Lashkar Gah

Government forces combat Taliban incursions on key Afghan cities

Flights from Kandahar airport were cancelled when rockets hit the runway, an official said, as the Taliban pressed on with their sweeping offensive across the country.

US targets Taliban advancing on key Afghan city

The air strikes, carried out over the last two days, mark a rare military intervention by the United States since it signed an agreement on troop withdrawal with the Taliban in February.

Afghan election candidate among eight killed in suicide attack

Officials say the suicide bomber targeted election candidate Saleh Mohammad Asikzai's campaign office in the southern city of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

US air strike kills 16 Afghan policemen

The assault by the US on its allies in Afghanistan also killed two commanders. NATO has ordered a probe into the incident which Afghan officials said happened as security forces were clearing Taliban elements from a village in Helmand province.

Car bomb kills at least 30 in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah

Some 60 people were also wounded in the assault on a bank in the provincial capital as civilians and members of the security forces were queuing to withdraw their salaries.