Businessmen and common people in eastern Kunar province have urged the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to announce final results from the June presidential runoff election at the earliest. They say the prolonged delay in releasing the election results…
Four people were killed in a head-on collision in the Sarkano district of eastern Kunar province on Monday, the police chief said. Brig. Gen. Abdul Haseeb Syedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News the casualties occurred in the morning when…
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and 15 insurgents were killed and 17 others wounded during clashes in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, an official said. The gunbattles erupted in the morning when the Taliban fighters mounted attacks…
Armed militants stormed a police post on the boundary between eastern Nuristan and Kunar provinces and the ensuing fight left two insurgents dead and as many wounded, a police officer said on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel,…
At least 15 Taliban (TTP), have been killed in clashes and drone strikes in central Logar and eastern Kunar provinces, officials said on Saturday. The airstrikes were carried out in the Sar Malim Kala locality of Charkh district…
Two people, including a child, were killed and seven others wounded when an unexploded mortar went-off all in a sudden in the Manogi district of eastern Kunar province on Monday, an official said. The incident occurred in the…
A Taliban-designated district chief for Narang of eastern Kunar province has been killed along with an accomplice, an official said on Monday. The district police chief, Cap. Mohammad Islam, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgent leader, Abdullah, and…
Four children of a family were injured after Pakistani forces fired dozens of rockets landing in three districts of eastern Kunar province, security officials said on Friday. Police chief Birg. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News…
At least two children were killed and seven others people, including women, wounded when a rocket fired by militants hit their house in the Chapa Dara district of eastern Kunar province, an official said Thursday. Police Chief Brig.…
At least 22 militants have been killed and 18 others wounded in different incidents of violence in eastern Kunar and Nuristan provinces, officials said on Friday. Maj. Haroon Yousafzai, a military spokesman in Kunar, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Hundreds of girls participated in entry tests for midwifery and nursing courses in the eastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday. Dr. Assadullauh Fazli, head of the provincial public health department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that some…
Local officials on Saturday accused Pakistani forces of firing 73 more rockets into the eastern province of Kunar, inflicting financial losses residents. Kunar police chief, Brig Gen Abdul Habib Syedkhel, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rockets were fired…
Five security personnel were killed in two separate incidents in Kunar and Badghis provinces, officials said on Thursday. Governor Shujaul Mulk Jalala said three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in the Mazar…
Police on Wednesday claimed Pakistan fired more than 300 rockets into eastern Kunar province, as protests in neighbouring Nangarhar province against the periodic shelling entered a second day. Kunar police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel told Pajhwok…
Rockets fired by Pakistani troops into eastern Kunar province on Monday left one person dead and 15 others wounded, the provincial police chief said. Maj. Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News Pakistan had fired 65 rounds…
Two young boys were killed when militants fired rockets Marora district in eastern Kunar province on Wednesday, an official said. Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhel, provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the tragic incident took place at…
Pakistani forces once again fired at least 30 “long-range rockets” into Shegal and Dangam districts of eastern Kunar province, causing financial losses to residents, the police chief said on Saturday. Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan…
In a fresh cross-border attack, Pakistani forces on Wednesday fired at least 18 artillery shells into eastern Kunar province, leaving several domestic animals dead and damaging a mosque. Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel, the provincial police chief, told…
An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) unmanned aircraft crashed in the Mori area of Shigal district in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, an official said. The unmanned aircraft was on a surveillance mission when it came down due…
Pakistani forces once again fired at least 18 rockets into eastern Kunar province, hitting several villages, police said on Friday. The rockets fired from across the border in Pakistan landed in Zarah Barol, Kachlai and Shinkai areas of…
Two militants’ commanders were killed in International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) airstrike in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, an official said. Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhel, provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the attack was carried out…
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday said it had recorded 32 complaints about fraud and other irregularities during last Saturday’s elections in eastern Kunar province. Regional IEC Chief Murtaza Habibyar told Pajhwok Afghan News five objections were…
Two civilians and 14 rebels were killed and many others wounded in a spate of security incidents on the Election Day in eastern Kunar province, official said on Saturday. Governor Shujaul Mulk Jalala said this at a joint…
Two separate gatherings were held in eastern Kunar province in support of presidential contenders Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf on Saturday. Hundreds of people in Khas Kunar district pledged support to Abdullah in the elections.…
