Drugs have been providing funding for Taliban insurgency and seizing the substance plays a vital in enhancing security, said the police chief for northern Kunduz province on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Abdul Hameed Hamidi said police seized 1.5…
The newly-appointed police chief for northeastern Kunduz province on Wednesday underlined the need for reforms in the force to improvethe security situation. Brig. Gen. Abdul Hameed Hameedi, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said some…
Residents of northern Kunduz province say illegal armed groups pose a serious security threat and some armed groups run own jails in the province. Rassoul, a resident of Khanabad district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that hundreds of…
Local officials on Tuesday said a man who attacked relatives with acid in northeastern Kunduz province has been arrested six years after his disappearance. Deputy police chief, Col. Mohammad Masoom Hashimi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the man,…
The appellant court head in northern Kunduz province on Sunday said corruption in provincial judicial organs has lent a dullness to the process of deciding cases, asking people to cooperate the court in fighting the menace. Mohammad…
At least nine insurgents and one soldier have been so far killed during a newly launched operation codenamed ‘Pamir 1’ in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. The 808 Spinzar zone police commander in the…
More than 2,200 war-affected families have received cash and food aid in northern Kunduz and Jawzjan provinces, officials said on Sunday. Kunduz governor’s spokesman Syed Mahmood Danishtold reporters 50 million afghanis would be distributed to 200 families…
The Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel are unable to effectively deal with Taliban militants in northern Kunduz province due to lack of heavy weapons and other needed equipment, an official said on Thursday. Karimullah, ALP commander in…
Some residents in northern Kunduz province have complained against the surge in street crimes ranging from robbery, kidnapping to armed attacks by unknown armed men. A number of residents were worried about the recently increased armed robberies…
Police on Thursday claimed detaining four burglars in northern Kunduz province. The detainees were accused of robbing shops in Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Col. Najibullah Sartir, crime branch chief at the police headquarters, said in a statement…
Security forces have launched winter offensive to eliminate rebels’ strongholds in northern Kunduz province and clear security threats, an official said on Wednesday. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Qasem Jangal Bagh told Pajhwok Afghanistan the winter offensive was…
A suicide bomber died on Tuesday when he detonated his explosives-filled vest before reaching target in northern Kunduz province, an official said. Police chief Brig. Gen. Qasim Jangal Bagh told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in…
The attorney’s office in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday suspended the Sher khan dryport enterprise head on charges of dereliction of duty and aiding land-grabbers. Prosecutor Mohammad Arif Mubashirtold Pajhwok Afghan News hundreds of acres of land…
A war-affected woman has developed mental illness owing to social and economic problems in northern Kunduz province. Mahria Khal, 45, whose husband was killed in recent clashes in Kunduz, is now displaced to Maza-i-Sharif, the capital of northern…
The provincial council on Sunday warned Taliban militants would recapture the capital of northern Kunduz province if clearing operations were not launched against them. “The government must conduct winter operations against Taliban because they are ill-prepared for a…
A civil society. Enayatullah Khaleq, a civil society activist, asked the warring parties to respect humanitarian laws and refrain from killing civilians during their clashes. He said the current year saw more than 500 people losing their…
KABUL of the airport in northern Kunduz province. A statement from the ACAA to Pajhwok Afghan News said the airport’s reconstruction project would cost 389 million afghanis to be paid by the government. The project is expected to take one…
A senior police commander in the northern zone on Wednesday claimed the Taliban had intensified their attacks in northern Kunduz province to enable foreign terrorists to sneak into Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Lt. Gen. Sher Aziz Kamawal, the…
A senior police commander on Tuesday a country-wide clearance operation codenamed “Shafaq2" would be launched soon from northern Kunduz province. Lt. Col. Sher Aziz Kamawal, 808th Spinzar Zone police commander, during an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL (UNAMA) on Sunday said it was investigating allegations that at least 32 civilians were killed in air strikes and a further 19 injured in northern Kunduz province last Thursday. The mission said a series of air strikes were carried…
The provincial council on Monday voiced concern over a large-scale Taliban’s presence around the capital of northern Kunduz province, but security authorities vowed to completely clear the province of insurgents. Taliban insurgents on October 3 briefly…
Displaced residents of northern Kunduz and Jawzjan provinces,who received cash and essential items,have urged the government to maintain security in their regionsso they could go back to their homes. Cash, health and kitchen packages were donated to at…
Fourteen Taliban militants including three notorious commanders have been killed and five others wounded during Special Forces’ overnight operations in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday. The 808 Speen zone police commander, Lt. Gen. Shir Aziz…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday denied the Kunduz conflict has any ethnic dimension or a conspiracy led to the city collapse. The CEO told people’s representatives from the northern province of Kunduz at his office…
