Unidentified gunmen reportedly have killed "over 100 civilians" in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

At least 19 security force members, including three public uprising force members, were killed in a new spate of fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in the past 24 hours, security sources said on Thursday. This follows a relative calm reported across the country during the first and second day of Eid.