A blast inside the education office of Shegal district of eastern Kunar province on Tuesday destroyed three rooms of the department but there were no casualties, an official said. The education department office is located inside the main…
Dozens of tribal elders on Thursday attended a gathering announcing their support for the Afghan security forces, as elsewhere 100 policemen completed training in southern Zabul province, officials said. The elders from Shegal and Shultan districts of Kunar…
Dozens of tribal elders in eastern Kunar province on Saturday voiced their opposition to the creation of private militias against insurgents. At a gathering held in the provincial capital Asadabad, the elders said instead of forming private militias,…
Three members of a family were killed and eight others wounded when the roof of their room caved in the Sarkani district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday. Mohammad Hanif Khairkhwa, the district chief, told…
Students of Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University in eastern Kunar province say they are faced with numerous problems on the campus and urge government officials to address them. The university was established six years ago in front of the…
An explosives-laden car went off on the outskirts of Asadabad, the capital of eastern Kunar province, before reaching the target, an official said on Saturday. The car, parked on the bank of Peach Dara River in Asadabad, exploded…
A 15-member group of Taliban militants has joined the Afghan government-initiated peace process in eastern Kunar province, the governor said on Tuesday. Wahidullah Kalimzai said the group, led by commander Khair Mohammad, had been active in Dewgul area…
The 201 Selab Military Corps commander on Monday said the Islamic State or Daesh group had started recruiting in eastern Kunar province and was planning attacks, but Afghan security forces would subdue it. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zaman Waziri…
Two Pakistani militants were killed in a NATO drone strike in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night in Shultan valley of Shegal district that borders Pakistan, Kunar police chief…
A key Al Qaeda member and his two guards were killed in a drone strike in Ghaziabad district of eastern Kunar province, officials said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday night in Darin area, killing a…
Male nurses have been working in some districts of eastern Kunar province instead of female nurses, health officials said on Wednesday. During an evaluation gathering of the Midwifery and Nursing Institute in Asadabad, the Basic Health Services Department…
Government employees involved in corruption would be brought to justice, the governor of eastern Kunar province said on Sunday. He was addressing a consultative gathering participated by district chiefs, members of provincial councils and peace council, district development…
At least 28 civilians were wounded in a magnetic bomb explosion in Asadabad, the capital of eastern Kunar province, on Sunday, an official said. The incident took place at around 11:30am in the main bazaar of Asadabad, police…
Two civilians and as many militants have been killed in separate security incidents in eastern Kunar province, officials said on Saturday. One civilian and three more insurgents were wounded. The Taliban attacked local residents in Chapa Dara district…
Construction and graveling work on a 10.5 kilometres road was launched in the Noorgal district of eastern Kunar province on Sunday, officials said. The road would be graveled from the district centre to Mazar Dara at a cost…
Like some other provinces, residents of northern Balkh and eastern Kunar provinces also staged rallies on Saturday to push for adding the word “Afghan” to the biometric national identity cards. In Balkh, thousands of people coming from various…
A NATO insurgents dead and 26 others wounded, an official and the military said. Zarqawi was killed along with an accomplice in Sawki Dara of Ghaziabad district, the governor’s spokesman, Ghani Musammam, told Pajhwok Afghan News. Meanwhile, the…
At least five Taliban militants were killed after they stormed security check-posts in Marwi district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Tuesday. Kunar Police Chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces…
The residents of Marawara district of eastern Kunar province on Tuesday held a huge gathering in the provincial capital, voicing support for the unity government’s policies and programmes. Tribal elders, who addressed the gathering in Asadabad, stressed people’s…
Two newly-constructed buildings for the agriculture faculty and a hostel were on Thursday inaugurated on the Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University campus in eastern Kunar province. Higher Education Minister Dr. Farida Momand, the governor of Kunar, the provincial council…
Religious scholars in eastern Kunar and central Maidan Wardak provinces on Sunday urged Taliban Mohammad Akhtar Mansour to endorse peace talks with the Afghan government. Kunar provincial council member Mohammad Sapi, Ulema chief Mohammad Ismail and tribal…
About 142 families affected by recent floods were on Sunday distributed food and non-food items in eastern Kunar province, an official said. The floods triggered by heavy rains hit Narai, Chapa Dara, Sarkano, Khas Kunar, Narang, Ghazibad, Asmar,…
The flood affected families of Kofab district in northern Badakhshan received flood assistance but vulnerable families in eastern Kunar and northern Panjshir demanded immediate aid, officials said on Thursday. At least six persons were killed, 54 houses,…
Suspected Taliban insurgents gunned down two schoolteachers in the Dangam district of eastern Kunar province on Thursday noon, police said. Police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces killed one of the assailants.…
