A 26-year-old man was killed and his brother wounded by unknown gunmen in western Farah province, officials said on Monday. Deputy Governor Mohammad Younus Rasooli told Pajhwok Afghan News the shooting occurred at around 7am when the…
Residents on Tuesday once again staged a protest demonstration against the governor of western Farah province, calling for the top provincial official to be removed. It was for a second time in as many weeks the residents…
Fifteen Taliban militants and two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed during an overnight clash in the Bala Buluk district of western Farah province, an official said on Saturday. The district’s administrative chief, Sayed Mohammad, told Pajhwok…
Local officials on Thursday cited Taliban’s access to Russian weapons and night vision binoculars the reason behind increased casualties among Afghan forces and falling of some areas in western Farah province. A letter from Farah police headquarters,…
A heroin factory has been destroyed in a joint operation by Afghan and foreign forces and two women have died in a roadside bombing in western Farah province, officials said Wednesday. Maj. Noorul Haq Khaliqi, spokesman for…
More than 8,500 children have been engaged in labor works in western Farah province, with only five percent of government services reaching children. The number of children pushed into hard labor is increasing with each passing day. Selling…
A dozen police were killed after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in western Farah province, an official said on Monday, however, another official said three police and 10 militants had been killed. Mohammad Nasar Mohammadi, the…
Intelligence operatives on Tuesday rescued a little child from the clutches of his kidnappers in western Farah province, an official said. A video of the kidnapped child has previously gone viral on social media. The video clip…
Intelligence operatives on Tuesday rescued a little child from the clutches of his kidnappers in western Farah province, an official said. A video of the kidnapped child has previously gone viral on social media. The video clip…
A kidnapped child is shown in a video clip innocently crying and says he will die if not rescued, local officials in western Farah province said on Sunday. Police have launched an operation to find the location…
At least 24 insurgents have been killed and 11 others wounded as Afghan forces recaptured Ganahgan area of the capital of western Farah province, local officials said on Sunday. The Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Nasir Mehri, told Pajhwok Afghan…
At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and three others wounded as a result of airstrikes in western Farah province, local officials said on Saturday. The Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Nasir Mehri, told Pajhwok Afghan News Afghan and foreign…
Local officials on Monday claimed dozens of Taliban militants have been killed in airstrikes in western Farah province, while a public representative said three civilians were also among the dead. Deputy police chief, Col. Mohammad Ghaws Malyar,…
Hundreds of families have left the Nawbahar village of Western Farah province due to militant-linked violence that left 50 Taliban dead and wounded, residents and an official said on Wednesday. A resident of the village, Azizullah, told Pajhwok…
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and as many Taliban militants have been killed and eight others wounded in western Farah province, officials said on Wednesday. Farah governor’s spokesman Mohammad Nasir Mehritold Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents…
Most wells in western Farah province have gone dry, causing an shortage of water, officials say, warning residents may be displaced if Bakhshabad dam is not constructed soon. Eng. Abdul Zahir Ishaqzai, zonal director of Farah Rud…
Jujube yield decreased this year after the fruit orchards were hit by a viral disease in western Farah province, officials and farmers said on Sunday Shah Mohammad, a senior official at the provincial agriculture, irrigation and…
KABUL militants and one policeman have been killed during separate incidents of violence in central Kabul and northern Farah provinces, officials said on Sunday. The eight rebels were killed in a ground and air operation by security forces in Qarabagh…
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and as many militants have been killed during clashes in the Bala Balok district of western Farah province, officials said on Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Mir Asadullah Kohistani, commander of the 207th…
War widows in western Farah province are mired in penury, with some forced to beg on roads and streets.The exact number of such women is not clear, but it runs into thousands. They can be seen on…
Six members of a family, including two children, were killed in a roadside bombing in southern Ghazni province, while four others lost their lives in a similar incident in western Farah, officials said on Monday. Ghazni police…
If the Pusth Rod district of western Farah province is not given much attention, it would soon fall into the hands of insurgents, the provincial council warned on Monday, however the governor said a clearing operation was underway…
Seven people have been killed and three others wounded during separate incidents of violence in central Parwan and western Farah provinces, officials said. Parwan crime branch police chief Abdul Samad said a clash between cousins over an old…
The Taliban to join the insurgency or pay 40,000 afghanis for each of the four, residents say. Naqibullah, one of the Pusht Rod residents, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban had made the announcement on loudspeakers in…
