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Syrian War Daily (blog)
January 27, 2018
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's improvised explosive device destroyed Afghan National Army's vehicle in Zangtoun area of Shah Wali Kot district, killing four and wounding three soldiers. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's snipers targeted Afghan National Army's checkpoint, killing and wounding five soldiersÃÂ ...
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
January 25, 2018
He spent nine years as an insurgent in the well-known Taleban strongholds of Shah Wali Kot and Nesh, both in the mountainous far north of Kandahar province. But then a year ago, following talks with a number of tribal elders including the head of Kandahar's provincial council, Sayed Jan Khakrizwal,ÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 12, 2018
Officials in Kandahar Province said they had completed a polio vaccination campaign in Shah Wali Kot, a district that last year reported the most polio cases in the world. As a measure of the gravity of the problem in the region, a fifth polio case within the past year was recently confirmed in the district:ÃÂ ...
The Fort Campbell Courier
January 5, 2018
Battles at Shah Mansour Hill and Shah Wali Kot pushed Taliban fighters out of bitterly contested districts while combat operations in Helmand and Jalalabad kept pressure on insurgent groups fighting in the area. Rakkasans worked in support of Special Operations forces to help the Afghan Army advanceÃÂ ...
Syrian War Daily (blog)
January 3, 2018
... two vehicles and killing and wounding six elements. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's sniper killed two elements of the Afghan National Security Forces in Safar area of Garmsir district. Kandahar Province: Afghan National Security Forces destroyed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's vehicle in Shah Wali KotÃÂ ...
Syrian War Daily (blog)
December 23, 2017
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ambushed Afghan National Army in Kondalan area of Shah Wali Kot district. The ambush resulted in killing of four soldiers and destruction of an armored vehicle with an RPG. In the same area, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's improvised explosive device targeted AfghanÃÂ ...
Xinhua
December 18, 2017
One case of wild polio virus was detected in Shah Wali Kot district, southern Kandahar province in last week, bringing to five the number of the polio virus cases in Kandahar and the nationwide number total to 12 in the outgoing year, the report said. After the detection of the fresh case, the Afghan ministry ofÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
October 19, 2017
In May, Taliban fighters killed dozens of Afghan troops in two separate attacks on bases in Shah Wali Kot. The Taliban has stepped up its attacks on Afghan security forces and has attempted to retake ground in Kandahar province that was lost years ago in the surge. As of March 26, the Taliban claimed toÃÂ ...
New York Times
July 26, 2017
“One group attacked Shah Wali Kot District, another attacked Nish District, and a third group attacked this Afghan Army base, which is not far from the district center. Things are really bad, and this is a shame.” Kandahar was the original seat of the Taliban government when it controlled Afghanistan from theÃÂ ...
HuffPost
July 26, 2017
The attack underlined the steadily deteriorating security in much of the country. JAVED TANVEER via Getty Images. Afghan National Army soldiers patrol the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province in this May 2017 file photo. At least 30 soldiers were killed in an attack on the army base on Wednesday.
TOLOnews
July 23, 2017
“All the residents of Shah Wali Kot district are displaced and no one is left there; they all came to Trinkot capital of Uruzgan province; this is a clear act of human rights violations and a war crime,” said Ahmad Bilal Sediqi, a spokesman for the AIHRC. Meanwhile the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) said theyÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
May 26, 2017
At least 30 soldiers were killed in a similar attack in Shah Wali Kot late on Monday. Two days later 13 soldiers died in another raid in Kandahar's Maiwand district, a provincial official told AFP. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks as their annual spring offensive intensifies and the violenceÃÂ ...
Syrian War Daily (blog)
December 23, 2017
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ambushed Afghan National Army in Kondalan area of Shah Wali Kot district. The ambush resulted in killing of four soldiers and destruction of an armored vehicle with an RPG. In the same area, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's improvised explosive device targeted AfghanÃÂ ...
Syrian War Daily (blog)
December 7, 2017
Free Syrian Army's Liwa al-Shamal arrested Islamic State's official known as Abu Maryam, at Aoun al-Datat checkpoint located between Jarabulus and SDF -held Manbij. Deputy leader of Liwa al-Shamal, Abu al-Farouq stated that Abu Maryam was arrested while trying to enter Jarabulus and then TurkeyÃÂ ...
Syrian War Daily (blog)
December 3, 2017
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan attacked Afghan National Army's foot patrol in Shah Wali Kot district, killing two and wounding two ANA 's elements. Six Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's improvised explosive devices targeted Afghan National Army's convoy between Salami and Arug points in Khakrez district.
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 12, 2017
... (IED) detonated near his reconnaissance armoured vehicle during a patrol in the mountainous Shah Wali Kot district, north of Kandahar City.
kiblat (Siaran Pers) (Blog)
October 20, 2017
... pejuang-pejuang Taliban menewaskan puluhan tentara Afghan dalam dua serangan terpisahterhadap markas militer di Shah Wali Kot.
Long War Journal
October 20, 2017
In May, Taliban fighters killed dozens of Afghan troops in two separate attacks on bases in Shah Wali Kot. The Taliban has stepped up its ...
Daily Telegraph
October 14, 2017
... Blackhawk helicopter after an operation to clear a Taliban insurgent stronghold in the Shah Wali Kot region of northern Kandahar province.
Business Insider
October 4, 2017
Weapons captured by Afghan National Security Forces and Australian Special Forces during the Shah Wali Kot Offensive. DoD/Resolute Support/Flickr.
Middletown Press
September 30, 2017
He said five others were wounded in the attack that took place in Shah Wali Kot district. Late on Friday, the Islamic State group on its Amaq ...
Ottawa Citizen
September 26, 2017
In March 2009, Dupuis was leading an armoured patrol in the Shah Wali Kot district when a land mine exploded beneath one of the six vehicles ...
Ottawa Citizen
September 22, 2017
... after being promoted to master corporal, she was put in charge of her first mission: a week-long patrol in the nearby Shah Wali Kot district.
Long War Journal
August 17, 2017
In both Khakrez and Shah Wali Kot, the group displayed a large haul of rocket propelled grenade launchers, recoilless rifles, mortar tubes, ...
New York Times
July 26, 2017
“One group attacked Shah Wali Kot District, another attacked Nish District, and a third group attacked this Afghan Army base, which is not far ...
HuffPost
July 26, 2017
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province in this May 2017 file photo. At least 30 soldiers were killed ...
HuffPost
July 26, 2017
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province in this May 2017 file photo. At least 30 soldiers were killed ...
TOLOnews
July 23, 2017
A group of armed men reportedly kidnapped 70 people from Shah Wali Kot in Kandahar last week and are still holding them hostage.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
June 22, 2017
The security situation in Afghanistan remains "intensely volatile," according to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in ...
Aljazeera.com
May 26, 2017
"The Taliban launched a coordinated assault on an army base last night in Shah Wali Kot," he said. Waziri said the fighting continued until ...
TOLOnews
May 23, 2017
At least 20 Taliban insurgents were killed on Monday night when a group of Taliban carried out an attack on a military base in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar ...
Press TV
May 23, 2017
A Defense Ministry statement said on Tuesday that militants had attacked the Achakzai camp of army corps 205 in Shah Wali Kot district in ...
NEWS.com.au
May 9, 2013
THE Victoria Cross of Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith is already part of national folklore, but the details of the horrific battle in which it was won ...
Xinhua
December 31, 1999
One case of wild polio virus was detected in Shah Wali Kot district, southern Kandahar province in last week, bringing to five the number of the polio virus cases in Kandahar and the nationwide number total to 12 in the outgoing year, the report said. After the detection of the fresh case, the Afghan ministry ofÃÂ ...
The Advertiser
September 8, 2017
A high ranking Taliban official from Pakistan and his security force were meeting at the Zabat Kalay compound in Shah Wali Kot, KandaharÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
August 28, 2017
During these operations, in Ghormach districts of Faryab, 15 insurgents were killed and six others wounded, in Shah Wali Kot district ofÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
August 17, 2017
In both Khakrez and Shah Wali Kot, the group displayed a large haul of rocket propelled grenade launchers, recoilless rifles, mortar tubes,ÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
August 3, 2017
Resident in six villages in Kandahar's Shah Wali Kot district, who have now moved to Kandahar, the provincial capital, claim the Taliban hasÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
August 1, 2017
Several others, including Arghastan, Khakrez, Maruf, Maiwand, and Shah Wali Kot in Kandahar, are contested. Like in Helmand, al Qaeda hasÃÂ ...
Times Colonist
July 29, 2017
April 13: Trooper Karine Blais, 21, is killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Shah Wali Kot district. Blais was just two weeks into her first tour ofÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
July 29, 2017
... of the passengers kidnapped by unknown armed men in Shah Wali Kot district ... abducted Mano and Chaar villages of Shah Wali Kot at least two weeks ago,ÃÂ ...
HuffPost
July 26, 2017
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province in this May 2017 file photo. At least 30 soldiers were killedÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
July 26, 2017
In May, it struck the Shah Wali Kot army post, killing more than a dozen Afghan soldiers, and a month earlier it carried out the deadliest attackÃÂ ...
New York Times
July 26, 2017
“One group attacked Shah Wali Kot District, another attacked Nish District, and a third group attacked this Afghan Army base, which is not farÃÂ ...
Daily News & Analysis
July 23, 2017
"The civilians were abducted from three different villages in Shah Wali Kot district last week for having links with the government and for notÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
July 23, 2017
A group of armed men reportedly kidnapped 70 people from Shah Wali Kot in Kandahar last week and are still holding them hostage.
Salt Lake Tribune
July 22, 2017
Khpolwak said the buses were travelling from Kandahar's Shah Wali Kot District to neighboring Uruzgan province when they came under attackÃÂ ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
July 20, 2017
Durrani says after the firefight was over, bodies of several Taliban fighters still lay by the roadside at the site of the attack at Shah Wali Kot,ÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
July 11, 2017
The source said the military base is located in Zangitan village in Shah Wali Kot district. Security forces have not commented on the report so far. This is theÃÂ ...
The Guardian
July 10, 2017
Australian special operations task group soldiers during the Shah Wali Kot offensive. Photograph: Corporal Raymond Vance. AustralianÃÂ ...
