Displaced in the past seven months because of Taliban violence, thousands of families in Kandahar lack food and shelter
A former TOLO NEWS anchor in Afghanistan was gunned down on Thursday, another reminder of the risks journalists face in the country. VOA’s Azizullah Popal, Hikmat Sorosh and Jalal Mirzad has more from Afghanistan in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard. Produced by: Bezhan Hamdard
Kandahar is unable to help all of its drug addicts
Improvised explosive devices and land mines have been killing and injuring thousands of civilians in Afghanistan. One of those affected is Zaheer Ahmad Zindani, who has become a well-known peace activist in the country. VOA's Azizullah Popal reports from Helmand, Afghanistan.
A large explosion Tuesday at a market in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province killed and injured dozens of people. Security forces were trying to defuse the bombs when the explosion occurred. Explosives reportedly were placed in two containers. VOA's Azizullah Popal reports from Kandahar.
Attack took place late Friday night, and officials say Afghan security forces killed all three assailants before they could reach their target
Unknown gunmen shot and killed an Afghan journalist Wednesday in southern Kandahar province. Members of the media in the province are calling the attack an attempt to silence the freedom of expression. The incident is under investigation, and officials are not ruling out possible involvement by militants in the attack.
A senior Afghan provincial police official was killed in an explosion Wednesday in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Colonel Janan Afghan was commander of the Quick Reaction Unit (CRU) for the Kandahar border police. Officials say the explosive device was hidden in his vehicle. VOA's Azizullah Popal reports from Kandahar.
A group that monitors landmines says more than 25,000 people have been killed or injured in landmine accidents in Afghanistan since 1978. An Afghan expert on unexploded ordinances told VOA he has made it his life's mission to defuse the devices before they maim and kill. But as VOA's Azizullah Popal and Zabihullah Ghazi found in this report from Afghanistan, Seraj Ahmad Afghanmal can't save everyone from the terrible consequences of a landmine explosion. Shaista Sadat Lami narrates their story.
