SAA

SAA event in Kandahar, Kandahar District area, Afghanistan on Sun 18th October 2026

18th October 2026

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On October 18, Taliban opened fire on a civilian vehicle, targeting one of its occupants at Panjwayi Intersection in the seventh district in Kandahar District of Kandahar Province, reports Hasht-e-Subh. Taliban fighters in civilian clothes opened fire on a vehicle at a security checkpoint, striking a teenager who fell onto the road, while further information about his identity and medical condition was not immediately available.

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