Skip to content
Tuesday 3 Nov 2026 · Kabul 12:21 PM
16° — weather in every province
Cloudy · ↑17° ↓7°
Air quality: moderate
Topic

Daikundi

171 stories

Stories

Members

Daikundi municipality robbed of 800,000 afs

Police in central Daikundi province on Monday said robbers breaking into the municipality had stolen salaries of all the department’s employees. Col. Khuda Dad, Daikundi police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Neili, the…

Members

Illegal armed men’s influence growing in Daikundi: PC member

Illegal gunmen have become so stronger that they have disarmed policemen and forced people into complying with implement their directives in central Daikundi province. Provincial Council (PC) member Hadi Rahimizada claimed on Saturday the armed men recently…

Members

Daikundi explosion leaves 2 civilians dead; Taliban blamed

Two civilians have been killed in a roadside explosion in the Kajran district of central Daikundi province, an official said on Sunday. Zamin Ali Poya, the town’s administrative chief, said the incident took place in the Dahan…

Daikundi residents face food shortage

People are facing a food shortage in central Daikundi province, the director of agriculture warned on Monday. Eng. Mahdi Mowahid told Pajhwok though wheat yield had increase to 29,000 tonnes by 10 percent last year, yet the local…

Mass marriage: A smart cost-cutting initiative

As many as 52 couples tied the knot at a mass marriage ceremony in Neili, the capital of central Daikundi province, on Sunday. The mass wedding would help reduce violence against women and girls, as well as elopement…

District crime branch chief killed in explosion

The Kajran district crime branch chief has been killed in a bomb explosion in central Daikundi province, an official said on Friday.   The blast occurred in the Sauf Wa Karez area of the district on Thursday, the…

Residents flay low power voltage

Residents of central Daikundi province on Sunday complained against low voltage and high electricity prices. As many as 50,000 families, living in Neili, are deprived of electricity. Another 90 percent are forced to use solar systems. The Ministry…

Law on privileges for MPs sparks protest

Dozens of civil society, on Thursday staged a protest against the approval of a draft law allowing parliamentarians to enjoy certain privileges even after completing their tenure. Earlier in the week, the Wolesi Jirga approved the draft law…

Daikundi wheat products may not fulfill locals’ need

Amid claims of bumper wheat crop in central Daikundi province, it is feared that the wheat product would not meet locals’ demand as its prices were going higher. Provincial agriculture and livestock officials said this year wheat production…

Trees chopping to damage Daikundi environment

Officials of the environment organization warned on Wednesday that chopping of trees and other plants continued in Nili City, the capital of central Daikundi province, which was damaging the environment and natural beauty. Local officials, tribal elders and…

Barred from marrying lover, girl ends it all

A girl committed suicide after her family disallowed her to marry the man she liked in southwestern Daikundi province, an official said Saturday. Human rights activist Halim Bashardost told Pajhwok Afghan News the 18 years old Roshan, frustrated…

Rising food prices irk Daikundi residents

The prices of food items, especially of meat, have considerably increased in central Daikundi province, forcing residents to use vegetables instead, locals and officials said. Over the past three weeks, prices of food items had increased in Nili…

Daikundi provincial council candidate fined

A provincial council candidate was fined 50,000 afghanis on charge of committing fraud in the April 5 elections in southwestern Daikundi province, an official said Thursday. Mir Hussain Nazari, provincial Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) spokesman, said that…

220 Daikundi schools without buildings

Despite a massive increase in the number of students last fall, 220 schools in central Daikundi province continue to be without buildings, officials said on Wednesday. Education, indicating growing enthusiasm among people for education. Education Director Mohammad Raza…

2 women killed, teenage bride hanged

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a woman and a girl in Kunduz while a bride was found hanged in central Daikundi province, officials said on Tuesday. Armed men stormed a house last night, leaving a woman and…

Unfair fund allocation to Daikundi slated

NEILI (PAN sector in the draft budget were inadequate and accused the central government of ignoring central Daikundi province. Provincial council member Hadi Rahimi said only 12 million afghanis had been set aside for the agriculture sector in the proposed…

1 policeman killed, 4 injured in Helmand suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…

Protest against local’s arrest continues in Neili

NEILY (PAN): More than one hundred people, coming all the way from Khadir district to this provincial capital of central Daikundi province, have been protesting in front of the governor’s house since Friday against the detention of a local by…

Kajran in danger of falling into Taliban’s hands

TIRINKOT (PAN’s hands if the government did not pay attention in this regard. They told this to the provincial governor, who along with the 205th Atal Military Corps commander, the Kandahar police chief, ISAF commander in the south and other…

7 killed, 12 injured in ongoing Daikundi clash

BAMYAN CITY (PAN): Five insurgents and two policemen have been killed during an ongoing clash in the Kajran district of central Daikundi province, officials said on Tuesday. Nearly a dozen militants and one policeman were injured in four days of…

Shafaq promises security, good governance

BAMYAN CITY (PAN at bay. Shafaq, who replaced Qurban Ali Uruzgani, has previously served as the governor of Faryab and Samangan provinces. "There are many problems in Daikundi. I will try my level best to get them resolved, but is…

New governors named for Badghis, Daikundi

KABUL): New governors for northwestern Badghis and central Daikundi provinces have been appointed in compliance with President Hamid Karzai’s decree, his office said on Sunday. Ahmadullah Alizai, a former deputy governor of Kabul, has been named as Badghis governor on…

2 rebels killed in Kajran clash

BAMYAN CITY (PAN fighters were killed and three others wounded during a clash with police in the Kajran district of central Daikundi province, officials said on Tuesday. The clash erupted in the morning when the Taliban attacked security personnel in…

5 alleged rapists detained in Daikundi

BAMYAN CITY (PAN): Five employees of the women's affairs department were arrested on Thursday on the charge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in the central province of Daikundi, an official said. The arrests came after the victim, Muzhgan, accused…

Show more stories