LASHKARGAH (PAN): The governor’s spokesman on Wednesday downplayed Water and Energy Minister Mohammad Ismail Khan’s excuse that a third turbine at the Kajaki dam could not be installed due to insecurity in southern Helmand province.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): The Taliban are trying to create an atmosphere of mistrust between Afghan and NATO-led forces, the Helmand police chief claimed on Saturday.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed when a local policeman opened fire on them in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said on Saturday.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Six civilians were killed and five others injured during a roadside bombing in southern Helmand province on Friday, an official said.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Police on Monday arrested guarantors of the local police personnel who defected to the Taliban in southern Helmand province, the governor’s office said on Monday.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Three Afghan soldiers were killed and as many wounded during an insurgent attack in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Monday.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Eleven members of the local police force, including a commander, surrendered to Taliban insurgents in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Monday.
LASHKARGAH/GHAZNI CITY (PAN): A young girl was killed in a bomb blast while three militants were killed in an operation in southern Helmand province, officials said on Monday.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): Nearly 379 people, including civilians, security officials and militants, were killed or wounded in incidents of violence, particularly roadside bombings, in southern Helmand province over the past two months, police said on Sunday.
LASHKARGAH (PAN): The British prime minister, during an unannounced visit to southern Afghanistan, met troops from his country and local security officials in southern Helmand province on Wednesday.
