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(Last Updated On: May 2, 2021) US Forces Afghanistan hit back at insurgents on Saturday night after foreign forces were targeted in a rocket attack at the Kandahar Airfield. According to Colonel Sonny Leggett, USFOR-A spokesman: “US Forces conducted a precision strike this evening, destroying additional rockets aimed at the airfield.” He said Kandahar Airfield received “ineffective indirect fire this afternoon” but added no injuries to personnel had been reported nor had there been any damage caused to equipment. He also said US commander General Scot Miller has been cle...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after a function at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters following a state election in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2020. — AP/File India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were running near full capacity to handle the dead. Yet despite those clear signs of an overwhelming health crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed ahead with a densely packed campaign rally. “I have never seen such a huge crowd before!” he roared to his supporters in Wes...

(Last Updated On: May 2, 2021) At least ten people were wounded in a fire that broke out at a fuel station in PD 17 in Kabul city on Saturday evening, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said. According to the ministry, the incident took place in the Karez-e Mir area in Shakardara district, Kabul province. The MoI stated that firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire. “Dozens of fuel tankers were burnt in tonight’s major fire in Karez-e Mir area in Shakardara district, Kabul province, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman Tariq Arian says. “At least 10 people were injured,” A...

(Last Updated On: May 1, 2021) The death toll in Logar’s truck bomb blast has risen to 26, local officials said Saturday afternoon. According to the officials, an explosive-loaded truck detonated at a guesthouse while people were breaking their fast on Friday evening. The officials stated that most of the victims were students, who were waiting to take the university entrance exam (Kankor). At least 110 others were wounded in the explosion. “The blast took place at around 7 pm. All the victims are students who came to the city to participate in the Kankor test,” Abdul Qayu...

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