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By Zainullah Stanikzai on 05 September 2016 LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Kandahar-Helmand highway has been reopened for traffic after remaining closed for about a month in southe Helmand province, officials said on Monday. Capt. Shakeel Tasal, a spokesman for the 215 Maiwand Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News the road was... read more ...

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Local officials on Saturday said security situation in southe Ghazni province was deteriorating with each passing day after the Ministry of Interior (MoI) downsized police force in the province. Hamidullah Nawroz, head of the Provincial Council (PC) told Pajhwok Afghan News Ghazni was promoted to the first rank from the second rank provinces but the govement provided no facilities deserved by the first rank category. He said MoI had recently declined the number of police persoel in the province due to which the law and order situation deteriorated. “Clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban are underway in parts of Ghazni. The main reason behind continued clashes w...

By Ajmal kakar on 03 September 2016 KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): After two weeks of closure, the Kunduz-Takhar highway has been reopened for traffic as a result of a clearing operation, an official said on Saturday. Police chief, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh, told Pajhwok Afghan News the highway had been cleaned of... read more ...

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): America’s efforts in Afghanistan continue to pay dividends, the head of of US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed on Tuesday. “We, along with our coalition partners, have made tremendous investments in that country over the last 15 years,” Gen Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. “The Afghans today are in the lead and they are taking the fight to the enemy through their sustainable security strategy,” the general said. TheAfghan forces were doing well while dealing with tough challenges in places like Helmand province, demonstrating resilience and the capability of defending their sovereign spaces, he remarked. Meanwhile, the train, advise and assis...

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Six civilians have been killed and five others wounded as a result of a landmine explosion in the Nawa district of southe Helmand province, an official said on Monday. Omar Zwak, the goveor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the roadside bomb struck a fielder branded vehicle belonging to civilians near Afghan National Army’s (ANA) camp. The vehicle was on its way from Nawa to Khanshin district. Women and children were among the dead and injured, he added. Aghah Gul, a caregiver and relative of the injured people, said the victims of the blast were due to attend an engagement party. He said, five women, one man, and a child killed and three women and as many children...

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By Ajmal Wesal on 26 August 2016 TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Four policemen have been killed in an insider attack near Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, a security official said on Friday. After the shooting at a checkpoint in the Kakrak area, the assailants managed to escape, Uruzgan’s deputy police chief... read more ...

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Deeply saddened at the terrorist attack in Helmand that killed one US service members and wounded six Afghans, the US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place. “This tragic event in Helmand province reminds us that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place, and there is difficult work ahead even as Afghan forces continue to make progress in securing their own country,” Carter said. “We will continue to work closely with the govement of Afghanistan and our NATO partners to bolster the capabilities of the ANDSF so they can provide the people of Afghanistan the peace they deserve,” he said in a statement. Carter said he is deep...

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Afghan and American forces have launched a joint ground and air operation in Lashkargah, the capital of southe Helmand province, and nearby Nad Ali district, an official said on Tuesday. After 2014 when NATO forces’ combat... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

By Zainullah Stanikzai on 23 August 2016 LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The ongoing conflict in southe Helmand province has left in ruins 26 schools in three districts, depriving 42,000 children of an education... read more ...

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a NATO forces convoy in Bagram district of central Parwan province late on Monday, injuring three Afghan policemen, an official said. The suicide attack on the coalition forces took place in Qala Nasro area at about 6pm, the Bagram district chief, Abdul Shakoor Qados, told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said three policemen escorting the convoy were injured in the blast that damaged a NATO vehicle, but caused no casualties to the inteational troops. NATO troops in Afghanistan rejects the clime saying :"We are aware of the media reports. No Resolute Support people, U.S. orotherwise, were hurt in today's IED attack near Bagram...

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Helmand-Kandahar highway has remained close to traffic over the past two weeks due to lawlessness, officials said on Saturday. Mohammad Raza, Special Forces Unit commander in southe Helmand province, told Pajhwok Afghan... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The police chief for southe Helmand province on Sunday survived a bomb attack that injured two policemen on the Helmand-Kandahar highway. Helmand police chief Brig. Gen. Aqa Noor Kentoz told Pajhwok Afghan News the roadside... Let's block ads! بخوانید...