Provinces

AT-KABUL: Civil society activists on Monday took to the streets in the capital city, calling for more employment opportunities in the country. Chanting anti-government slogans, over 100 activists marched from Darul Aman Palace to the Parliament House. They said that President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah …

AT-KABUL: A suicide bomb blast wounded 16 civilians in central Logar province on Saturday, said an official source. A press statement issued by the provincial governor office said that the incident took place in Pul-e-Alam, the capital city of Logar province. “The suicide bomber was identified by police in the …

AT-KABUL: As many as 126 schoolgirls, teachers and kindergarten kids on Monday mysteriously fell sick in the city of Herat prompting officials to probe whether they were poisoned by the Taliban insurgents. They were rushed to a nearby hospital. In the past such incidents have already been occurred while the …

Insurgents blew up a shrine in the Charkh district of central Logar province, the governor’s spokesman said on Monday. Mohammad Salim Saleh told Pajhwok Afghan News that militants blew up the Shah Khalwati shrine with explosives in the Garamabad locality of the district at around 5: 00 am today. He …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have retaken control of Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pul province, said a local official. Muhammad Asef Jabarkhel, the Police Chief of Sar-e-Pul province, said that security forces in cooperation with local people regained control of the center of the province around two days ago. The entire district …

AT-KABUL: At least 148 Taliban militants have been killed in a large-scale operations launched by Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province around 20 days ago, said an official source. The Commander of 201st Selab Military Corps Muhammad Zaman Waziri and Police of Chief of Nangarhar province Fazel Ahmad Sherzad …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least six school principals have been arrested by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in central Logar province for alleged links with the Taliban rebels, said official the other day. Quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News, the deputy education director, Wazir Ahmad Momand, said the principals …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 18 Taliban militants have been killed in fighting with Afghan security forces in northern Baghlan province over the past three days. The clashes took place in Dand-e-Ghori area of Pul-e-Khumri, the capital city of the province, said the provincial police chief. Abdul Jabar Purdely said …

AT-KABUL: Taliban militants have kidnapped at least nine passengers on gunpoint from the volatile Ghazni province, official sources said on Friday. Spokesman to the provincial governor, Shafiq Nang, said the militants have abducted the passengers in Gaghori district on Thursday night when they were on their way to the provincial …

AT-KABUL: At least 20 people were killed and eight injured on Saturday in a deadly car bombing in Kunduz province. Spokesman to the provincial police chief, Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, said that a car bomb went off around 8:00 p.m. (local time) in Bandar-i-Shurab locality of Khanabad district. Most of the …