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CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Six Taliban militants and two civilians the rebels had imprisoned were killed in a nighttime airstrike by security forces in central Parwan province, an official said on Sunday. Abdul Wahid Sediqi, the Parwan goveor’s spokesman... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A survey has found that 86 percent residents of northe Balkh province hold anti- Taliban and Islamic State views. Findings of the survey were released on Saturday in the provincial capital, Mazar-i-Sharif. The survey has... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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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 ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two drug traffickers carrying more than 800 kilograms of opium have been arrested by police in central Bamyan province, the Ministry of Interior said on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, deputy counter-narcotics head at the... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Eight schools the Taliban had closed a couple of days ago in the Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province have been reopened, thanks to elders’ help, officials said on Monday. Logar education department’s spokesman, Mohammad Shapur Arab, told Pajhwok Afghan News tribal elders played a vital role in reopening of the schools, allowing at least 2000 students both girls and boys to resume studies. He said the schools included a high school for boys, three middle schools for girls and four primary schools both for boys and girls. The Mohammad Agha district chief, Naseer Ahmad Amin, also confirmed the schools’ reopening in Surkhab area. However, Taliban spokesman Zab...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Eight Afghan citizens have been detained in Pakistan’s central Punjab province, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. The arrests were made in Sargodha district under the National Action Plan (NAP), an initiative aimed at reining in militants and terrorists across the country. District Police Officer (DPO) Captain Sohail Chaudhry ordered police to conduct raids along with other security agencies in Factory Area, Hameed Town, Istaqlalabad and adjoining areas. Separate cases were registered against the detainees, who had been shifted to undisclosed places for interrogations, the police spokesman said. mud ...

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SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Afghan forces’ airstrikes killed at least 18 insurgents, including two Uzbek fighters, in Qush Tepa district of northe Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday. Jawzjan police chief Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turkistani told Pajhwok Afghan News the ground forces backed by air support were able to drive Taliban militants who had besieged the district centre for the last few days. He said the insurgents were also driven from Khanqa, Shir Bik and Gardan villages. At least 18 militants were killed and another seven were injured the airstrike that broke the Taliban’s siege, he said. The dead rebels included two Uzbek nationals. Turkistani said the security forces which had ...

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LASKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least 15 Taliban insurgents have been killed and eight others wounded during a clash in the Garmser district of southe Helmand province, an official said on Saturday. Omar Zwak, the goveor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan New the insurgents suffered casualties when they attacked security posts in the Banadar area of the district late on Friday. The security persoel initially retreated but later launched an operation against the militants and killed 15 of them and wounded eight others. The bodies of slain rebels were still lying at the scene, Zwak said, adding Afghan security forces suffered no casualties.However, the Taliban claimed capturing some areas and inflictin...

By Ahmad Shah Erfanyar on 29 July 2016 KABUL (Pajhwok): Four militants have been killed and 15 others, including two civilians and five policemen, were wounded during clashes... read more ...

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The provincial council (PC) members on Sunday locked their office doors in central Bamyan province in protest against yesterday’s deadly attack on the Hazara minority in central capital Kabul . The twin suicide blasts ripped... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The US President Barack Obamaon Wednesdayaounced that 8,400 American troops would remain in Afghanistan till the end of his administration in January 2017 as against 5,500 decided earlier. “Instead of going down to 5500 troops by the end of this year, the United States will maintain approximately 8400 troops in Afghanistan into next year through the end of my administration,” Obama said at a White House aouncement on the eve of his Europe departure to attend the NATO Summit. The US Defense Secretary, Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford standing by his side when Obama made his aouncement. This is based on ground realities, he s...

KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 81 attoeys have been killed during the past 14 years in Afghanistan and no one in coection with their murders could be detained, the Attoey General’s Office (AGO) said on Saturday. AGO spokesman Basir Azizi told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that elements who were afraid of the rule of law targeted judicial officials. “Attoeys are threatened more than other officials. We lost attoeys after being threatened in provinces. They are not spared even in Kabul,” he said. He said the main challenge attoeys faced was insecurity and the Ministry of Interior should take measures in this regard. “We understand that insecurities exist all over the country, but effec...

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): As many as 234 Taliban have been killed and another 233 wounded in security forces’ operations during the past three months in weste Herat province, police said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here, Herat police chief Abdul Majid Rozi said 35 operations had been conducted during the past three months in Shindand, Guzara, Adraskan, Kushki Kohna, Rabat-i-Sangi and Herat City, the provincial capital. The security forces also arrested 19 Taliban and seized more than 50 weapons during the offensive, he continued. According to the police chief, 25 terrorist attacks have been thwarted by security forces during the past three months in Herat. Besides the Taliban, 278 suspecte...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA) on Monday said 1.2 million toes of fuel was imported to the country after passing quality test but another 1.8 million toes of fuel was smuggled into the country without test each year. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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