Security & Crime

At least three people were killed as a result of an old mortar shell explosion in Charchino district of central Uruzgan province on Monday, an official said.

An investigation has revealed that some members of the British Special Forces unit allegedly targeted Afghan men of fighting age, even when they posed no threat.

Security forces have detained seven individuals on charges of illegally cutting down trees in separate operations in the Ab Kamari and Bala Murghab districts of western Badghis province, an official said on Sunday.

Security forces in western Badghis province have arrested two individuals on charges of illegal excavation and searching for ancient monuments in Bala Murghab district, officials said on Friday.

Rahmanullah Laknwal, the suspect in the shooting of two U.S. soldiers near the White House, was previously a member of Afghanistan’s Special Forces (QSF) in Kandahar. He arrived in the U.S. in 2021 and currently resides in northwest Washington State with his five children, according to reports.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs says its delegation mediated and resolved a 35-year-old bloody enmity between two tribes in Badghis province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) says more than 565 Afghan migrants have returned to the country after being released from prisons in Pakistan and Iraq.

Three individuals have been arrested on the charges of hacking citizens’ social media accounts, including WhatsApp, and extorting money from users, police said on Thursday.

An attempt to smuggle 44 weapons has been prevented in the Dand Patan district of southeastern Paktia province, police said on Thursday.

Security forces have arrested a man accused of killing his wife and injuring his minor daughter in western Farah province, an official said on Wednesday.

A 27-year-old man has committed suicide in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday.

At least 500 kilograms of fish smuggled from Pakistan were seized at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Department said on Tuesday.