Taliban fighters captured more parts of Garziwan and Pashtunkot districts of northern Faryab province on Thursday when security personnel said they had tactically vacated the areas. The insurgents seized Qazaq, Faraish, Shash Qara, Ghal Namak, Kikawas and Dara-i-Jawz…
The Shakh bazaar of Qaisar district in northwestern Faryab province has been recaptured by the Taliban as Afghan forces remain besieged, an official said acknowledged on Monday. The Shakh area containing a population of 20,000, had been under…
“My conscience does not anymore allow me to continue fighting that’s why I along with my colleagues have decided to join peace process and shun violence,” the group leader of 35 militants Mullah Arif who formally joined the…
Four militants, including three foreign nationals, have been killed and 11 others arrested during an operation conducted in parts of northeastern Faryab province, an official said Saturday. Ghulam Haidar Haidari, commander of the 209th Shaheen Military Corps, told…
Two security personnel were killed and four others wounded as a result of internal clash and a mortar attack in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Sunday. Maj. Sayed Juma, the district police…
Security forces killed eight rebels, regained control of eight villages and reopened a major highway in northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Wednesday. Police chief Abdul Nabi Elham told Pajhwok Afghan News another 10 insurgents were wounded during…
Two militants and as many civilians have been killed and seven local police officials and three civilians wounded during separate incidents of violence in Farah and Ghor provinces, officials said on Tuesday. The two insurgents were killed after…
A marathon race for peace held in northern Faryab in which hundreds of youth took part conveying a message to insurgents to shun violence and stop attacking sports events, government installations and Afghans. The marathon was held in…
