Grappling with an acute shortage of drinking water, the residents of western Ghor province have urged the government to relieve them from walking long distances to fetch water home after most of the wells in their localities dried…
Local health province amid lack of child health specialists. The officials said despite taking measures to control the diseases, the number of children affected was increasing with each passing day. Dr. Jumma Gul Yaqobi, head of Ghor Civil…
Eighteen prisoners, including three children and two women province in compliance with a presidential decree on Wednesday. Provincial attorney Abdul Jalil Molwizada told Pajhwok Afghan News the inmates had been convicted of various crimes and their release happened…
FEROZ KOH (Pajhowk): Two sons of a former Hezb-i-Islami province, an official said Saturday. Gunmen loyal to Taliban commander Abdul Hamid injured HIA commander Jahan Sher and killed his two sons late on Friday, confirmed Abdul Rahman Attashan, deputy chief…
Two people were killed and six others injured in a suicide blast in Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, on Saturday, an official said. Deputy Police Chief Ziauddin Saqib said the suicide blast took place in a…
The education province was enforced after it was issued two months ago, an official said Saturday. Two months back, the Ghor education department had asked the Ministry of Education to replace some of the department’s managers. The education…
The strength of female police in southern Ghazni province has reached 50 for the first time ever, the provincial deputy police chief said on Wednesday. Ramazan Ali told Pajhwok Afghan News the female police personnel had received…
Homegrown music that once enthralled audiences during festivals and other happy events in western Ghor province has been on the decline, local singers say. Artists and cultural activists criticize the government for having ignored the local music which…
Unidentified attackers have set on fire a private radio station in western Ghor province, an official said on Sunday. Syed Maroof Syedi, manager of the Sarhadi Radio Station, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place at…
Human trafficking cases have increased in western Ghor province where 45 such cases were recorded this year, the provincial justice department chief said on Tuesday. Abdul Jabbar Raji told a seminar “Awareness about human trafficking” in Firozkoh, Ghor’s…
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member was killed inside a hospital after he had allegedly killed his wife and mother-in-law in northeastern Takhar province, an official said Saturday. Provincial police spokesman, Maj. Abdul Khalil Aseer, told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL) said on Saturday. A statement from NDS received by Pajhwok Afghan News, said the would-be suicide bomber named Asadullah aka Sadaqat Maihan, was trained for suicide bombing across the Durand Line. The detainee confessed he was involved in several…
Dozens of people, including provincial council members, on Wednesday held a protest gathering in western Ghor province, calling for the provincial spymaster to be removed. The gathering in Ferozkoh, the provincial capital, accused the provincial National Directorate of…
Three drug smugglers and a a group of robbers have been arrested along with 100 kilograms of narcotics in western Ghor and southwestern Nimroz provinces, officials said on Sunday. Ghor police chief, Brig. Gen. Mustafa Mohseni, told Pajhwok…
KABUL province. The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AJC) in a statement to Pajhwok Afghan News said the channel’s main station was set up in Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis. Abor private television channel would air programmes on political, social, economic and…
A senior revenue department official and his bodyguard were killed by unknown gunmen in the capital of western Ghor province, local officials said on Monday. Deputy police chief Col. Abdul Hadi Chalghori told Pajhwok Afghan News the slain…
KABUL province and warned officials concerned over failure to arrest the perpetrators. Local officials in the western province on October 26 reported that Daesh militants killed the 33 civilians as the group too had claimed responsibility for the violence.…
Local education province are without buildings and students continue their studies in the open. Education Director Sebghatullah Akbari expressed concern over the education process in the province, alleging the government paid no attention to the construction of school buildings. He said…
KABUL province during an operation, officials said, ending a six-month long blockade. Maj. Gen. Mohaiuddin Ghori, 207th Zafar Military Corps commander, told Pajhwok Afghan News the road was finally reopened after a joint offensive was launched by Afghan security forces…
The Taliban province has been killed during a clash with security forces, an official said on Tuesday. Pasaband district chief, Farid Afghanyar, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Raz Mohammad Ghamai, the Taliban’s deputy governor, was killed in a…
At least three civilians have been killed and eight others wounded in a roadside bomb blast in the capital of western Ghor province, officials said on Monday. The police crime branch chieftold Pajhwok Afghan News the overnight explosion…
Local officials on Wednesday said seven Taliban province. Pasaband police chief Abdul Wahid told Pajhwok Afghan News militant attacked security posts on the outskirts of the district centre on Tuesday night and the ensuing clash stretched into Wednesday…
The mayor of western Ghor province on Monday warned of closing the municipality’s doors if the department’s usurped land was not reclaimed within the next three days. Mohammad Arif Qazizada told a press conference if the municipality’s lands…
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier were killed and another five wounded in a remotely controlled bomb explosion in the Pasaband district of western Ghor province on Thursday, an official said. A security official, who wished not to…
