KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The residents of this capital city of southern Kandahar province say despite promises the central jail could not be shifted outside the city’s crowded area. The Kandahar Central Jail was built around 30 years ago in Sarpozi…
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least 54 people, including security personnel, have been released from Taliban’s captivity in southern Helmand province, the military said on Tuesday. A statement from the 215th Maiwand Military Crops said the security forces raided a Taliban jail…
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Fifteen people have been released from a Taliban-run jail in the Marja district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Tuesday. Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan Special Forces raided the Taliban…
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Four drug smugglers have escaped from a prison with the help of a prison guard in southern Nimroz province, an official said on Monday. The official at the provincial police headquarters, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok…
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Cases of 84 prisoners in the jail in southern Kandahar province have been uninvestigated for the past eight years, appellant court officials say. The authorities were trying to investigate the cases in a way to ensure justice,…
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least 31 Nangarhar University students accused of insulting the national flag have been awarded jail terms, an official said on Sunday. Some months back, hundreds of Nangarhar University students staged a protest in support of militants and…
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Officials on Thursday said they had taken special security measures around the central prison in southeastern Khost province, vowing to defend the facility at any costs. The special measures were put in place after hundreds of dangerous…
