A liquid gas facility caught fire north of the capital of western Herat province on Saturday morning, officials said. Firefighters were sent to the site to extinguish the massive blaze, official said, adding full details of the incident…
Traders in western Herat province on Monday warned of closing the Industrial Park if the government failed to respond to the customs situation and drivers’ strike within 10 days. Traders and investors of Herat province warmed of…
Two people, including a woman, were killed and three others were injured in a traffic accident in western Herat province last night. Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai, spokesman for the Herat Public Health Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Five members of a pro-government militia have been killed in a Taliban attack in Kohsan district of western Herat province, local sources said on Saturday. A credible source told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban on Friday night…
Taliban have shot dead an ailing government employee in western Herat province, an official said on Monday. Governor Syed Abdul Waheed Qatali said the government employee from Farsi district was gunned down by the insurgents. The victim,…
A clash in Jibrail Township in the capital of western Herat province has left 40 people injured, an official said on Thursday. Ibrahim Mohammadi, head of the Herat ambulance service, told Pajhwok Afghan News 40 individuals were…
At least two border soldiers were killed and four others wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in western Herat province on Monday, officials said. Jailani Farhad, Herat governor’s spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took…
An authorized government team on Monday arrived in western Herat province to assess and investigate what caused the fire outbreak in Islam Qala port. Ghulam Bahauddin Jailani, state minister for natural disasters management, heads the13-member powerful probing…
The residents of western Herat province and the Butchers Union say if the smuggling of livestock to neighbouring Iran is not prevented, meat prices will surge further. Abdul QadirRahimzada, head of the Butchers Union, told Pajhwok Afghan…
A number of drivers and truck owners claim more than 750 trucks of commercial goods torched in Islam Qala port fire in western Herat province while the provincial governor estimates the number of cargo vehicles destroyed in…
Nearly a dozen Taliban militants involved in a number of attacks have been arrested in western Herat province, the governor said on Tuesday. Governor Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali told a news conference at the provincial National Directorate…
A number of residents of western Herat province in a gathering on Monday accused the provincial council head of coercing people into taking part in protests against the police chief, saying they would not let anyone disrupt…
Cultural and civil society activists in western Herat province on Sunday said the artworks of Afghanistan would be named by other countries as their own if the government’s negligence regarding their protection continued. Herat activists believe the…
A man killed his father and uncle -in-law in Adraskan district of western Herat province last night, an official said on Thursday. Abdul Ali Faqriyar, Adraskan district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the accused Sheikh Ahmad…
The Civilian Protection Working Group (CPWG) on Sunday expressed concern over increasing civilian casualties in the conflict in western Herat province, saying thousands of families would be forced to leave their homes if the situation did not…
President Ashraf Ghani during his trip to western Herat province heard problems of local youths, civil society activists, security officials, traders and representatives of traders, a statement from the Presidential Palace said Friday. On the head of a…
Journalists on Thursday announced boycotting President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to western Herat province and termed sidelining media an insult to the freedom of expression. Reporters and representatives of media outlets said President Ghani traveled to Herat today…
At the head of high-level delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday travelled to western Herat province. At an event in the western city, the president named the Herat International Airport after Khwaja Abdullah Ansari. In a statement, the…
Acting Minister of Information and Cultural Affairs TahirZaheer and Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN) representative Prince Herigi on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to rehabilitate the Musalla Minarets, which are in a dilapidated condition.
Neurologist Dr.NazifullahPayandeh has been released by his kidnappers after payment of ransom money in western Herat province, an official said on Saturday. Mayor Abdul Hakim Tamna told Pajhwok Afghan News that Dr.NazifullahPayandeh was released from captivity and…
Three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in western Herat province, officials said on Friday. A fielder car crashed head-on into a truck on the Herat-Torghundi road in the Kamar Kalagh area…
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says over 20,000 square meters of carpet was exported abroad from western Herat province during the last nine months. Mohammad Rafi Rahmani, ACCI executive director for Herat province, told…
At least 134 people have been arrested on charges of terrorist attacks, kidnappings and armed robberies, in western Herat province during the past three months, the governor said on Saturday. Governor Sayid Wahid Qatali told a press…
Residents of this western city of Herat say they daily face uncontrolled traffic jams at peak hours but officials concerned remain indifferent to the matter. Herat city residents accuse the provincial traffic chief of being incompetent to…
