Provinces

KABUL: Poor and needy families in Sheberghan, the capital city of Jawzjan called on government and other concerned organization for help during winter. Rahima, a needy woman, who along with some widows was waiting for winter aid before the provincial governor office, said, the concerned organizations are practicing favoritism in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After the recent decision by the Wolesi Jirga, the National Assembly, on canceling the authority of provincial council members to oversee local offices, hundreds of residents of western Herat province slammed the decision and urged the parliament house to call off its decision. The protestors were gathered …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security officials in northern provinces on Sunday concerned over increasing number of armed groups, and said the groups pose serious threat to security of the north zone. The official said a crackdown was kicked off in northern provinces to disarm the armed groups. In charge of the …

AT-KABUL: Security situation has improved in Paktika province, said a security official in the province. He added that enhanced coordination among security forces has led to improvement of security. Azizullah Karwan, the special force commander for Paktika, told Azadi Radio that there is no major security threat in the province …

AT-KABUL: In the aftermath of the decision by the Wolesi Jirga, the National Assembly that barred provincial council (PC) members from overseeing local departments, a number of PC members on Saturday suggested lifting ban on their authority to monitor local offices and warned that would prolong their protests if their …

AT-KABUL: Security forces conducted an operation and recovered seven caches of arms and explosives in Paktika province. Local officials said that security forces conducted the clearance operation in Zadran valley and Jabar village of Orgun district on Friday. “The operation was launched by operatives of the National Directorate of Security …

AT-KABUL: At least 11 anti-Taliban uprising members were killed and six others wounded after the insurgent group attacked center of the pro-government militia in southern Ghazni province. Spokesman to the provincial governor Shafiq Nang said that Taliban attacked center of the uprising movement in Qal-e-Gardezi area of Andar district last …

AT-KABUL: Taliban set free three staffers of a welfare organization, who have been abducted in western Herat province, said an official source. Four health workers along with their driver were kidnapped by unknown gunmen around two weeks ago on their way to Ghoryan district of the province. Ahmad Rauf Ahmadi, …

KABUL: Remaining under the control of the Taliban militants for 13 years, the Chak district of central Maidan Wardak province was cleared of the insurgents after a series of successful military operation carried out by the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF), said officials on Wednesday. Chak was the Taliban’s provincial …

KABUL: As many as 19 uplift projects were completed in northern Sar-i-Pul, Balkh and southeastern Paktia provinces that benefit thousands of families. The National Solidarity Program (NSP) officials in northern zone said on Wednesday that nine of the projects were completed in Sayid and Sancharak district of Sar-i-Pul. The projects …