North Afghanistan: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2019

At least 29 militants were killed and 23 others injured in ShirinTagab and Khwaja Sabzposh Districts of Faryab Province in the night of January 1, reports Bakhtar News. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee Shaheen 209 Army Corps spokesman said the insurgents were killed in clash and air raids of Afghan Security Forces (SFs) while they stormed on a convoy of SFs in highways of Shirintagab and Khwaja Sabzposh Districts. The killed included two Iranian insurgents and two local ‘commanders’ of Taliban. Four SF personnel were also inured. Read less...

Seventy-one militants were killed and 49 others injured and five suspected individuals had been arrested in Security Forces (SFs) operations in different provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on January 4, reports Pajhwok.The casualties inflicted to the insurgents in ground operations and airstrikes which happened in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni, Kandahar, Daikundi, Farah, Badghis, Faryab and Helmand provinces in the past 24 hours, a statement from the MoD said. Read less...

At least two Police personals were killed in a Taliban attack on a security outpost at Dara-e-Soof District in Samangan province on January 5, reports Tolo News. Three other policemen were wounded in the attack, officials added. Samangan Provincial Council's chairman Raz Mohammad said Taliban also take away police weapons with them. Read less...

A prominent leader of the Red Unit of Taliban and Almar District shadow chief were among 28 militants killed during the operations conducted by the Afghan forces and airstrikes of coalition forces in Almar and Qarghan Districts of Faryab province on January 6, reports The Khaama Press.According to a statement released by 209thShaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North, Mawlavi Habib, a high-ranking leader of the Red Unit of Taliban has been killed.The statement further added that Mullah Sarwar, the District shadow chief of the group for Almar District has also been killed during the same operations.Several weapons and a large quantity of weapons and munitions have also been confiscated during the operations, the 209thShaheen Corps added in its statement. Read less...

Taliban militants killed, Samiuddin Nazer, the commander of a military company tasked with protecting the highway in the province in Kilagi area of Doshi District on January 6, reports Pajhwok. Read less...

At least 25 Taliban militants, including a senior commander of the group, Mawlawi Badr, were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Chahar Bolak District, reports Tolo News on January 10. Four SF personnel were also killed and four others were injured during the clashes. Read less...

Four members of a pro-government uprising group were killed and five others injured in a pre-dawn attack in Sheberghan city, the provincial capital of Jawzjan Province, on January 9, reports Pajhwok. Read less...

Seven Policemen were killed and another three injured after Taliban militants attacked their post in Khwaja Ghar District in Takhar province on January 9, reports Pajhwok. Read less...

At least six Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in a clash with Taliban militants in Temorak village in Chahar Bolak district on January 8, reports Tolo News. Read less...

Taliban’s ‘intelligence commander’ for Faryab province Qari Sibghatullah was killed in an airstrike carried out by the Afghan Security Force in the province, reports Tolo News on January 11. Read less...

The Taliban designated chief for Zari District was killed along with 11 of his militants during an airstrike in Sholgar District of Balkh province on January 12, reports Pajhwok. Mohammad Hanif Rezayee, spokesman to 209th Shahin Military Corps (North)said that Qari Qudratullah, the Taliban’s shadow District chief for Zari District was killed during an airstrike on the outskirts of Sholgar District. Read less...

At least 17 Taliban militants and seven pro-government fighters were killed during a clash in Aqcha District of Jowzjan province on January 13, reports Pajhwok. Read less...

Nine Taliban militants were killed during a coalition air strike in Chimtal District on January 13, reports The Khaama Press. Read less...

The Afghan Air Force bombed a gathering of Taliban militants in Badghesi village of Khawajah Sabz Posh District in Faryab province leaving at least 11 militants dead on January 13, reports Khaama Press.The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in a statement said the airstrike was carried out at around 4:40pm local time in Badghesi village. Read less...

A leader of a terrorist group Abu Talha was killed with his six fighters during an operation of the Afghan Special Forces in Faryab province of Afghanistan, reports khamma.com. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in a statement said the Afghan Special Forces conducted operations with the help of close air support in Garziwan District. according to 209th Shaheen Corps, at least five militants were also wounded and five weapons were destroyed during the operations Read less...

At least nine Taliban militants were killed and six others injured during the airstrikes of the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan on January 18, reports Khaama Press.The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan military in the North in a statement said the Afghan Air Force A-29 light attack planes neutralised the Taliban targets in Afghan Mazar Village in Qala-e-Zal District on Friday (January 18).The statement further added that the hideouts of Mawlavi Keramatullah and Mawlavi Muqadads were targeted in the airstrikes leaving at least nine militants dead. At least six militants were also injured during the same airstrikes, the 209th Shaheen Corps said, adding, that two motorcycles, an ammunitions depot, and three fighting positions of the militants were destroyed during the operations. Read less...

Twenty five (25) Taliban militants including two key 'commanders' have been killed during separate operations conducted in northern Baghlan and Sar-e-Pul provinces of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reports on January 18. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in a statement said at least 19 Taliban militants including two of their key‘commanders’ were killed during the operations in Sayad District of Sar-e-Pul Province during the past two weeks.The statement further added that the two key Taliban ‘commanders’ killed during the operations have been identified as Qari Karim and Mawlavi Yaqoub. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a separate statement said at least six Taliban militants have been killed and four others have sustained injuries since the launch of Pamir-10 operations in Baghlan Province.Three Ford Ranger type vehicles have also been confiscated during the operations and two depots containing clothes and weapons have also been destroyed, the 209th Shaheen Corps added. Read less...

The Afghan Special Forces and Coalition Forces have conducted separate operations in northern Baghlan and southern Uruzgan and Helmand provinces, killing at least 15 militants, reports Khaama Press on January 20. According to sources, Afghan Special Forces conducted a clearance operation in Pul-e Khumri District of Baghlan province, killing 12 Taliban fighters and wounding eight. Read less...

61 militants including five senior Taliban leaders were killed, during the operations by the Afghan Special Forces with air support, in Chinar Shakh, Ghoraha, Khwajah Ziaratgah, and Syedabad Turkmenha areas of Qaisar District of the Province, reports Khaama Press. The senior Taliban leaders killed during the operations have been identified as Mawlavi Khan Agha the ‘shadow deputy district chief’ of Taliban for Qaisar, Mawlavi Gandom Ali the ‘shadow finance chief’ of the group for 5 Provinces in the North, Mawlavi Hafizullah ‘the shadow judge of the group for Qaisar’, and Mawlavi Nasir alias Faryabi the ‘local leader’ of the Taliban in Faryab. Read less...

ASF killed four Taliban militants in Qaisar District of Faryab province. Read less...

At least ten Taliban militants including two foreign snipers who were fighting for Taliban were killed and another 13 Taliban militants and two Security Forces (SFs) personnel were injured during a clash with the SFs in Baqal Village in Aqcha District of Jawzjan Province on January 24, reports Khaama Press. The local officials said that two foreign snipers were originally hailing from Pakistan. The 209th Shaheen Corps said that the clash between the SFs and militants broke out after a group of militants launched attacks on security posts in the area which continue for two hours. Read less...

At least four persons were killed and another 20 persons injured an in explosion in a volleyball ground in the vicinity of Tala Wa Barfak District of Baghlan Province on January 25, reports Khaama Press. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in a statement said the incident has taken place in an area controlled by Taliban. Read less...

A woman was arrested after she was caught trying to "sneak a hand grenade" into the Pakistani consulate in the Mazar-i-Sharif city on January 27, reports Dawn. Read less...

Afghan SFs killed four Taliban militants in Khanabad District of Kunduz Province. SFs also destroyed a large ammunitions cache during the raid. Read less...

At least 11 Taliban militants were killed and three others injured during an operation of the Special Forces of National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Kunduz Province, The Khaama Press reports on January 31. NDS in a statement said the operation was conducted in the vicinity of Khanabad District of the Province.Three caches of weapons and ammunitions were also destroyed during the operations, NDS said, adding that Nikpai, Clinic, Syed Ramazan, AabGarmak and Jang Bashi villages were cleared of militants. Read less...

A number of religious scholars had a detailed discussion on the ongoing peace talks at a gathering in Balkh province on January 31, where they said they are in favor of any option which is used for achieving peace in the country, “even if it is establishment of an interim Government”, reports The Khaama Press.The clerics called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and enter face-to-face talks with the Afghan Government so that they can share their demands directly with Afghan officials. The group also agreed in principal on a draft framework for peace after six-day talks with US officials in Qatar. US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad earlier on January 26, said the key for peace is at the hand of Afghans as he acknowledged that progresses have been made in the peace process. Balkh clerics said showing willingness for peace is a sign of “surrender” to the will of the Almighty Allah; therefore, the religious scholars said, the Taliban should not have any fear from joining peace. “The religious scholars here at this gathering in general are in favor of any option which is used for achieving peace whether it is an interim government or a transitional government. We accept all of them. We hope that government and Taliban accept this option for the sake of peace,” said Sayed Abdul Wakil Akhundzada, a religious scholar in Balkh. Read less...