Kandahar

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Commander of 205th military corps Gen. Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said most of the eliminated militants in southern Zabul offensive were the nationals of Kyrgyzstan.
In his chat with Pajhwok Afghan News, he said that anti-rebels offensive launched on Tuesday in the Khakh-i-Afghan district for the recovery of kidnapped passengers. Special Forces were landed in the area through helicopters and engaged in fierce fire fight with insurgents.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A senior central bank official on Sunday said they had sought Interpol’s help to trace and arrest the bank’s employees who allegedly got away with as much as 76 million afghanis from a branch in southern Kandahar province.
The theft at the branch in Spin Boldak town near the border with Pakistan was discovered on Thursday, and investigators believe the suspects had escaped to Pakistan.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Director of Mirwais Hospital in southern Kandahar province on Saturday said that 7,451 patients who suffered injuries in fighting, bombings and accidents were treated in the hospital in 2014.
Dr. Mohammad Farhad told Pajhwok Afghan News as many as 1,056 wounded, including 19 children were brought to the hospital out of which 215 succumbed to their injuries.
He said the number of people got injured by gun shots were 868 out of which 303 lost their lives due to severe injuries.