Some members of Provincial Council of western Herat province on Tuesday accused the council’s head over illegal activities and interference in government affairs. PC members, Najibullah Muhbi, Dr. Noor Ahmad Haidari, Abdul Rahman Muradi and Sardar Bahadari…
More than 30 individuals have been arrested over the past 10 days for involvement in criminal activities in western Herat province, an official said on Monday. Jilani Farhad, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the intelligence…
Five personnel of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed and three others injured in a blast in western Herat province late on Friday, according to a statement. NDS officials deducted a suspected vehicle and…
One person died and 17 others were missing after flash flood swept away the vehicle they were travelling in Obe district of western Herat province, officials said on Tuesday. The Monday night floods hit Obe and ten…
Protesting residents of western Herat province closed a major highway for a fourth day on Tuesday to demand construction of the Chishti Sharif district’s square. Around 100 protestors have been closing the Chishti Shahrif-Herat highway against traffic…
At least eight people have been killed in flash floods that also caused huge financial losses to people in Herat and Samangan provinces, officials said Friday. Heart governor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad told Pajhwok Afghan News that rain storms…
As many as 137 prisoners, including four women, were released from prison in western Herat province in compliance with a presidential decree on Sunday. A statement from the Herat prisons department to Pajhwok Afghan News said the…
Intelligence operatives have detained three suspected kidnappers in western Herat province, the spy service said on Sunday. In a statement, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the three individuals trying to kidnap a resident were arrested…
A number of residents and civil society activists of western Herat province condemned the kidnapping and killing of a little girl, Mahsa and demanded execution of the perpetrators involved in her killing. Mahsa, a six-year-old girl, was…
Police in western Herat province arrested a man and his wife and rescued a two and a half years old child they had kidnapped, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday. According to the Ministry of Interior’s Facebook…
Former jihadi and asked the people of Herat province to be united for peace and stability in the country. Addressing a mammoth gathering to mark the historic revolt of the people of Herat province on this day…
Police personnel rescued a two-year-old child and detained two suspects in connection with the abduction in western Herat province on Thursday, an official said. Police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces were rescued…
Three men have been sentenced from one to two years in jail over killing two bank guards and looting 24 million afghanis in western Herat province, an official said on Sunday. A few months back armed robbers…
Some residents of western Herat province on Tuesday complained telecom services are suspended every night in many districts, urging an early solution to the inconvenience. Mohammad, a resident of Shindad district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the…
An Iranian national has been arrested in western Herat province for allegedly smuggling two kilograms of ice drug (shisha) to his country, an official said on Thursday. Abdul Ahad Wali Zada, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan…
An agreement was signed with KamAir airlines on direct flights between western city of Herat and New Delhi, the Indian capital, via the air-corridor between the two countries. The agreement was signed between acting minister of commerce, KamAir…
The construction process of as many as 334 school buildings kicked off in western Herat province on Tuesday by laying the foundation stone for a new school building, officials said. Herat governor Abdul Qayum Rahimi, inaugurating the…
Hundreds of cargo truck drivers on Sunday protested in western Herat province against what they called police extortion on the Herat-Farah highway. Nearly 3,000 drivers attended the protest rally and closed the Herat-Kandahar highway, complaining police coerce…
Local officials said Hajj and Islamic Affairs director of Ghoryan district of western Herat province was killed in an armed attack on Thursday. Sayed Mohammad Shirzad, Herat Hajj and Islamic Affairs director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
The residents of this capital city of western Herat province on Tuesday welcomed police’s harsh action against armed robbers, saying it would decrease crimes and security incidents. The residents also urged security forces to punish all individuals…
Provincial council members and residents of western Herat province on Monday asked the government to permanently stop taking fee from patients at the Zonal Hospital. A few days back, the hospital in Herat City temporarily stopped charging…
Agriculture Minister Nasir Ahmad Durrani on Wednesday laid the foundation of ‘Saffron Institute’ in Herat province, saying Turkey was interested in production and processing of the plant in the western province. Durrani, who arrived in Herat City…
Five members of a family including women and children have been dead in a fire in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday. Abdul Ahad Walizadah, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the fire erupted…
The distribution of land in the fourth phase of the industrial park in western Herat province has been launched, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries said Sunday, offering each square meter land to investors against 50 afghanis.…
