Authorities on Saturday disbursed food and non-food items among flood affected families in northwestern Faryab province. Provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the aid included around 8,500 blankets, 200 tents and food items including flour, sugar, oil…
Officials say in western Faryab province said on Friday three militants, including a prominent commander, had been killed in a clash with security forces in Khwaja Sabzposh district. Col. Izzatullah Sangramal, the district police chief, said the predawn…
Afghan-Turk hospital workers in northwestern Faryab province ended their strike on Sunday following assurances from the authorities to meet their demands. Two policemen were taken into custody on the charges of misbehaving with and intimidating hospital staff. The…
At least eight militants have been killed and 10 others wounded during a clash in the Dawlatabad district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Tuesday. The firefight took place on Monday night after the militants stormed…
A police commander and three influential individuals were among nine people killed in attacks by armed insurgents in northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Monday. The police commander was killed along with four colleagues when militants stormed…
The Taliban on Saturday kidnapped the intelligence officer for the Balcharagh district of northern Faryab province, an official said. Abdul Mobin was on his way to home in Qaisar district when he was kidnapped by militants, said Gen.…
A large number of weeping women on Wednesday staged a protest rally in northern Faryab province, accusing a local commander of sexually abusing and murdering young girls and children during a bloody clash with civilians. Nearly 100 women,…
Serious differences among some powerful individuals have paved the ground for militants to expand their activities in Kohistan district of northwester Faryab province, an official said. With a population of 20,000 individuals, Kohistan is 127 kilometers south of…
A woman and her two children were injured when a rocket fired by Taliban insurgents hit a house in the Qaisar district of northern Faryab province on Sunday, an official said. The Taliban also opened fire at an…
The governor claimed on Saturday at least 21 militants were killed on the Election Day in northern Faryab province, saying the enemies had failed to disrupt the historic vote. Mohammadullah Batash told a news conference in Maimana, the…
A former military general and jihadi commander was killed along with his son and two government officials as a result of a roadside bombing in central Kapisa province on Wednesday, officials said. The explosion took place in…
KABUL) said on Saturday. A press release from the spy service said the group wanted to attack election rallies of presidential contenders and storm their campaign offices in Faryab. The detainees were identified as Abdul Sattar, Ghulam Sakhi, Israel, Sayed…
Three election workers for presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah were shot dead by suspected insurgents in the Almar district of northern Faryab province, an official said. The three were returning from a memorial service for late vice-president Mohammad…
A suicide attacker was shot dead before he could reach his target in the Khwaja Sabzposh district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Monday. The bomber on a motorbike was heading closer to target Rahmatullah Turkistani,…
At least 2,000 families displaced by heavy fighting between the Afghan security forces and militants in the Qaisar district of Faryab province need food, medicine and shelter, an official said on Monday. Rahmatullah Turkistani, head of the provincial…
Two influential figures, as many Afghan Local Police (ALP) members and a civilian were killed by armed rebels on the Qaisar-Maimana highway in northern Faryab province, an official said on Wednesday. Police chief, Brig. Gen. Toryalai Abdyani, said…
Two policemen have been killed and as many wounded in a rocket attack by militants on their check post in the Almar district of northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Thursday. Mohammad Saleh Saleh, the district chief, told…
MAIMANA (PAN): Half a dozen highway policemen were killed after insurgents attacked their post on Friday in northwestern Faryab province, where a gas cylinder blast left two members of a family dead and eight others wounded, officials said. The insurgent…
Police on Sunday claimed four persons, including two women, had died after drinking tainted liquor in northwestern Faryab province, but a doctor said a gas leak had caused the deaths. Police Chief Col. Mohammad Naeem said the four…
MAIMANA (PAN): Alleging militant threats, 100 students, including 20 girls, stayed away from a university entry test in northwestern Faryab province, officials said Wednesday. Nearly 7,000 students took part in exams for admission to the Faryab University. Governor Mohammadullah Tabish…
MAIMANA (PAN as a result of domestic violence in northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Saturday. The man opened fire at his spouse on Friday night in Maimana, the provincial capital, killing her and wounding two other women of…
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…
MAIMANA (PAN): Official of the United Nations and provincial council members on Sunday expressed grave concern over the killing of aid workers some days back, saying that security has been deteriorated in northwestern Faryab province. Suspected Taliban Kot district of…
MAIMANA (PAN): Unidentified gunmen have beheaded a woman in Sherin Tagab district of the northwestern Faryab province, officials said Thursday. Sayed Luqman Gahreek, Sherin Tagab district head, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a 35-years old woman was stabbed to death…
