Herat (West Afghanistan): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2021

On May 10, Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Commandos arrested a senior Taliban militant, Abdullah, in Shindand District market of Herat Province, reports Bakhtar News. Read less...

On May 11, Pakistan based Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in an attack, killed three militants of splinter Taliban faction led by Mullah Rasul and injured Mullah Abdul Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of the group, in the Guzara District of Herat province, reports Khamma News. Read less...

Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a splinter group of Taliban led by Mullah Rasul, who had been injured in a clash in Herat has succumbed to injuries, reports Tolo News on May 15. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) has reported that on May 11, Pakistan based Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in an attack, killed three militants of splinter Taliban faction led by Mullah Rasul and had injured Mullah Abdul Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of the group, in the Guzara District of Herat province. Read less...

On May 19, unidentified gunmen assassinated a Security guard attached to Mohammad Ismail Khan’s security on Mirwais Sadeq Street in Herat city in Herat Province, reports Bakhtar News. Ismail Khan a leader of Northern Alliance and later became the Minister of Water and Energy. Read less...

Four Taliban militants including, senior Taliban ‘commander’ Mullah Sultan, were killed when a roadside bomb they were placing exploded early in Zinda Jan District of Herat Province on May 22, reports Bakhtar News. Read less...

At least 41 ‘prisoners’ were released from a Taliban prison during an operation by Commandos in Marwa village of Pashtun Zarghun District of Herat Province on May 24, reports Bakhtar News. Read less...

Six Khaf railway personnel were killed when a roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying the personnel in the Ghorian District of Herat Province on May 29, reports Khamma News. Read less...