ASADABAD (PAN): Two Afghan National Army troops and one policeman were killed during a clash with insurgents in eastern Kunar province, while 35 kilograms of heroin seized in southwestern Nimroz on Monday, officials said. Armed rebels attacked a border security…
HERAT CITY (PAN): A civilian was killed and another injured when the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers opened fire on a civilian vehicle in western Herat province, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Wednesday in the…
HERAT CITY (PAN): An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a roadside bombing in northwestern Badghis province, an official said on Saturday. The incident happened late on Friday when a military vehicle struck…
JALALABAD (PAN): Governor Tamim Nuristani on Saturday warned that several districts in eastern Nuristan province would fall to rebels if police numbers were reduced. The warning comes after the Ministry of Interior said it had decided to fire a number…
PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Two abducted Afghan National Army soldiers were rescued during a commando operation that resulted in the killing of at least 15 insurgents in central Logar province, officials said. The insurgents on Monday seized the troops on a patrol…
KABUL, but insurgents suffered much higher fatalities. A spokesman for the ministry said 841 soldiers had been killed during the previous year, linking the higher fatalities to the army’s growing numbers Currently the ANA strength stood at more than 195,000,…
KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) chief on Sunday warned the trader body would resort to countrywide protests until a municipal tax charged at the entry points to cities, including Kabul, is abolished. Last month, the…
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said senior US and Taliban leaders have resumed their negotiations suspended a year ago in Qatar. Speaking at a gathering marking the international women's day in Kabul, Karzai said the talks held on…
HERAT CITY (PAN): A military court on Tuesday sentenced five Afghan National Army (ANA) officials to 15 years in jail on charges of kidnapping a moneychanger in western Farah province. Brig. Gen. Abdul Wase headed the court that handed…
BRUSSELS (PAN): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF said on Friday, renewing its long-term commitment to the war-torn country. “Today, we have reinforced our commitment on the way forward for our new mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan…
KABUL): Up to 1,500 soldiers and officers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have completed professional training, officials said on Wednesday. At a ceremony, the soldiers and officers from the 200th brigade, including 10 females, took the oath of allegiance…
KABUL, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The soldiers were killed as a result of roadside bombings and insurgent attacks in Kandahar, Farah and Herat province, a statement from the ministry said. Another two soldiers were injured and their…
MAIMANA (PAN): Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and a third was injured when insurgents fired rockets at their base in the Ghormach district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Monday. One attacker was killed and…
KABUL (PAN): Seventy-seven members of the NATO-backed Afghan Local Police (ALP) were referred to the military prosecution office for committing various crimes since the militias were raised two years ago in various provinces, a senior official said on Monday. ALP…
HERAT CITY (PAN): Afghan National Army (ANA) troops on Monday delivered winter aid including food items and clothing to flood-affected families in western Herat province, an official said. Nearly 150 families were distributed blankets, winter clothing, shoes and food in…
KABUL): Security Transition Commission Chief Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Saturday came hard on Afghan security forces for deserting duty stations with sunset in many parts of the country. "Many problems have been created in Afghan security personnel as a…
WASHINGTON (PAN security threats. An agreement was reached on creating the Foundation Force for Afghanistan during President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Washington, officials familiar with the three-day deliberations told Pajhwok Afghan News. Notably, there was no mention of it either…
LASHKARGAH (PAN, the alliance said on Tuesday. The ISAF-led troops said in a brief statement. In line with its policy, ISAF neither revealed the soldier’s nationality nor the exact location of the incident. Meanwhile, an Afghan soldier said on condition…
KABUL): Some Afghan army generals, who called on President Karzai on Wednesday, said Afghan security forces were ready to keep security for the whole of the country after planned withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014, the Karzai office said. Despite…
KABUL): Six hundreds Afghan National Army troops have been lost to insurgency-related incidents across the country over the past two months, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Monday. MoD spokesman Gen. Zahir Azeemi told a press conference in Kabul…
KABUL): The Human Rights Watch is urging the Afghan government to commute the death penalty awarded to an Afghan soldier convicted of killing four soldiers last January. “The death penalty is an act of cruelty that should not be imposed…
KABUL): An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on US troops, wounding five of them in the central province of Maidan Wardak, officials said on Wednesday. The shooting took place on Tuesday evening when the ANA soldier entered a…
KABUL): Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and seven others injured over the past 24 hours across the country, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD). A MoD statement said two ANA soldiers were killed and seven others injured…
MEHTARLAM (PAN): Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a roadside bombing in eastern Laghman province, officials said on Monday. The blast took place late Sunday when the soldiers were patrolling the Karanjaw area…
