MAIMANA (PAN, were killed in the northern province of Faryab. The militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Friday night after a clash with security personnel in Adam Khan area of…
KABUL over the suicide bombing that inflicted casualties on about 95 worshipers in northern Faryab province, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. On Friday, 41 people were killed and 56 others injured at the entrance of a mosque in…
MAIMANA (PAN): Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday visited the northern province of Faryab that was jolted by a bloody suicide attack on Friday and expressed condolences to bereaving families. Karzai denounced the attack outside a mosque in Maimana, provincial capital…
JAWZJAN (PAN): Nearly 300 people donated blood for the victims of Friday’s suicide attack in the northern province of Faryab, officials said on Monday. Nearly 41 people were killed and 56 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his suicide…
KABUL in northern Faryab province, where about 40 people lost their lives. In a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the ruler said he was deeply saddened by the event and assured continued support for Afghanistan, especially in the…
KABUL in Maimana which left 41 worshippers dead. The deaths occurred following Eid al-Adha. “This heinous attack at a mosque, killing and injuring Afghan civilians as they celebrated the Eid-ul-Adha religious festival has no justification and should be condemned by…
MAIMANA (PAN): The security responsibility for northern Faryab province transitioned from Norwegian forces to their Afghan counterparts on Wednesday, as part of the third phase of the switch, officials said. A ceremony marking the security transfer was attended by Deputy…
MAIMANA (PAN in northern Faryab province, killing five, officials and residents said on Saturday. A sixth person was injured after two attackers entered the mosque and opened fire at the worshipers, resident Saifullah said. He told Pajhwok Afghan News one…
MAIMANA (PAN militants eliminated a local policeman’s family in the northern province of Faryab, official said on Saturday. On Friday night, militants entered Mohammad Saleem Mirab’s house in the Dong Qala village of Almar district, killing him, his wife, 25-year…
MAIMANA (PAN): US troops arrested four civilians during an overnight operation in northwestern Faryab province, where one policeman and two militants were injured during a clash, officials said on Sunday. The US Special Forces from the Bagram airfield in central…
MAIMANA (PAN): Officials in northern Faryab lament over rising drug users and blamed security personnel, alleged linked to narcotic dealers, for the alarming social menace. Dr. Mohammad Maroof Samar, who works with the drug addict rehabilitation centre, told Pajhwok Afghan…
MAIMANA (PAN) air raid in northwestern Faryab province, the Afghan military said on Friday. The airstrike was conducted in the Atta Khan Khwaja area of Pashtun Ismail, the Taliban chief for Sabz Posh district, and local rebel commander Qari Feroz…
KUNDUZ CITY/MAIMANA (PAN): Six shepherds and more than 1,500 sheep have died due to heavy snowstorms and avalanches in northern Kunduz and Faryab provinces, officials said on Monday. Four shepherds were killed along with their 500 sheep in the Dasht-i-Abadan…
