people in our ranks."
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The Taliban-appointed defense minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Yaqoob orders a crackdown on those members of the Taliban who commit abuses following reports by Kabul residents who complained about abusive treatment by certain Taliban members. Yaqoob says that "We direct you to keep them out of your ranks, otherwise strict action will be taken against you," and added that the Taliban does not "want such people in our ranks."
2021-09-23
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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid downplays the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan, as analysts say that ISIS is using the same urban warfare tactics previously used by the Taliban to fight Western-backed Afghan government forces. After the attack against the Kabul airport last month, the Taliban has vowed to capture the leader of ISIS in Afghanistan.
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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid downplays the presence of ISIL in Afghanistan, as analysts say that ISIL is using the same urban warfare tactics previously used by the Taliban to fight the Western-backed Afghan government's forces. After the attack against Kabul airport last month, the Taliban has vowed to capture the leader of ISIL in Afghanistan.
2021-08-30
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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says that yesterday's airstrike by the United States killed civilians and that if "there was any potential threat in Afghanistan, it should have been reported to us, not an arbitrary attack that has resulted in civilian casualties".
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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says that yesterday's US airstrike killed civilians. Mujahid says that if "there was any potential threat in Afghanistan, it should have been reported to us, not an arbitrary attack that has resulted in civilian casualties". Family members confirm the casualties in an interview on "The Washington Post".
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Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid says that yesterday's airstrike by the United States killed civilians and that if "there was any potential threat in Afghanistan, it should have been reported to us, not an arbitrary attack that has resulted in civilian casualties".
2021-08-29
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that there are still 300 American citizens left to evacuate from Afghanistan. He also says that the Taliban will allow the evacuations to continue.
2018-10-18
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Afghan general and Kandahar police chief Abdul Raziq Achakzai is assassinated by one of his bodyguards during a high-level meeting inside the governor's compound with U.S. general Austin S. Miller. Gen. Miller escaped unharmed according to officials while the governor was critically injured. The Taliban claims responsibility.
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Six insurgents kill at least 18 people, including 4 Afghans and 14 foreigners, in a 13-hour gun battle. The Afghan Interior Ministry says that the siege ended when the last gunman was shot dead. NATO reports that "no foreign troops" died. The Taliban claim that they sent five suicide bombers armed with hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. The Afghan government blames the attack on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network.
2014-03-12
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Three Taliban insurgents are killed by a team of Afghan police and private commandos after attacking a former National Directorate of Security headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims they killed four commandos and five policemen, which police deny.
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Taliban fighters are suspected of being responsible for a bus explosion that kills at least nine people and injures more than twenty others in Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
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A suicide bombing at a mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, kills four people and injures 11 including the head of the provincial religious council while they were praying for Ahmed Wali Karzai.
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Afghanistan: Suicide attack hits Kandahar mosque during prayers
2021
Three blasts at a Shia mosque in Kandahar kill at least 37 people during Friday worship.
Three suicide bombers attack a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing 37 people and wounding 70 others. The explosions occur at the main door and inside the mosque. Taliban authorities have arrived and secured the place. Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti says that authorities are collecting evidence to determine responsibility.