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2008 |
| Nov.25 |
10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls Kandahar: The militants confessed and said they were paid 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($1,265) to carry out the acts
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2013 |
| Nov.12 |
Afghanistan opium harvest at record high - UNODC Helmand: Afghan opium cultivation has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares planted with the poppy for the first time
2009 |
| Jul.21 |
U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties. Helmand
2008 |
| Jun.11 |
Afghans seize 'largest drug haul' Afghan police working with British special forces have uncovered a drugs stash of 237 tonnes of hashish, world's biggest seizure of drugs
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2013 |
| Sep.15 |
Top Afghanistan policewoman dies Helmand: Lieutenant Negar, the most senior woman police officer in troubled Helmand province has died in hospital after being shot by unknown gunmen
| Sep.6 |
Afghan militants target, kill female author
| Jul.4 |
Top Afghanistan policewoman killed. Helmand
2011 |
| Jul.12 |
Karzai's half-brother shot dead Kandahar: Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Kandahar provincial council chief, was killed during a gathering at the hands of a guard | |
2008 |
| Jan.31 |
Blast kills top Afghan official. Helmand
2002 |
| Sep.5 |
Karzai escapes assassin Kandahar: Kandahar governor wounded; gunman wore army uniform the new Afghan army. A bodyguard and shooter were killed | |
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2012 |
| Mar.13 |
Afghans attacked at massacre site
Kandahar: Militants in Afghanistan have launched an attack on a government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians
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2014 |
| Mar.1 |
Taliban fighters freed by jail trick. Kandahar
2011 |
| Apr.24 |
Hundreds escape from Afghan jail. Kandahar
2008 |
| Jun.13 |
Taliban jail raid frees hundreds
Map of Kandahar Afghanistan Kandahar: About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape
Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Taliban fighters blew up the main gate. A state of emergency has been declared in the city
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2017 |
| Jan.10 |
UAE confirms humanitarian work officials killed in Afghan attack Kandahar: Five officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan
2014 |
| Jan.6 |
Afghan girl with suicide vest held Helmand: The girl, reported to be as young as 4 and thought to be the sister of a prominent Taliban commander has been detained wearing a suicide vest | |
2012 |
| Dec.13 |
Taliban claim bombing that killed American, Afghans. Kandahar
| Nov.8 |
Afghanistan bombings 'kill 18'. Helmand
| Aug.14 |
'Dozens killed' in Nimroz province
Western Afghanistan: Thirty people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in a series of suicide attacks in a city in south-western Afghanistan
| Jun.6 |
Suicide attacks kill 21 in Afghanistan. Kandahar
| Mar.15 |
Roadside bomb kills 13 in Afghanistan
2011 |
| Jul.27 |
Kandahar mayor killed in suicide attack The mayor of restive southern city was killed, the latest in a series of recent high-profile assassinations | |
| Jan.29 |
Kandahar deputy governor killed
2010 |
| Jun.9 |
39 dead in blast at Afghanistan wedding Kandahar: A bombing at a wedding ceremony Wednesday in Kandahar province killed 39 people and wounded 73 others
| Mar.13 |
Kandahar hit by suicide bombers, 30 dead 40 more wounded in 4 bombings. The attackers struck near a prison, a hotel, a mosque and at a city centre road junction
2009 |
| Aug.25 |
At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion Kandahar: A massive car bomb explosion in the center of the city has killed at least 30 people. Dozens more were hurt as buildings collapsed in the attack
2008 |
| Feb.16 |
At least 80 people killed in blast
Map of Kandahar Afghanistan Kandahar: A suspected bomb attack has killed dozens of people in Kandahar, as people were watching a dog-fighting competition
2007 |
| Jul.10 |
Suicide blast kills 12 children A bomber killed 17 Afghan civilian in an attack aimed at Dutch NATO troops patrolling a crowded bazaar
2006 |
| Aug.3 |
22 dead in bomb attacks Kandahar: A suicide car bomber struck a market in Kandahar, including Canadian soldier
| Jun.15 |
Bus blast kills 10. Kandahar
| Feb.6 |
13 killed in Kandahar blast
2005 |
| May.31 |
At least 10 dead in blast. Kandahar
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2013 |
| Nov.8 |
UK Royal Marine guilty of Afghan murder. Helmand
| Jun.6 |
Afghan fury over massacre 'leniency'. Kandahar
| Jun.5 |
Afghan attacks soldier pleads guilty. Washington State
| May.29 |
Afghan attacks soldier to plead guilty. Washington State
2012 |
| Nov.13 |
Death sought in US soldier case. Seattle
| Oct.14 |
5 Royal Marines charged with murder in Afghanistan death. London
| Sep.24 |
US Marines charged in urine video. USA
2011 |
| Nov.10 |
'Kill team' leader guilty of Afghan murders
Washington: A US military court has convicted Sgt Calvin Gibbs on three counts of premeditated murder as the leader of a rogue 'kill team' in Afghanista...
| Oct.28 |
Sgt. on trial for alleged sport killings. Washington
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2014 |
| Dec.13 |
Afghanistan attacks kill 20 on day of violence
Helmand: Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan have been accused of killing 12 landmine clearers on a day of attacks that saw at least eight other people kil...
2012 |
| Mar.30 |
Afghan policeman kills 9 comrades
2011 |
| Jul.31 |
Afghan suicide attack 'kills 13'. Helmand
| Jun.30 |
ISAF: Haqqani network leader killed
2009 |
| Aug.22 |
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters Kandahar: Monitors: Making good on a threat of election day violence, the Taliban sliced off the index fingers of at least two people
2008 |
| Nov.12 |
Two schoolgirls blinded in acid attack. Kandahar
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2008 |
| Oct.19 |
Taliban executed 30 of 50 people Kandahar: Afghan officials claim that the Taliban has executed as many as 30 of 50 people captured on a bus in Kandahar Province
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2010 |
| Dec.26 |
Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afgha-n
Map of Paktia Afghanistan Four Turkish engineers were kidnapped in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, one kilometer from the Pakistan border