A female TV journalist was gunned down along with her driver in in Jalalabad on Thursday morning, local officials said. Malala Maiwand, working for Enikass Radio and TV in the eastern province, came under attack in Jalalabad, the…
The Nangarhar Canal Department Head Abdul QadirHaidari on Sunday survived a bomb blast in Jalalabad, the provincial capital, an official said. Governor Spokesperson AttaullahKhogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast ripped through Haidari’s vehicle in the limits of…
A religious scholar was killed in a bomb blast inside his bedroom at a seminary in Sararud district of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, an official said. The landmine blast killed Mualvi Ali Ahmad Mukhlis in Darul Ullom…
The residents and public representatives of eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday asked the government and the Taliban to focus on stopping the war instead of trying to seek leverage in the ongoing talks in Qatar. The views were…
The Appellant Attorney Department in eastern Nangarhar province has so far investigated 1184 cases this year, including 20 administrative corruption cases. The corruption related cases belonged to customs, municipality and agriculture sectors while matters concerning other government departments…
The police chief for the eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday claimed surviving a roadside bombing. The incident took place at around 11am when his vehicle struck the roadside bomb in Achin district, Maj. Gen. Fazal Ahmad Sherzad…
Two insurgents, including a Pakistani, have been killed during separate incidents and another seven Pakistani fighters detained in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said on Saturday. One militant was killed and another wounded in a NATO drone…
The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Wednesday said it had decided to increase customs duty on imported goods in order facilitate marketing for domestic products. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a five megawatts turbine at Shekh…
Two officials of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) were killed and six others wounded in a bomb blast in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Monday. Provincial police spokesman Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told…
3 people injured in a magnetic bomb blast on a police vehicle in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, an official said. Provincial police spokesman Lt. Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
A human rights official at the police headquarters in eastern Nangarhar province survived a bomb attack on Saturday, but his driver and a bodyguard were wounded. The governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomb…
Four militants’ commanders were killed and another Taliban’s-designated chief for Sherzad district nabbed in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial police spokesman said on Thursday. Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban’s shadowy district chief Qudratullah aka…
Roads and footpaths on the university campus in eastern Nangarhar province are being reconstructed with donation money, the acting chancellor said on Monday. Dr. Muhammad Tahir Inayat told Pajhwok Afghan News a joint delegation of provincial officials and…
Six militants, including a notorious commander, have been killed in US drone strike in Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province, police said on Sunday. Police spokesman Maj. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News the attack took place…
Tens of people observed protest against what they complained about the inefficiency of a number of wards in the Nangarhar Civil Hospital in this eastern province. Prior to their protest, tens of people came forward to launch a…
The journalists’ community in the eastern zone on Thursday said they were facing unprecedented challenges and the government should work out a plan to resolve their problems. The call came at a one-day conference, arranged by the journalist…
Four insurgents, including a commander and a Pakistani, have been killed during two separate NATO drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday. Both the strikes took place on Tuesday. The unmanned aircraft killed three insurgents…
