Security & Crime

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Department for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice, and Hearing Complaints in central Parwan province reported the burning of more than

KABUL (Pajhwok): The European Union Commission says landmines and explosive remnants of war have killed or injured more than 45,000 people in Afghanistan over the

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) officially announced a new military uniform for its forces, including commandos, border troops and the National Islamic Army.

An investigation has been launched into the exhumation of the grave of a former government military member and the alleged mistreatment of his remains in central Uruzgan province, with officials warning that those involved will be brought to justice.

The Afghan Consulate in Karachi announced on Monday that around 105 Afghans have been released from Pakistani prisons and returned to Afghanistan via Spin Boldak.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Four armed robbers were killed in a clash with security forces during an attempted burglary in the capital northern Jawzajn, the provincial capital.

Security forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle 38,000 kilograms of silver in southern Kandahar province.

Security forces in western Herat province have detained more than 1,700 individuals over the past week who were attempting to leave the country illegally through smuggling routes.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced that during the past Gregorian year, 613 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded as

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, said that Afghanistan neither seeks to harm anyone nor accepts harm from anyone. However, he warned: “If someone harbors malicious intentions toward it, the country does not leave its debt unpaid. History bears witness that Afghanistan is not a soft morsel, but rather a Zaqqum tree (a cursed tree).”

About 38,000 narcotic tablets and 23 kilograms of hashish were seized and eight suspects detained in connection with the case in Kabul, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday distributed new vehicles to personnel of the General Directorate of Traffic Police, saying the vehicles are equipped with special colors, markings and modern equipment.