Business Recorder - News https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:34:48 +0500 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:34:48 +0500 60 Blast, gunfire near police HQ in Afghan city: official https://www.brecorder.com/news/2716/blast-gunfire-near-police-hq-in-afghan-city-official <p class="MsoPlainText"><img style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;" src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/_41962624_kandahar_map_400.jpg" width="400" height="300" />KANDAHAR:  There was an explosion and gunfire near police headquarters in the strategically important southern Afghan city of Kandahar Saturday, an official said.Zalmai Ayubi, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor, said shots had been fired on the police office from a building nearby. He added that there had also been an explosion near police headquarters but could not give further details.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Kandahar is a traditional Taliban heartland which is hit by frequent instability despite an influx of foreign troops in a major operation against militants in recent months.</p> <p><center><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</i></b><i></i></center></p> KANDAHAR:  There was an explosion and gunfire near police headquarters in the strategically important southern Afghan city of Kandahar Saturday, an official said.Zalmai Ayubi, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor, said shots had been fired on the police office from a building nearby. He added that there had also been an explosion near police headquarters but could not give further details.

Kandahar is a traditional Taliban heartland which is hit by frequent instability despite an influx of foreign troops in a major operation against militants in recent months.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

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