Taliban attack checkpoints, one Afghan police killed

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:02

An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked three police checkpoints overnight in the southern province of Helmand. The police repelled the attacks but lost one officer.

10 militants killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 03:31

At least 10 militants were killed and 20 injured during a military operation by Afghan security forces in the country`s Helmand province, authorities said.

Four killed in Aghan attack, would-be suicide bomber arrested

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 02:11

Four people have been killed and a Taliban-linked would-be suicide bomber child arrested in the southern Helmand province, the militants` former stronghold, over the past two days, officials said on Monday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 23:17

A British soldier was shot dead in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence in London said, the first British loss of life in the conflict since April.

Roadside bombing kills 3 Afghan Army soldiers

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 18:08

A police official says three Afghan army soldiers died and four were wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the country`s south.

Around 50 militants killed in Afghanistan operations

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 12:42

Nearly 50 militants were killed in police operations in Afghan provinces in the past 24 hours, the Afghanistan`s interior ministry said Tuesday morning.

Suicide attacks on Afghan police claim 14 lives

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 15:27

A suicide bomber sneaked into a police dining hall in central Afghanistan at lunchtime on Friday and blew himself up, killing 12, while a border police officer and a civilian were killed in a separate suicide attack in the south, authorities said.

`Afghan war has cost Britain over £37 bn`

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 13:55

In his book, Frank Ledwidge estimates British troops in Helmand have killed at least 500 non-combatants.

Five dead in Afghanistan bombing

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 12:40

Five people were killed and six injured Thursday in a blast in Afghanistan`s Helmand province, an official said.

Seven killed in Afghan police checkpoint attack

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 16:09

One Afghan policeman and six militants were killed in an attack launched overnight by Taliban at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, an official said Wednesday.

Prince Harry to serve in Afghanistan for 3rd time

Last Updated: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 13:24

The royal Apache gunship ace is due home in the next few weeks after his latest four-month tour in Helmand province.

Roadside bombing kills 8 Afghan civilians

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 19:06

Eight Afghan civilians, including seven women, were killed and two others wounded Wednesday morning in a roadside bombing in southern Helmand province, the Interior Ministry said.