Security forces in western Farah province say a man has been arrested on charges of killing his wife, who was allegedly brutally murdered about a week ago.
The Chief of Army Staff at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, holds no territory or bases in Afghanistan and that most discussions around the group amount to psychological and propaganda warfare.
At least five people were killed and 11 other, including a woman and several other local residents, were wounded during an armed clash between two families over a property dispute in northern Baghlan province on Sunday, an official said.
The Department of Vice and Virtue and Complaints has thwarted forced marriage of a 14-year-old girl to a 70-year-old man in the Gurziwan district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Monday.
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A young man has been killed following a clash over Ludo game and one individual arrested in connection with the case in eastern Nangarhar province, police said on Sunday.
Deputy Minister of Interior Mullah Abdul-Haq Akhund Hamkar has urged the United Nations to strengthen its support for alternative crops’ cultivation and treatment of drug addicts in the country.
More than 11 kilograms of narcotics have been seized and five individuals arrested on charges of drug smuggling, robbery and harassment of people in western Ghor and Badghis provinces, officials said on Wednesday.
The Propagation of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Complaints Hearing Department say it has prevented forced marriages of four girls in southern Ghazni province.
