Local officials on Saturday said a survey of families displaced as result of clashes from northeastern Kunduz province to Badakhshan was underway and 440 of them have already received aid. Syed Abdullah Dehqan, the Natural Disaster Management Authority…
Afghan security forces’ special units have retaken the areas lost to Taliban recently in the capital of northern Kunduz province, where the situation is returning to normal, officials said on Tuesday, but residents hold different views. Kunduz City…
The Presidential Palace on Sunday announced allocating 100 million afghanis for families displaced by escalating insecurity in Kunduz and Uruzgan provinces. A statement from the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) said the 100 million afghanis fund was…
The provincial council on Thursday assailed the government over failing to control the fighting in northern Kunduz province, saying mostly civilians bore the brunt of the situation. Amruddin Wali, a member of the provincial council, told…
Taliban militants entered the capital of northern Kunduz province as they captured the city’s main square, raising their white flags on Monday, local officials said. One person was killed and 35 people including civilians and security forces…
KABUL attack on the provincial capital had been pushed back and normalcy had returned to the city. A man died and 35 people including civilians and security forces were wounded after Taliban insurgents stormed Kunduz City from four directions…
At least 35 people including civilians and security forces were wounded after Taliban insurgents stormed the capital of northern Kunduz province on Monday, capturing several posts, but the Ministry of Defence said security forces were in control…
Local security officials on Tuesday said 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed mysteriously in northeastern Kunduz province. Sher Aziz Kamawal, commander of Spinzar Police Zone in Kunduz, told Pajhwok Afghan News the killings took…
At least 20 rebels and three security personnel have been killed during a clearing operation in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northeastern Kunduz province, local officials said on Monday. Police chief, Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Public representatives say the Taliban have enforced their own curriculum in schools in areas under their control in northeastern Kunduz province. A provincial council member, Amruddin Wali, told Pajhwok Afghan News 20 schools had been closed as…
Describing the security situation in northern Kunduz province as ‘unsatisfactory’, Interior Minister Taj Mohammad Jahid on Wednesday said a massive operation against insurgents has been launched to ensure security. Jahid, who arrived in the province to assess…
Describing the security situation in northern Kunduz province as ‘unsatisfactory’, Interior Minister Taj Mohammad Jahid on Wednesday said a massive operation against insurgents has been launched to ensure security. Jahid, who arrived in the province to assess…
Four Taliban militants have been killed, a dozen captured alive and a number of villages cleared of their presence in northern Kunduz province, the provincial police chief said on Friday. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh told Pajhwok…
A 13-year-old boy in northern Kunduz province says he has to toil beyond his capacity to meet family needs. Out of school, he is acutely aware of what the future holds for him. Around 2 million Afghan…
Afghan security forces recaptured the Qala-i-Zal district of northeastern Kunduz province on Monday, a month after it fell to the insurgents, an official said. Acting police chief, Col. Mohammad Masoom Hashimi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the district…
Four policemen were killed and a fifth wounded on Monday when a bomb went off in Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, an official said. Col. Mohammad Masoom Hashimi, the deputy provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Three high-ranking security and civil officials came under attack from Taliban insurgents in northern Kunduz province on Wednesday, when a massive security operation was launched. Accompanied by some reporters, the three officials coming under attack included the…
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) on Wednesday said the broken power cables from Tajikistan to northeastern Kunduz province have been reconnected. The power utility head for the northeastern zone, Eng. Hamidullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the cables…
Civil society after insecurity escalated in the province. Shahbaz Saberi, a civil society activist, told Pajhwok Afghan News all PC members left Kunduz for Kabul after militants increased their attacks in the province. He said the people…
Some residents and provincial council members claimmilitants control more than 80 percent of northern Kunduz province, blaming the government for lacking the will to recapture the areas. With each passing day, the security situation is deteriorating as…
At least 20 Afghan local Police (ALP) personnel suffered casualties during overnight clashes with Taliban insurgents who captured an area near the provincial capital of northern Kunduz province, an ALP commander said on Monday. ALP Commander Sheikh…
Taliban and Tajikistan in northeastern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday. Deputy police chief, Masoom Hashimi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents, after being defeated in Khanabad district, suffered 37 fatalities. Subsequently, they launched attacks on…
Defence Minister Abdullah Habibi on Sunday said security forces in northern Kunduz province had been directed to launch a major operation against insurgents in the province. The minister, who paid a visit to Kunduz City, the provincial…
KABUL militants on Saturday took control of the Khanabad district of northeastern Kunduz province, an official said. Hayatullah Amiri, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents launched group attacks on the district centre some days ago, with…
