Southeast Afghanistan
explosions:2020

On January 25, at least 20 civilians were wounded after an unknown gunman threw grenades at a wedding party in Alishir District of Khost Province, reports Tolo News. Read less...

A Police officer was killed and another has been injured in a bomb explosion near a convoy of Police officers in Khost city in Khost Province on February 8, reports Bakhtar News. Adel Haider, Police spokesman of Khost said, a Police officer was martyred and another has been injured. No one has been arrested in connection of the explosion, and so far, no individual or group has claimed responsibility of the blast. Read less...

Three civilians were killed when suspected Taliban militants detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) placed in a motorcycle near a football ground in the Khwaja Rahimi village of Nadir Shah Kot District in Khost Province on March 2, reports Khama News Agency. Another 11 were injured in the incident. Read less...

Four Policemen were killed after their vehicle hit a road side mine in Deh Yak District of Ghazni Province on March 24, reports bhaktarnews.com. Security Forces blame Taliban for the attack. Read less...

On April 1, four civilians including a policeman were injured in a mine explosion in Sharan city of Paktika Province, reports bhaktarnews.com. Read less...

Taliban fired a mortar that hit a house leaving two women and a child dead in Gardez city, the provincial capital, in Gardez District of Paktia Province on April 16, reports BhaktarNews. Read less...

At least six civilians lost their lives following mine blast planted by Taliban militants in Barmal District of Paktika Province on April 21, reports BhaktarNews. Read less...

Two bodyguards, two children and a woman were wounded in an explosion that hit the Khost Governor's convoy on April 21, reports BhaktarNews.No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast. Read less...

On April 29, At least five civilians were killed in a roadside mine blast in Andar District of Ghazni Province, reports Tolo News. The civilian died when the vehicle they were traveling in hit a Taliban roadside mine in the District. Read less...

Two Taliban mine planters were killed while the duo wanted to plant a mine in suburb of Maidan-Wardak Province, reports BhaktarNews on May 1. Read less...

A roadside bomb explosion killed the Police chief of Khost Province, General Ahmad Babazai, in Zeni Khel area of Nader Shah Kot District in Khost Province, report The Khaama Press on May 8. Read less...

One civilian was killed and 10 others were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in a market in Sabariyo District of Khost Province on May12, reports Tolo News. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the attack adds Al Jazeera. Read less...

Five civilians killed when a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) exploded in front of the gate of a Defense Ministry facility in Gardez city of Paktia Province on May 14, reports Tolo News. Aimal Mohmand, a spokesman for the Afghan National Army's 203 Thunder Corps, said that 19 others, including five Security Forces (SFs), were injured in the explosion. The Suicide bomber who drove the vehicle was killed by the SFs prior to the explosion. Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast. Read less...

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives laden Humvee (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device) close to a building of the National Directorate of Security’s (NDS) special unit in Ghazni Province on May 18 (today), reports Tolo News. a Ghazni health official said that seven people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded in the blast. Read less...

Police Chief of Sayed Karam District of Paktia Province along with his three bodyguards lost their lives and four Police personnel were injured following roadside mine in the district late on June 2, reports bakhtarnews.com. Sharif KalewalDistrict Governor of Sayed Karam told, the incident took place while vehicle of the Police Chief hit on a roadside mine. Read less...

On June 16, 13 Taliban militants were killed in clash with Police following premature bomb blast in an unspecified location in Ghazni Province, reports 1tvnews. Read less...

Seven Afghan National Army troops were killed in a mine blast in Shahbaz region of Ghazni city in Ghazni Province on June 17, reports bhaktarnews.com. Read less...

Four civilians lost their lives and three more were wounded following mortar attack carried out by Taliban militants in Shamal Damanda District of Khost Province on June 26, reports bhaktarnews.com. Read less...

The Police Chief of Deh Yak District along with his two guards were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Ghazni Province on July 8, reports 1tvnews.af. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on July 9, (today) successfully detected a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), as it was to be used for a suicide attack, close to a security check post in Sheikhabad area in Sayedabad District of Maidan Wardak Province forcing the driver to detonate the device prematurely, reports Khamma News Agency. There were no civilian or SFs casualties in incident. Mohibullah Sharifzai, a spokesperson for the Provincial Government, said that the SFs identified the suicide bomber before he could reach his intended target and he blew the explosives up after coming under fire. Read less...

Three civilians, a man with his two sons, were killed when a mortar hit a house in Sayed Abad District of Maidan Wardak Province on July 10, reports Tolo News on July 15. Read less...

At least six civilians were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the Dara-e-Qiaq area of Jaghatu District of Ghazni Province on July 11, reports Tolo News. Another eight civilians were injured in the explosion. Read less...

Two Taliban militants were killed while planting a mine on a main road that detonated prematurely in Zerok District in Paktika Province on July 14, reports bhaktarnews.com. Another militant was injured in the incident. Read less...

Four Policemen, including the Police Chief for Surobi District, Darya Khan Talash, were killed in a roadside mine blast in Paktika Province on July 19, reports Tolo News. Read less...

At least eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing attack that targeted a convoy in Sayed Abad District in Maidan Wardak Province on July 20, reports Tolo News. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was retaliation for Afghan forces airstrikes on civilians. Read less...

Four Taliban militants were killed during an explosion while planting a mine in Gilan District of Ghazni Province, reports bhaktarnews.com on July 28. Read less...

10 people were killed and more than 40 others were injured in a car bomb explosion near a security checkpoint at Sharwali Square in Pul-i-Alam, in the provincial capital, of Logar Province, reports 1tvnews.af. However, the details of only nine out of the 10 fatalities, six SFs and three civilians, were made available. SATP had earlier on July 30, reported eight civilian fatalities in the incident. Read less...

At least seven Police personnel were killed and 15 others were injured in a car bomb explosion in Ghazni District of Ghazni Province on August 8, reports Tolo News. The explosion was followed by an attempt to storm the compound in Kotal-e-Rawza area in the city of Ghazni, but all attackers were killed before entering, said the Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian adding that no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Read less...

Two civilians were killed when their motorcycle hit a roadside mine suspected to be planted by Taliban in Matakhan District of Paktika Province, reports bhaktarnews.com on August 9. Read less...

Four Taliban militants were killed in an explosion while they were placing explosive inside a vehicle in Asfandi area located in the outskirts of Ghazni city of Ghazni Province reports Khamma News Agency on August 11. Seven militants were also injured in the incident. Read less...

Two Taliban insurgents were killed in a landmine explosion in Pul-e- Metani area of Pol-e Alam city of Logar Province on August 11, reports bhaktarnews.com. Read less...

Five Policemen were killed in a roadside mine explosion in two incidents in Ahmad Khan District in Paktia Province on August 16, reports bhaktarnews.com. Read less...

Five civilians, including three women and two children, were killed and seven others injured, in a rocket attack during clashes between Afghan National Army and the Taliban, in a house in Sara village in Andar District of Ghazni Province on August 18, reports bhaktarnews.com. A spokesman for the Governor said it is not yet clear who fired the missile, an investigation is under way. Read less...

Three Public Protection Forces (PUF) members were killed in PUF unit compound in Gardez city, the provincial capital of Paktia Province, reports Tolo News. Five PUFs were also injured in the attack. On September 1, the Police said that the attack started at 5 am local time with a car bomb and was followed by a brief gun battle, ending when the two attackers were killed by Security Forces. Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...

At least two Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed in separate blasts in the Northern Province of Balkh and the Eastern Province of Paktika on September 19, reports Tolo News. Paktika Police Spokesperson Adil Shah Adil said that one SF member was killed and eight others were wounded in a suicide bombing in Golaee Khasa village in Dedadi District of the northern province of Balkh on September 19. The target of the attack was Mohammad Hashim, an NDS (National Directorate of Security) commander, who sustained injuries in the blast, Adil said. This comes hours after an attack by unknown armed men in Gardez city in which Ayub Gharwal, the Deputy Head of Paktia Provincial Council, was killed, Adil added. Meanwhile, Col. Asif Tokhi, the security officer of Paktika Police Headquarters, was killed in an explosion in the Yayakhil District of the Paktika Province on September 19. Read less...

Four Taliban militants were killed in an explosion at a Taliban ‘bomb factory’ in Maidan-Wardak Province, reports bhaktarnews.com on October 8. Read less...

On October 20, at least five civilians were killed in two roadside bomb blasts in Jalrez District of Maidan Wardak Province, reports Tolo News. Another nine were injured. Read less...

On October 24,nine civilians were killed when a passenger vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Ghazni Province, reportsVoice of America. The bus had departed from Kabul and was on its way to Ghazni city adds Al Jazeera. Read less...

Three people were killed and 27 wounded following car bomb blast Matoon city, the provincial capital of Khost Province on October 27, reports bakhtarnews.com. No individual or group has commented regarding the car bomb attack so far. Read less...

Eight civilians were killed and seven more wounded after three mortars hit near residential houses in Naw Abad area in Ghazni city of Ghazni Province on November 8, reports Tolo News. Provincial Police Spokesman Wahidullah Juma said that the incident happened when the first mortar “shelled by the Taliban” hit a house in the area and that the two others hit the area when the people gathered to help those affected. Read less...

Three persons including Ghiasuddin, a ‘commander’ of Hizb-e-Islami (HeI) were killed and five more wounded in an explosion near a private university in Maidan Shahr city of Maidan Wardak Province on November 8, reports Tolo News. The bomb was placed on a surrounding wall of the university, said DadullahFedaee, Spokesman for Wardak Police. Read less...

On November 24, at least 17 people were killed in two explosions in Bamiyan city in the center of Bamiyan Province, reports Tolo News. Over 50 people were injured in these explosions. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blasts. Read less...

On November 29, at least 31 people, mostly security forces, were killed in a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device explosion in PD3 District in Ghazni city of Ghazni Province, reports Tolo News. Read less...

At least 3 members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed in a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) explosion that targeted a security patrol in Gardez city in Gardez District of Paktia Province, reports Bakhtar News on December 3. 19 civilians were injured in the incident. Read less...

The Ministry of Interior Affairs said that at least 15 civilians were killed and another 20 injured in an explosion at a gathering in in Agho Jan village of Gelan District, Ghazni province, on December 18, reports Tolo News. The explosives were loaded on a motorbike that was parked near a house in Gelan district where a group of people had gathered to attend a Quran recitation ceremony, the Interior Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Tariq Arian said Read less...

On December 22, six people, including four civilians, were killed, in an explosion that targeted a military vehicle, in Yaqubi District of Khost Province, reports Tolo News. Another six people were injured. Read less...