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Insurgents kidnap district chief in Samangan

Militants on Monday kidnapped the Dara-i-Sauf Bala district chief along with two guards in northern Samangan province, an official said. Abdul Yaqeen Ahmadi, administrative chief for Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in…

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Shamulazi district chief, son killed in Kandahar

Masked gunmen shot dead the administrative chief for Shamluazi district of southern Zabul province along with his son in the capital of Kandahar province on Saturday. The gunmen in a car opened fire at the official in…

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District chief killed in Ghor roadside bombing

An acting district administrative chief was killed in a roadside bombing in western Ghor province on Saturday, an official said. Abdul Hayee Khatibi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Chaharsada district chief was killed on his…

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Chakhansur district chief gunned down in Zaranj

The administrative chief for the Chakhansur district of southwestern Nimroz province was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday, an official said. Deputy provincial police chief, Col. Ahmad Khan, told Pajhwok Afghan News Mohammad Fazli was gunned down…

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Appointed 3 years ago, district chief yet to take charge

The Lazha Mangal district administrative chief in southeastern Paktia province on Monday complained the provincial authorities were yet to introduce him to his office despite being officially appointed three years back. Abdul Rahman Solamal told a press…

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Batikot district chief survives bomb attack; 8 injured

The administrative chief for the Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province survived a roadside bombing that left eight people wounded on Monday. Ghalib Mujahid, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News they came under roadside bombattack outside the…

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Taliban district chief held in Sar-i-Pul

A Taliban designated district chief for Balkhab was detained by local people in northern Sar-i-Pul province, a public representative said on Friday. The Taliban shadow chief for Balkhab district, Husain alias Hashimi Quraish was held on Thursday evening…

Charkh district chief injured in mortar attack

PUL-I-ALAM (PAN-fired mortar shell hit the district’s headquarters in central Logar province, police said on Sunday. Logar deputy police chief Col. Abdul Wali Tofan told Pajhwok Afghan News the district chief, Abdul Khalil Kamal, was injured last night when one…

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…

Ex-Gulistan district chief gunned down in Herat

HERAT CITY (PAN): The former district chief of Gulistan, Ghulam Yahya Tawakali, was shot dead Sunday morning by an unknown gunman outside his house, said an official. A police officer Mohammad Ali Dashti told Pajhwok Afghan News that the former…

Major reshuffle in Afghan police ordered

KABUL): The Interior Ministry on Monday ordered a major reshuffle of senior police officers as part of a new reform policy. The ministry said the reshuffle involving 24 senior police officials had been ordered after approval from President Hamid Karzai.…

District chief succumbs to his injuries

SHARAN (PAN): The Sarawza district chief succumbed to his injuries sustained in a roadside bombing in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Wednesday. Appointed as the administrative head of the town nine days ago, Mohammad Akbar and his five…

District chief among 6 injured in Paktika blast

SHARAN (PAN): A district chief and his five guards were injured in a roadside bombing in southeastern Paktika province on Tuesday, an official said. The Sararoza district chief, Mohammad Akbar, was travelling in a car along with his guards in…

Taliban-designated district chief detained

PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN-designated district chief was detained along with two of his commanders in northeastern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Asadullah Sherzad, the provincial police chief confirmed the detention of Qari Mustafa, the Taliban chief for Doshi…

Kidnappers set free Ghaziabad district chief

ASADABAD (PAN): The Ghaziabad district chief, Musafir Qayumzai, has been released by his captors a day after he was seized along with his son and two bodyguards in eastern Kunar province, the governor said on Sunday. Syed Fazlullah Wahidi told…

Delaram district chief, sons jailed

KABUL)): A district chief of southwestern Nimroz province and his two sons have been jailed for 20 years for trafficking drugs, authorities said on Saturday. The chief of Delaram district was convicted of trafficking narcotics using official vehicles and providing…