Security & Crime

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and Hearing Complaints (MoVV) resolved 63 cases related to women’s rights this week.

Four people have been arrested over unauthorized excavations at historical areas in western Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday.

A young man was killed when an old mortar shell explosion in the capital of central Maidan Wardak province.

A 25-year-old man has committed suicide in this capital city of northern Samangan province, an official said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says the land of “Syed Ishaq Gailani Township”, measuring nearly 3,320 acres, has been declared state property in Surkhrod district of eastern Nangarhar province following the examination of relevant documents and evidence.

A seven-member gang involved in thefts from homes and shops has been arrested in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday.

Two individuals have been arrested on murder charges in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday.

At least nine people were injured after a hand grenade accidentally exploded during night prayer in the Shinwari district of central Parwan province, police said on Monday.

The leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), commenting on Pakistan’s airstrikes in Paktika, said that any rational observer would recognize such actions as the clearest form of terrorism.

Deputy Minister of Interior Maulvi Mohammad Nabi Omari has warned Pakistan against continuing violent actions, urging Islamabad to act wisely and avoid escalating tensions with Afghanistan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi has said Afghanistan do not seek war, adding that Pakistan triggered the recent clashes by violating Afghan territory.

Former President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned a Pakistani airstrike that killed and injured several Afghan civilians, including domestic cricket players, urging Islamabad to reconsider its policies toward Afghanistan.