Taliban ban barbers in Helmand from shaving and trimming beards
A media report said that the officials from the Ministry of Islamic Orientation, at a meeting with representatives of men`s hairdressing salons in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, advised against styling hair and shaving beards.
Sep 27, 2021, 10:28 AM IST
Afghanistan: 23 civilians killed in US Helmand air strike, says UN
The US military says it is investigating the incident on Tuesday in which a helicopter hit a compound during a joint operation with U.S. and Afghan forces in Garmsir district in Helmand.
Nov 30, 2018, 14:47 PM IST
Suicide bomb attack kills 13 in Afghanistan's Helmand
No group including Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Aug 27, 2017, 23:41 PM IST
Afghan security forces kill 21 militants in Helmand province
The airstrikes were carried out jointly by the Afghan and foreign forces based in the country.
Aug 27, 2017, 18:08 PM IST
Taliban suicide bomber targeting Afghan police kills seven
The suicide attacker with a car bomb struck in Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern province of Helmand.
Aug 23, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
Five killed, 40 injured in suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's Helmand
According to Zwak, the incident happened outside police headquarters, which is close to a Madrassa.
Aug 23, 2017, 16:27 PM IST
Son of Afghan Taliban leader dies carrying out suicide attack
The son of Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada died on Thursday carrying out a suicide attack in the province of Helmand in southern Afghanistan, one of the insurgent movement`s main spokesmen said.
Jul 22, 2017, 13:56 PM IST
At least 29 dead as car bomb hits bank in southern Afghanistan
No group has claimed responsibility for the brazen attack, but it comes as the Taliban ramp up their nationwide spring offensive despite government calls for a ceasefire during Ramadan.
Jun 22, 2017, 14:24 PM IST
US Marines return to Afghanistan`s volatile Helmand
The first to be deployed in the war-torn country since NATO forces ended their combat role in 2014.
Apr 29, 2017, 12:41 PM IST
Taliban kill 12 Afghan police with silenced weapons
Taliban fighters now control most of Helmand, including areas in Lashkar Gah.
Feb 28, 2017, 14:01 PM IST
United States to deploy 300 soldiers in Helmand province to fight Taliban
The United States will deploy around 300 soldiers in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
Jan 08, 2017, 10:29 AM IST
12 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Afghan security forces have killed at least a dozen Taliban militants, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Nov 23, 2016, 14:20 PM IST
More than 200 police, soldiers killed: Afghan officials
Taliban have taken control of most of Helmand, source of most of the world's heroin, in the past year.
Oct 14, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
11 civilians killed in Afghanistan's Helmand blast
At least 11 civilians were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan`s southern province of Helmand on Saturday, sources said.
Oct 01, 2016, 19:42 PM IST
US soldier killed in anti-Taliban battle in Afghanistan
An American soldier was killed Tuesday during an anti-Taliban operation near the capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand, US-led NATO forces said.
Aug 23, 2016, 18:52 PM IST
62 militants killed in Afghanistan
At least 62 militants were killed in a day in Afghanistan by security forces.
Jul 15, 2016, 15:27 PM IST
Taliban fighters kidnap at least 25 men from buses in Afghanistan's south
Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the insurgents continued a series of abductions on Afghanistan`s highways over the past few weeks.
Jun 21, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Fight with Taliban kills 15 security troops: Afghan official
An Afghan official says at least 15 members of the country's security forces have been killed in a gunbattle with the Taliban in southern Uruzgan province.
Mar 30, 2016, 14:17 PM IST
73 militants killed in U.S airstrike in Afghanistan''s Helmand province
At least 73 militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the U.S troops in Afghanistan`s southern Helmand province.
Mar 26, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
10 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan airstrike
At least 10 militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Helmand province, an army spokesman said on Saturday.
Mar 26, 2016, 15:05 PM IST
