Security & Crime

The Ministry of Interior says 319 vehicles lacking legal documents have been impounded in Kabul city.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports a 20 percent decrease in opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan in 2025 compared to the previous year.

The Ministry of Vice, Virtue and Complaints (MoVVC) says a woman has been rescued after enduring 16 years of domestic violence and mistreatment at the hands of her husband and in-laws in northern Balkh province.

Zabul police chief Mawlawi Abdul Halim Halimi has visited security posts along the Durand Line to assess the situation and review facilities available to security personnel stationed there, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday.

Security forces have seized about 225 kilograms of opium during a special operation in the Maqur district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday.

Three people have been arrested after they tried to steal household animals and a motorcycle in western Ghor province, an official said on Sunday.

A 29-year-long feud between two families, which had claimed five lives, has been resolved in southeastern Khost province through the mediation of local authorities.

Eight individuals, including five women, have been arrested on murder and theft charges in central Parwan province, police said on Saturday.

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.