Some tribal influential, elders and youth in northeastern Takhar province grumble about what they say ubiquitous presence of irresponsible armed men, criticizing government’s inaction to control them. Dozens of elders, tribal figures and youth from Durqad, Khwja Bahauddin,…
Some residents in northern Jawzjan province on Thursday said the increased number of unauthorized gunmen had worried them. The worries were expressed the day Jawzjan police handed over some weapons and ammunitions to the Disarmament of Illegal Armed…
Gunmen opened fire at worshippers inside a mosque in Ab Chah district of northeastern Takhar province on Friday, killing three people and injuring nearly a dozen more, an official said. Six of the wounded people were said to…
Illegal armed men, while forcibly collecting Ushr (10th part of harvest) killed four brothers and wounded a fifth in Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Mohammad Zahir Niyazai, Khanabad police chief,…
Residents on Sunday expressed concern over the presence and highhandedness of illegal armed individuals in northern Baghlan province. They said the armed men posed a serious threat to security of the province and police were unable to put…
Two gunmen loyal to an illegal armed commander were killed during a clash with public uprising forces in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Thursday. The clash erupted between gunmen linked to illegal commander Gul Ahmad…
Two people were killed and three others wounded during a clash between gunmen loyal two rival illegal militia leaders in Shulgara district of northern Balkh province, residents said on Monday. The clash erupted on Sunday afternoon in Karani…
