Farmers in southern Helmand province have collected 190,000 tonnes of corn yield which is 16.5 percent higher compared to the last year’s yield, an official said on Saturday. ZalmayAlko, head of the Helmand Agriculture Department, during an exclusive…
At least four policemen and two civilians have been killed and two other policemen wounded in a car suicide bombing in Greshk district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Sunday. Greshk police chief, Lt. Col. Mohammad Ismail…
More than 100,000 fruit orchards are being grown on 2,000 acres of land in southern Helmand province, announced the governor on Thursday. Governor Mohammad Yasin Khan told a gathering here that enough preparations were in place this year…
Two policemen were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bombing in Greshk district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said. Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News a police tank struck the…
The governor of southern Helmand province has warned people against using Pakistani rupees for transitions in next 10 days. Governor Mohammad Yasin Khan said people who continued to use Pakistani rupees beyond the deadline would be brought to…
Intelligence operatives have arrested five alleged kidnappers, including two women, in southern Helmand province, an official said on Tuesday. Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told media persons that the National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel detained a group…
At least 22 Taliban insurgents have been killed during security operations in southern Helmand and northern Baghlan provinces. Brig. Gen. Zabihullah Mohmand, commander of 215 Maiwand Military Corps in Helmand, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security…
Eight Taliban militants, including two Pakistani nationals, have been killed in security operations in the Garmser district of the southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. Bahir Ahmadi, the Kandahar governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News intelligence…
Power supply to the provincial capitals of southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces from the Kajaki hydropower dam has been cut since last 10 days, hitting hard people’s life. Electricity officials in Helmand say Taliban militants have planted landmines…
Schoolteachers in southern Helmand province went on strike on Monday against not increasing their salaries and not receiving land plots. Shah WaliZirmal, a teacher at Markaz-i-high school in Lashkargah City, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Intelligence forces have arrested 24 persons allegedly involved in targeted killings in southern Helmand province, local officials said on Saturday. During the past four days alone, five government officials were killed and three others were wounded in target…
At least eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed on Monday when a car bomb struck their check-post southern Helmand province, an official said. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Agriculture officials on Wednesday said lemon and citrus gardens were planted last year on thousands of hectors of land to prevent cultivation of poppy in southern Helmand province. Helmand Agriculture Director Zalmay Aloko told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Residents of southern Helmand province say they are fed up with insecurity due to Taliban’s control over six districts of the province for the last few years. The Taliban have been in control of Nawzad, Musa Qala, Sangin…
A key Al-Qaeda figure has been detained during a special forces’ operation in southern Helmand province. In a statement, the governor house said the special forces based in Helmand province conducted a night raid in Khanshin district…
Shopkeepers in southern Helmand province say the government’s move of a two-fold increase in taxes has affected their businesses. They say the government shifted the burden of its failure to collect taxes in insecure districts to traders in…
Agriculture officials in southern Helmand province say 16 metric tons of honey was produced in the province ongoing year, which shows increase in the production compared to last year. Sayed Rafiullah Qalam, acting Helmand agriculture director, told Pajhwok…
At least 15 Taliban militants have been killed as a result of an airstrike and clashes in eastern Nangarhar and southern Helmand provinces, officials said on Monday. Mohammad Haroon Yousafzai, spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, told…
A number of residents and civil society activists in southern Helmand province say voter turnout in the September 28 presidential elections will be low due to insecurity. Abdul Haq Zwakman, a civil society activist in Lashkargah, the provincial…
Nearly 60 Taliban militants have been killed and several others wounded during clearing operations in southern Ghazni and Helmand provinces, officials said Monday. Helmand police Chief Maj. Hassamuddin Helmandi told Pajhwok Afghan News the clearing operations…
More than 50 Taliban militants have been killed and scores of others wounded during Afghan and foreign forces operations in southern Helmand and central Logar provinces, officials said on Thursday. Helmand governor Mohammad Yaseen Khan told a…
Officials in southern Helmand province expect an yield of 90 metric tons of grapes in 2019, showing a 10 percent increase over the previous year. Although farmers are happy over the level of grape production, they are worried…
At least 11 security forces and 50 Taliban insurgents have been killed as a result of operations and clashes in southern Helmand and western Herat provinces, officials said on Saturday. A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity,…
At least 10 policemen and four Taliban militants have been killed as result of a clash in Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province, officials said Thursday. A security official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan…
