At least seven security personnel have been killed and seven others wounded in a Taliban attack in the capital of western Farah province, an official said on Wednesday. Jamila Amini, a provincial council member, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Five Policemen have been killed and two others injured in militants attack on a check-post in Farah City, the capital of western Farah, province, an official said on Tuesday. Dadullah Qani, the Provincial Council member and resident…
Security forces regained control of Anar Dara district of western Farah province amid an intense gunbattle battle that left more than 60 dead and wounded on both warring sides on Monday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.…
Taliban militants on Friday executed three people allegedly involved in kidnapping cases in Khak-I-Safid district of western Farah province, officials said. Farah provincial council head, Farid Bakhtawar, confirmed the incident to Pajhwok Afghan News and said the…
At least 20 policemen and more than a dozen Taliban militants were killed in two separate clashes between the sides in western Farah province on Tuesday, police and residents said. Police confirmed the death of only colleagues…
Eight policemen and 12 Taliban insurgents have been killed during an hours-long clash in the Bala Buluk district of western Farah province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Nasir Mehri told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash broke…
US international forces commander in Afghanistan-India (TAPI) project and construction of Bakhshabad Dam would help bring positive changes to the province. Nicholson traveled to Farah late on Thursday for assessing security situation of Farah province. Army chief…
Four Taliban insurgents have been killed by their own explosives in the Anar Dara district of western Farah province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Iqbal Bahir told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants wanted to carry…
Two footballers have been killed and three others wounded in a roadside blast in Anar Dara district of western Farah province, an official said on Sunday. Habibullah, a relative of the victims, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Around 50 Italian troops have arrived western Farah province to support Afghan forces during operations against militants, an official said on Wednesday. Nasir Mehri, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Italian soldiers reached the province…
One policeman has been killed and six others wounded in a clash in the Bala Bolok district of western Farah province, an official said on Sunday. Deputy police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq Sherzad told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The prosecutor for Pushto Koh district of western Farah province has been killed by unidentified armed motorcyclists who were also killed in police’s retaliatory firing, officials said Saturday. Farah deputy police chief, Gen. Abdur Razaq Shirzad, told…
An Iranian national has been detained for trafficking 68 kilograms of crystal meth in a trailer vehicle near the border with Iran in western Farah province, police said on Friday. The Iranian, a resident of northeastern Mashhad city,…
At least two people were injured after a protest seeking justice for a slain boy turned violent in western Farah province on Wednesday. Hundreds of people took to the streets against what they claimed police gunned down…
Eight police and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have killed in militants’ attacks on security posts in the capital and Anar Dara district of western Farah province. Dadullah Qanay, a provincial council member, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL militants were wounded in separate incidents of violence, officials said on Sunday. The three Taliban were wounded when a bomb they were shifting from one place to another went off in Baland Gharmu locality of the Sayyad district in…
One civilian has been shot dead and another injured by police in the Pushtkoh district of western Farah province, residents alleged on Wednesday. Abdul Jabbar, an inhabitant of the area, told Pajhwok Afghan News policemen opened fire…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has restarted its work or mission in western Farah province after scaling back six months ago, an official said Tuesday. Nasir Mehri, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
The police chief for Pushtrod district has been killed as a result of a clash in western Farah province, an official said on Tuesday. The deputy police chief, Gulbahar Mujahid, told Pajhwok Afghan News Commander Ibrahim was killed…
The revenue of western Farah provinces has exceeded the target by four percent, showing a 20 percent hike over the previous fiscal year, an official said on Sunday. Over 381 million afghanis were collected in Farah in…
More than 29 Qataris traders led by Al-Gharrafa Charity Director Sheikh Ali bin Abdul Al-Sani, have arrived in western Farah province to put into service development projects. Hikmatullah Nazari, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News about…
Drugs are openly sold in some areas and even close to the police headquarters in the capital of western Farah province. In Farah City, the provincial capital, Qala-i-Faraidon, Bagh-i-Kafi, and Chahar Bagh are areas where drugs are…
Border police have detained an Iranian citizen in western Farah province for allegedly smuggling drugs to Iran, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Iqbal Bahir told Pajhwok Afghan News the detainee was smuggling three kilograms of…
Deputy intelligence chief for Jawin district of western Farah province was killed by unidentified gunmen onTuesday, an official said. Governor’s spokesman, Naser Mahri, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Haji Abdur Rahim, deputy National Directorate of Security (NDS)…
