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5 security personnel, civilian killed in Faryab

Five security personnel have been killed and eight others wounded as result of a Taliban attack in northwestern Faryab province, local officials said on Tuesday. Feroz Dehndaragi, the Public Protection Unit chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban…

8 security men killed in Faryab incidents

Eight security personnel have been killed and four others wounded in separate incidents of violence in northern Faryab province, officials said on Sunday. Police spokesman Abdul KarimYourish told Pajhwok Afghan News that three security personnel were killed in…

4 years on, practical work on Dahan Dara Dam yet to begin

Findings by Pajhwok show 95 percent initial work on Dahan Dara Dam in northwestern Faryab province has been completed in four years, but practical work on the mega scheme yet to start. On the other hand, the company…

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Faryab violence leaves 22 dead & wounded

At least 13 civilians and Taliban insurgents have been killed and nine others wounded during separate incidents of violence in western Faryab province, officials said on Tuesday. Faryab police spokesman Abdul KarimYurosh told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban…

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Faryab religious scholar dies of bullet wounds

A prominent religious scholar died of his wounds in hospital after being shot injured by unknown attackers in this capital city of northern Faryab province on Friday. Maulvi in Maimana city for morning prayers when he came under…

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45 Taliban killed, 75 injured in Faryab airstrikes

Airstrikes killed 45 Taliban militants and injured another 75 in Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, police said on Friday. Faryab police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurash told Pajhwok that the airstrikes were carried out last night and the…

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Over 3 dozen Taliban killed in Faryab strikes: ANA

More than three dozen militants were killed in airstrikes in Faryab province on Wednesday, the Afghan National Army (ANA) said. Afghan Air Force (AAF) struck Taliban’s meetings in restive Qaisar and Khwaja Sabzposh districts early in the morning,…

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Security forces retake control of Faryab’s Qarghan district

KABUL, an official said on Sunday. Police Chief Gen. Ghibullah Sadaat told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces from land and air targeted the Taliban positions in the district. At least 27 Taliban were killed in different areas and…

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4 of a family killed, 6 wounded in Faryab blitz

Four members of a family were killed and another six wounded in an airstrike in Khwaja Subzposh district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Wednesday. The government official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Gerizwan district chief survives Taliban attack

The district administration chief of Girezwan district in north western Faryab province survived the Taliban attack while five security personnel were killed an injured in a separate attack, an official said on Friday. Police Spokesperson Abdul Karim…

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4 civilians killed in Faryab mortar strikes

At least four civilians were killed and two others wounded as a result of a mortar attack in northern Faryab province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Abdul Karim Yourish told Pajhwok Afghan News five mortars…

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Faryab: District police chief killed in Taliban attack

The acting police chief for the Khwaja Sabaz Posh district of northwestern Faryab province was killed along with an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in a Taliban attack on Monday morning, said an official. Abdul Karim Yourish, the…

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Separate Taliban attacks cause 28 civilian casualties

KABUL attacks have resulted in 28 civilian casualties in Faryab and Ghazni provinces, officials say. Fourteen civilians were killed and injured in three separate attacks, confirmed Karim Yourish, Faryab spokesman. He added 11 civilians were killed and injured in gunfire…

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Work on Dahandara Dam deceptive: Faryab governor

Some officials on Thursday said work on Dahandara Dam in northwestern Faryab province has resumed, but others disputed the claim as deceptive. According to a Pajhwok Afghan News report, work on Dahandara irrigation dam in Pashtonkot district of…

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Taliban collect power bills from 40,000 Faryab families

Da Afghanistan militants collect electricity bills from more than 40,000 families in the province where government organs default on around 70 million afghanis bills. Electricity is supplied to Maimana city, the provincial capital, and eight districts of the…

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Children among 5 killed in Faryab incidents

Five people have been killed and three others wounded during separate incidents in northern Faryab province, local sources said on Friday. Three children and a woman were killed on Thursday afternoon when a mortar shell hit the house…

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Taliban capture, kill off-duty soldier in Faryab

Taliban gunmen pulled an Afghan army soldier out of a vehicle and shot him dead in Dawlatabad district of northern Faryab province, an official said Friday. The off-duty Shaheen Military Corps soldier was travelling on the Maimana-Andokhi road…

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26 women graduate as vaccinators in Faryab

Twenty-six women completed a three-month vaccination training program in northeastern Faryab province on Thursday, local officials said. Dr. Mohammad Maruf Samar, head of Samar Outpatient Clinic, addressed the graduation ceremony of the training program organized by Samar Outpatient…

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22 Taliban killed, 24 injured in strikes, clashes

KABUL militants have been killed and another 24 wounded in air strikes and clashes nationwide, the 209th Shaheen Military Corps said on Thursday. A statement from the military corps said casualties were inflicted on the insurgents in Faryab, Sar-i-Pul and…

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Earning dowry cost, Hamidullah loses 4 body parts

A 40-year old man in northwestern Faryab province says he lost his both arms and feet while working in Iran to earn dowry cost before marrying his wife but now he has beceme burden on his own family. Hamidullah,…

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Taliban’s district chief among 4 killed in Faryab

Taliban’s shadow chief for the Almar district of northern Faryab province has been killed along with three other insurgents in an airstrike. In a statement, the 209th Shaheen Military Corps said Maulvi Abdul Ghani was killed along with…

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Clashes leave Faryab capital, some districts in darkness

The residents of Maimana, the capital of northwestern Faryab province, and seven districts have been without electricity for the past seven days due to clashes between Taliban and security forces. Officials of Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) say…

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4 civilians killed in Faryab mortar shelling

At least four civilians were killed and as many others injured in a mortar shell strike in southwestern Faryab province where militants set on fire 10 houses of Afghan forces. Sebghatullah Silab, deputy provincial council head of Faryab,…

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Faryab man kills mother in law over bride price

A man shot dead his mother-in-law and wounded his father-in-law in Pashtunkot district of northwestern Faryab province on Tuesday, an official said. Mirwais Sayedzoi, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News  the incident happened in Jeji area…

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