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11 Afghans Killed, 44 Injured, in 5 Attacks,

on May 22-27, 2019

May 27, 2019

Afghan soldiers after an attack on a Kabul mosque, May 24, 2019	10 Afghans were injured by a bomb attack on a Kabul minibus carrying government employees, May 27, 2019

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Kabul Minibus Bombing Wounds 10

RFE, 27 May 2019, 18:45 GMT+10

KABUL --

Ten people were wounded when a sticky bomb attached to a minibus carrying government workers detonated in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.

A spokesman for the Interior Ministry said that the vehicle was bringing employees of the Ministry of Religious Affairs to work when the explosion took place on the morning of May 27.

One of those wounded was said to be in critical condition.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the incident, but both the Taliban and Islamic State militants regularly stage attacks in Kabul.

Last week, three people, including a senior cleric, were killed and at least 20 wounded in an explosion during prayers at a mosque in Kabul.

Explosion rocks Afghanistan's Spin Boldak, 1 civilian killed

ANI, 26 May 2019, 03:55 GMT+10

Kandahar [Afghanistan], May 25 (ANI):

At least one civilian was killed while two others were wounded when an explosion rocked the Spin Boldak district here on Saturday, as per the head of Kandahar Police Headquarters' media office.

"An explosion in Spin Boldak district in southern Kandahar province at around 7 pm this evening left one civilian dead and two others wounded," TOLOnews quoted the official, Jamal Nasir Barikzai, as saying.

The reason behind the explosion is not known yet. (ANI).

Local IS commander among 4 killed by Afghan forces

ANI, 26 May 2019, 14:55 GMT+10

Nangarhar [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI):

At least four militants, including a local Islamic State (IS) commander, were killed in an operation carried out by Afghan Special Forces in Nangarhar province, local media reported on Saturday.

According to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, the operation was carried out in the Deh Bala district of the said province on Friday.

Six other IS sympathisers sustained injuries during the operation, reported Sputnik.

Nangarhar lies 120 kilometres east of capital Kabul. The province witnesses scenes of clashes between the security forces and IS militants from time to time. This has forced more than 9000 families living in the province to flee to safer places.

Afghanistan is suffering from an unstable political, social, and security situation due to the activities of the Taliban and Islamic State. The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) regularly conduct joint offensive operations to combat terrorism across the country. (ANI)

Three Dead, Including Senior Cleric, In Kabul Mosque Blast

RFE, 25 May 2019, 00:45 GMT+10

Three people, including a senior cleric, were killed and at least 20 wounded in an explosion during prayers at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told RFE/RL's Afghan Service that among the dead was prayer leader Mawlawi Raihan, a supporter of the Western-backed government, in the May 24 explosion.

Jan Agha, a district police official, was quoted by the AP news agency as saying the bomb was apparently planted in the microphone used by the mosque leader during Friday Prayers.

No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but both the Taliban and the Islamic State group regularly stage attacks in the country's capital.

'Our initial information on the incident shows that the Taliban terrorist group was behind the attack," Rahimi said.

The Kabul neighborhood where the bombing took place is dominated by ethnic Pashtuns, most of whom are Sunni Muslims.

The attack rattled the community, which was in the midst of celebrating the 19th day of Ramadan.

"No Muslim is allowed to kill another Muslim, especially during Ramadan. This is a great sin," said Kabul resident Ghulam Haidar.

Raihan was relatively well-known in Kabul, as he appeared frequently on religious shows broadcast on local TV.

With reporting by AP and AFP

At Least Three Killed In Explosion In Afghanistan

Gandhara, May 22, 2019

Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said at least three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded after a vehicle exploded in the southeastern city of Ghazni. The ministry said in a statement on May 22 that police fired on an explosive-laden vehicle that had failed to stop at a security checkpoint, causing an explosion. Two police officeres and a child were killed in the blast, the ministry said. The ministry said the vehicle was a stolen Humvee, one of the four-wheeled armored vehicles that have been provided to Afghan forces by the United States.

Ghazni

Ghazni city public hospital chief Baz Mohammad Hemat said at least 15 civilians and five police officers were wounded in the explosion. Arif Noori, the provincial governor's spokesman, said officials had received intelligence that the Taliban was preparing to stage such an attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, although similar attacks in the past have been blamed on the Taliban. The militant group controls large areas of Ghazni Province.

Based on reporting by Tolo News, AP, and dpa

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