Some residents of western Ghor highway. They say the harassment of passengers started after Taliban militants recently hijacked an ambulance of Lal-wa-Sarjangal district hospital along with a doctor, four students including three girls and a driver on the…
Taliban province, officials said. Public health director Dr. Juma Yaqobi said the Taliban abducted the six people along with an ambulance while returning from Lal wa Sarjangal district’s hospital. He urged influential tribal figures to cooperate with them…
A married woman has allegedly committed suicide by drinking acid in western Ghor province, an official said on Wednesday. The woman, identified as Seyah Moi took her life in Ahangaran locality of Ferozkoh, the provincial capital, late on…
Intelligence forces on Monday arrested an alleged suicide bomber in Ferozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province, the governor said. Governor Ghulam Nasir Khasi told Pajhwok Afghan News the would-be bomber was arrested by National Directorate of Security…
A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Ghor province while separately an insurgent killed his uncle and wounded a cousin in northeastern Badakhshan province, security officials said Monday. Mohammad Iqbal Nizami, the Ghor governor’s spokesman, told…
The Taliban province, an official said on Thursday. Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Ziaul Haq Khushnood told Pajhwok Afghan News the girl was punished in the Khursang area of Shahrak district. Another security sources revealed the 18-year-old had…
The residents of Lal wa Sarjangal district in western Ghor province have been protesting against what they say growing insecurity on the Ghor-Herat highway. The protesting residents say gunmen had recently started pulling passengers off vehicles and shooting…
More than 1,000 war-displaced families are in dire need of assistance in western Ghor province. The families have been displaced by clashes to Ferozkoh City from Dolina and Shahrak districts. They have sought refuge with residents and need…
Local officials in western Ghor province confirmed on Sunday the killing of 21 pro-government militia and security forces and 25 militants during the battle for Awshan area in Shahrak district. A day earlier, local officials had said that…
The Taliban province, local official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban captured the Awshan area after fierce clashes with security forces that lasted for six hours on Friday night. He…
Taliban province, but Afghan forces killed them all, police said Thursday. Ghor police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News on Thursday that four Taliban assailants stormed a voter registration center in Kamarab area of Firozkoh city…
Local officials on Tuesday said 10 Taliban province. Mohammad Kabiri, chief of Shahrak district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants attacked the district center from four directions on Monday night. He said that 10 militants were killed…
A prayer leader of a mosque province went off accidently, an official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mualvi Abdul Qader, a resident of Kashkar area, wanted to plant the roadside bomb…
Two Taliban province, on Thursday, an official said. Police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal Niami said the Taliban attacked a voter registration center this afternoon in Kasi village. One assailant was killed and another injured during the attack by security…
The voter’s registration process has gotten off to a slow start in western Ghor province as many residents do not have paper identity cards, provincial election officials said on Friday. “People in villages and remote parts of Ghor…
Female athletes in western Ghor province have criticized the government for what they say “paying no attention” to providing them venues for doing exercise. Two female footballers Nilofar and Shima told Pajhwok Afghan News that women, but there…
President Ashraf Ghani has promised implementation of some reconstructions projects and across-the-board reforms in western Ghor province, the provincial governor said on Sunday. Ghulam Nasir Khazih told in a press conference in Ferozkoh, the provincial capital, that he…
Residents on Monday complained about the cancellation of flights by the only airline operating in western Ghor province, saying they had to accept problems and travel by road. Common people, traders and government officials travel to Ghor through…
Physically-challenged people in western Ghor sectors. Four decades of war, daily blasts, suicide attacks and roadside explosions have rendered many people disabled across the country, including more than 2,000 in Ghor. Abdul Qayyum Bahbodi, head of the Disabled…
Police in western Ghor and Herat provinces on Tuesday said they had detained six alleged thieves. Ghor police spokesman Iqbal Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News that two robbers were arrested in Ghalmin locality of Firozkoh city, the provincial…
A 17-years-old girl has committed suicide by drinking acid in western Ghor province last night, an official said on Tuesday. The girl identified as Bibi Gul took her life in Firozkoh, the provincial capital, at round 8:00pm Monday…
A number of people in western Ghor province say the government did not pay attention for the improvement of information technology infrastructure and internet speed in their province. Internet users in Ghor say that telecom companies did not…
Residents of six districts of western Ghor province have said roads in their areas were blocked by the latest snowfall. Six districts including Dolina, Shahrak, Tolak, Saghar, Charsadda and Pasaband were cut off from the provincial capital as…
KABUL province. The Minaret of Jam, one of Afghanistan Heritage Properties in Danger” in 2002. A statement from UNESCO said the video is now available on social media website Youtube at https://youtu.be/PcE10VsqP5Q. In September 2017, a mission took place for…
