Security & Crime
Juvenile prisoner shot dead in Takhar
TALOQAN (PAN): One boy was shot dead and another wounded after they tried to run away from a juvenile centre in northern Takhar province,...
Security & Crime
600 prisoners on hunger strike in Takhar
TALOQAN (PAN): Hundreds of prisoners on Wednesday went on hunger strike against a delay in investigation of their cases and poor living conditions in the
Accidents & Disasters
Snow blocks several roads in Takhar, Samangan
TALOQAN/AIBAK (PAN): Heavy snowfall has blocked several roads connecting 80 villages in two districts of northern Takhar and Samangan provinces, officials said on Wednesday. More
Security & Crime
2 Harakat-i-Islami Uzbekistan members held
TALUQAN (PAN) troops during a joint operation in northeastern Takhar province, an official said. The two were arrested late on Saturday night in Gunbaz and
Accidents & Disasters
Mountain slide causes exodus in Takhar
TALUQAN (PAN): More than 150 families have vacated their houses and moved to school buildings and mosques due to a mountain shifting in Taluqan, the
Accidents & Disasters
Mountain slide causes exodus in Takhar
TALUQAN (PAN): More than 150 families have vacated their houses and moved to school buildings and mosques due to a mountain shifting in Taluqan, the
Security & Crime
Takhar provincial council members boycott work
TALOQAN (PAN): Provincial council members in northern Takhar province went on a strike on Monday, asking the government to determine the real cause behind a
Security & Crime
Several fighters killed, detained
KABUL): A number of militants were killed and detained in southern Kandahar, central Uruzgan and eastern Kunar provinces, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Afghan
Reconstruction
Work on German-funded auditorium launched in Takhar
TALOQAN (PAN): The foundation stone of a German-funded auditorium was laid in Taloqan, the capital of northern Takhar province, on Tuesday. A $1 million project