Residents of southern Ghazni province say they are concerned about an uptick in insecurity with the start of spring, with local officials admitting security problems in 15 districts. Jan Mohammad, who lives in Mohammad Khan Qala area…
Security officials blame growing insecurity in southern Helmand province on administrative corruption and drug trafficking. Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahim Chakhansouri, 505th Bust Zone police commander, said besides militants, corruption in government departments also contributed to insecurity in Helmand.…
Some businessmen say they could not make investments due to insecurity in southern Ghazni province, but officials say they are ready to provide them security. Trader Abdul Rahman told Pajhwok Afghan News on Wednesday that insecurity had…
Poverty has increased and so the number of beggars due to growing insecurity across the country, residents of western Herat province say. They say intensified fights in many parts of the country had affected people’s economic situation,…
KABUL members on Monday expressed concern over increasing insecurity in some provinces and asked the government leaders to devise a war strategy that could meet current needs. Fatima Aziz, a lawmaker from Kunduz province, expressing concern over the security…
The residents of Qarabagh district of central Kabul province have expressed their concern about the movement of masked gunmen, telephonic threats and night letters threatening government officials to leave their jobs. Government officials in the district confirmed insecurity…
Residents complain the security situation has recently deteriorated in most parts of southern Ghazni province, but the officials concerned reject the claim as groundless. Mohammad Halim Rasouli, a tribal elder from Ghazni City, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Local officials say the ongoing insecurity in northern Badakhshan province has badly affected business activities and discouraged investments. Abdul Haseeb Daqiq, an official at the provincial economy department, estimated at $214 million investments made in the province in…
Only 60 percent of high school graduates on Wednesday appeared in the university entry test (Kankoor) in southern Helmand province, officials said. More than 2500 students completed high school Helmand this year but only 1062 of them sat…
Provincial council members on Sunday said the third turbine at the Kajaki hydropower dam could not be installed due to growing insecurity in southern Helmand province. Insecurity has increased in Kajaki and Sangin districts, bringing to a halt…
