Security & Crime

Twenty five Afghans have returned to the country after being released from jails in Iraq, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday.

A number of weapons and ammunition have been seized in the Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says that police have arrested a man accused of raping and murdering a minor girl a few days ago in western Herat province.

Security forces have seized 900 kilograms of various types of narcotics in the northwestern province of Nimroz, an official said on Thursday.

Security forces have arrested 10 suspects in connection weapons and ammunition in central Panjsher province, an official said on Thursday.

Three children have been injured due to the explosion of unexploded ordnance in the Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province.

Thirty Afghans have been released from Pakistani jails and returned to the county, a statement said on Wednesday.

An Afghan national currently living in Oklahoma, United States has been charged with plotting a terror attack on Election Day, a media report said on Wednesday.

Security forces have seized a large cache of heavy weapons, ammunition and military equipment in Kamdesh district of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Wednesday.

The Land Grab Prevention and Restitution Commission (LGPRC) has recovered more than 17,000 acres of usurped land and registered another 129.5 acres in different provinces, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said on Tuesday.

No prisoner in any part of the country was tortured and nobody would be allowed to do this act, an official said on Sunday.

A teenage boy has allegedly committed suicide in western Farah province.