Clashes occurred between the Afghan National Police and the Taliban radical group overnight Saturday in the Spin Buldak district of the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sputnik has learned from local sources.
Thursday, 26 March, 2020
Afghanistan: 10 insurgents and 5 policemen killed in clashes in two provinces
Authorities of Afghanistan announced on Thursday that clashes that took place in two provinces of Afghanistan have resulted in the death of five police officials and 10 Taliban insurgents on Wednesday night.
Chairman of the provincial council of Kunduz province of Afghanistan, Mohammad Yousuf Ayoubi, said that an attack that was launched by Talbian militants on a security checkpoint in the province has resulted in the death of five police officials and left three injured and six missing.
Mozambique: Terrorist group Daesh claims responsibility for attacks in Mozambique and Afghanistan
The terrorist group Daesh has claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Mozambique close to the site of gas projects worth $60 billion.
On Monday, militants attacked the town of Mocimboa da Praia having occupied some locations, including an army barracks, before being expelled by security forces yesterday.
Thursday, 19 March, 2020
Afghanistan: Taliban and Afghan forces clash in Balkh province
At least two Afghan security forces and dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in deadly clashes in the northern Balkh province, an official confirmed on Wednesday.
Ajmal Fayez, a spokesman for police headquarters in Balkh, told Anadolu Agency the incident late Tuesday in the province’s Chahar Bolak district also resulted in closure of the main Balk-Jawzjan highway. He said two security forces personnel were killed in an insurgent attack on a checkpoint.
Wednesday, 18 March, 2020
Thailand: 1 soldier killed and 2 others wounded in clashes with militants in south
One Thai soldier was killed and two others injured in clashes between a government patrol and a militant rebel group in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani on Wednesday.
The patrol was part of a combined government force operating in the area to force insurgents still in hiding to surrender, said the Thai Army’s Internal Security Operation Command (ISOC) Region 4.