An anti-Taliban militia leader and his friend were killed in a suicide attack that injured another three persons in Sherin Tagab district of northern Faryab province on Sunday, an official said. The Sherin Tagab district chief, Syed Luqman…
A 19-year-old girl was found dead on Monday under mysterious circumstances in Pashtunkot district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said. Abdul Qader Qadari, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News an investigation into the incident had…
One university student was killed and five others wounded on Thursday when Taliban insurgents ambushed their vehicle in northern Faryab province, officials said. The students were travelling on the road between Maimana, the provincial capital, and Khwaja Sabzposh…
The Taliban overran two areas in Almar and Qaisar districts following clashes that left 10 rebels dead in northern Faryab province, officials said on Sunday. The Taliban attacked Khwaja Gawhar bazaar in the Almar district on Saturday night,…
Groups advocating women’s rights and members of the provincial council say though the situation of women has considerably improved during the past one decade, their participation in important political decision-making and social activities remains lukewarm in northern Faryab…
Gunmen loyal to Ghulam Nabi, a local commander, hurled a hand grenade into the house of Mullah, in the Garziwan district of Faryab. A member of the provincial council from the district, Sibghatullah Selab, told Pajhwok Afghan News two of…
Taliban insurgents recaptured three localities, including Khwaja Kitni, and seized some military gear in the Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Tuesday. Gen. Sherin Shah Kohbandi, the 209th Shaheen Military Corps commander, said Afghan…
An uprising group commander killed two elders in revenge for the death of his supporters in the Pashtunkot district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Monday. An influential resident, wishing not to be named, told Pajhwok…
KABUL in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province. Speaking to reporters in Kabul, a tribal elder from the district, Arbab Sarwari, said first Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had launched an offensive against Taliban in parts of the…
Taliban shot dead 25 members of the uprising group who were kidnapped by insurgents from Sherin Tagab district of western Faryab province, security officials said on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, the district chief, Syed Luqman Ghraik, had told…
The Taliban recaptured Astana Baba area in Sherin Tagab district of northern Faryab province on Thursday, a day after security forces seized it, an official said. The district chief, Syed Luqman Ghraik, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Astana…
Two high-ranking United Nations (UN) officials on Wednesday visited northwestern Faryab province to closely assess humanitarian activities in the war-affected areas. Mark Bowden, the UN secretary general’s deputy special envoy and Scott Anderson, the UN humanitarian assistance programme…
Janbish-i-Milli Islami (JMI) party led by first vice-president Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that hundreds of militants have joined peace process in northwestern Faryab province. JMI deputy head Massoud Ahmad Massoud said around 400 militants have joined peace…
Some elders from the Ghormach district of northern Faryab province on Thursday accused local officials of bad governance and held them responsible for deteriorating security in the area. The elders, who called on First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum,…
Hundreds of residents in northern Faryab province on Tuesday took to the streets, urging United Nations to stop Pakistan’s internal affairs. Enraged demonstrators chanted: “Death to Pakistan, death to terrorism and death to Taliban.” The protesters marched toward…
Officials in northwestern Faryab province claimed inflicting heavy casualties on rebels and recapturing large areas of the province. However, provincial council head says hundreds of families have been displaced due to fighting and families are in dire need…
Afghan forces recaptured parts of the Almar district of northwestern Faryab province from militants after 1st Vce-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum visited the province, an official claimed on Monday. The Qaraee area of Almar district, having 30 villages…
Seventeen Taliban militants have been killed during infighting and a bomb explosion in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Sunday. Maj. Reza Reza, the 209th Shaheen Military Corps spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
At least 44 militants have been killed and 24 others wounded during clashes with security forces in the Qaisar, Garizwan, Pashton Kot and Sherin Tagab districts of northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Saturday. Different areas of the…
Hundreds of militants from western Ghor and northern Sar-i-Pul provinces attacked security forces in Faryab, ith dozens of assailants killed and and wounded in the ensuing firefight, an official claimed on Friday. Abdul Razzaq, the Grezwal district chief,…
Security officials on Monday claimed killing a dozen militants in northwestern Faryab province, where the Taliban said 17 policemen had joined them in Qaisar district. Gen. Sherin Shah Kohbandi, the 209th Shaheen Military Corps commander, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Three police officers have been killed in separate security incidents in northern Baghlan and Faryab provinces, officials said Wednesday. A civilian was killed in a bomb explosion in northwestern Badghis province. A security official in Baghlan told Pajhwok…
A number of women activists in Faryab and Nimroz provinces on Saturday staged protests against the lynching of a woman, asking the government to execute her killers. Farkhanda, 27, was murdered by a mob on March 19 after…
Two people were killed and three others wounded during a roadside bombing in northern Faryab province on Saturday. Col. Mohammad Naeem Andarabi, the deputy police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the victims were going to a local desert…
