Security & Crime

Two individuals have been arrested on the charge of illegal mining in western Badghis province, an official said on Monday.

A six-member group of armed robbers has been detained in the seventh district of Herat City, the capital of western Herat province, an official said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Propagation of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing Complaints says a group has been arrested on the charge of misusing the name of Sufism and committing unlawful acts.

KABUL (Pajhwok): A dispute during a wedding ceremony in the capital of eastern Laghman province left one person dead, while three others were arrested in

A United Nation official says the world body’s partners in the Mine Action Service have warned that 25 square kilometers of land in the earthquake-affected areas in eastern Afghanistan is contaminated with explosive materials.

Security forces have arrested the ringleader of an armed robbery gang in central Bamyan province with 1.08 million afghanis in stolen cash, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday.

A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, mother and a daughter in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday.

A man has been arrested on the charge of witchcraft in Kholom district and a shackled woman rescued from house confinement in Dar-e-Souf Payeen district of northern Samangan province.

A teenage boy has committed suicide by shooting himself with a hunting gun in northern Balkh province, police said on Saturday.

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A six-member gang of robbers has been busted the Gilan district of southern Ghazni province, police said on Friday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has condemned recent drone strikes from Pakistan in Nangarhar and Khost provinces, saying that ‘such irresponsible actions will

Security forces have seized nearly 700,000 narcotic tablets and handed over nearly100 drug addicts to their families after treatment in northwestern Nimroz province.