Security & Crime

Nangarhar brick kiln union head arrested over price list violations

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The head of the brick kiln union has been arrested in eastern Nangarhar province for violating the official price list and selling bricks

2 killed during tensions over poppy eradication in Badakhshan

Farah man arrested on charges of killing wife

6 children injured in mortar blast in Maidan Wardak

2 suspects detained on murder charges in Takhar

Hamyoon Haqbeen

4 May 2025 - 12:16

Two individuals have been arrested on murder charges in northern Takhar province, police said on Sunday.

19 illegal health centers, clinics, pharmacies sealed in Logar

Khan Wali Ahmadzai

3 May 2025 - 16:49

About 19 private health centers, clinics and pharmacies have been closed by the Public Health Department during an inspection in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday.

Nearly 176 acres of township land declared state property

Hijratullah Kakar

3 May 2025 - 14:06

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has declared 175.5 acres of land in the Mullah Izzat Township in the Paghman district of Kabul a state property.

58 more Afghans freed from Pakistani jails return home

Sharifa Sultani شریفه سلطانی

1 May 2025 - 14:22

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 58 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being freed from prisons in Pakistan.

3 CTD personnel killed, 2 injured in Bannu clash

S.Muddasir Ali Shah

1 May 2025 - 13:06

Three security personnel have been killed and two others wounded in a clash with suspected militants in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Nearly 100 Afghans freed from Pakistani jails return home

Veda Qalandari

30 Apr 2025 - 12:11

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 97 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

3 security men killed in Nangarhar checkpoint attack

Yousuf Zarifi

29 Apr 2025 - 17:14

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Three security personnel were killed and two others were injured in a gun attack at a check post in Sherzad district of eastern

Mother, son killed; 4 suspects held in Badakhshan

Ahmad Farzam

29 Apr 2025 - 10:46

A woman and her son have been killed by unidentified assailants in the Argo district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday.

47 Afghans freed from Pakistani jails return home

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

28 Apr 2025 - 12:51

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 47 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

199 Afghan prisoners exchanged for 2 Iranians

Noorullah Zazai

28 Apr 2025 - 10:09

Tehran has handed over 199 Afghan prisoners to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in exchange for two Iranian nationals.

10 alleged poachers detained in Samangan

Saifullah Karimi

27 Apr 2025 - 16:36

Ten people have been arrested over hunting birds in Hazrat Sultan district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Sunday.

Anti-poppy campaign begins in Ghor

Nasrin Sayedi

27 Apr 2025 - 15:44

A campaign to destroy poppy fields has begun in western Ghor province, an official said on Sunday.

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