News Detail
Insecurity haunts people in Kunduz but no measures in sight
Akhtar M. Nikzad
Provinces
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Senior district official killed in Farah
FARAH: Local officials in western Farah province said Monday that Ghulam Jan the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Pusht-e-Koh district of this province was killed by militants. The district chief for Pusht-e-Koh, Abdul READ MORE
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Taliban shadow governors for Herat, Badghis killed in airstr
KABUL: A group of senior Taliban leaders have been killed following an airstrike in western Farah province, security official said Monday. The Deputy Interior Minister for Security, Gen. Ayub Salangi, said the airstrike READ MORE
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Car bombing plot foiled in Nimroz
ZARANJ: Afghan security forces have foiled coordinated attack plot on military installations in western Nimroz province, said a statement released by provincial media office on Sunday. The source said the militant groups READ MORE
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Baghlan blast leaves 8 people dead
PUL-I-KHUMRI: Around eight people including children were killed and 13 others injured following an explosion in northern Baghlan province, said official on Friday. "The incident took place in Baraka district after an im READ MORE
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Wardak bus collision kills 17
MAIDAN WARDAK: At least 17 people were killed and 35 wounded in a bus collision in eastern Wardak province, officials said on Friday. “A bus with 46 passengers heading to Kabul from Ghazni province collided with a Toy READ MORE
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Heroin factory destroyed in Nimroz
ZARANJ: Security officials in Nimroz province said Sunday that had recovered and destroyed a heroin factory in this province. Provincial police chief, Mohammad Qasim Jangal Bagh, said the factory was used by a mafia grou READ MORE
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18 rebels killed in operations
KABUL: At least 18 rebels have been killed in security operations carried out by Afghan security forces in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Friday. The MoI said in a statement that the READ MORE
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Militants abduct district chief in Paktia
GARDEZ: The Samkani district chief in southeastern Paktia province has been kidnapped by unknown armed men in the province, official said Friday... READ MORE
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16 militants killed as military purges Logar
KABUL: An Afghan military commander on Tuesday said that some 16 insurgents had been killed in an offensive and the following air strikes in the Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province. Gen. Abdul Razzaq Safi, c READ MORE
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Scores of militants killed in Balkh crackdown
KABUL: Scores of insurgents have been killed and injured during a military offensive in a mountainous area of northern Balkh province, police said on Friday. The joint operation by Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan L READ MORE
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End election crisis soon: Helmand activists
LASHKARGAH: A number of civil society activists in southern Helmand province on Sunday asked the government and the two presidential candidates to pay serious attention on common masses life and end the election crisis a READ MORE
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"Pakistani militants involved in Nuristan attack"
PARUN: An Afghan security official said Friday that Pakistani insurgents were involved in war against Afghan security forces in eastern Nuristan province. The commander of 201 Silaab Military Corps, Mohammad Zaman Waziri READ MORE
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4 kidnapped NSP staffers recovered in Herat
KABUL: Security officials in Herat province on Wednesday said that four abducted employees of the National Solidarity Program (NSP) were rescued in an operation by security forces. The employees were kidnapped on Monday READ MORE
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Kunar once again comes under Pakistan's rocket attacks
ASADABAD: At least 61 rockets were fired into eastern Kunar province from the other side of the Durand Line in latest wave of Pakistan's rocket aggression. The provincial police chief, Gen. Abdul Habib Sayid Khil, said READ MORE
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Key Taliban leader held in Takhar
KABUL: A key leader of the insurgent Taliban was arrested along with his three companions in northeastern Takhar province. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement Tuesday that Maulvi Abdul Rahman who is also r READ MORE
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Herat MP survives roadside attack
HEART: An MP from Herat survived a roadside bombing in the western province on Tuesday. "The incident took place in Ghorian district when the lawmaker, Ghulam Faruq Majroh, was on the way to visit an area in the district READ MORE
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5 injured in Pakistan attack on Kunar
ASADABAD: At least five people, including women and children, were wounded on Monday in fresh rocket attacks by the Pakistani military into the Dangam district of eastern Kunar province, the provincial police chief said. READ MORE
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Militants assail ISAF convoy in Jalalabad
JALALABAD: At least five ISAF troops sustained injuries after their military convoy was attacked on Sunday in eastern province of Nangarhar’s Jalalabad city, said a local official. The convoy came under Taliban’s att READ MORE
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Civilian wounded in Pak rocket attacks into Kunar
ASADABAD: A civilian sustained injuries as Pakistan shelled tens of rockets into eastern Kunar province, said official Sunday. The provincial police chief, Gen. Abdul Habib Sayid Khil, said at least 28 rockets were fired READ MORE
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Sit-in against Logar officials enters 3rd week
KABUL: Asit-in against Logar governor and mayor entered third week, as tens of civil society activists accuse the two officials of involvement in corruption and embezzlement. The sit-in was launched around 10 days ago READ MORE
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Iran and blame the victim game
Tehran is continuously interfering in Afghanistan and pressurizing Kabul under one pretext or the other. Iran’s meddling into our internal affairs while giving it name of concern as Tehran did it recently when its ambassa...
