Local security officials on Thursday said a female university student, kidnapped by unidentified men, has been rescued by police in northeastern Kunduz province. Elsewhere, an Iranian national, who wanted to join militants, was arrested in southwestern Nimroz…
Residents and local officials on Monday said three newly formed districts of northeastern Kunduz province were still under Taliban’s control, asking the government to ensure their security. Two months ago, President Ashraf Ghani traveled to Kunduz province…
A hundred days after the government recaptured Kunduz City, residents complain of a Taliban presence on the outskirts of the strategic provincial capital. The city collapsed after a few hours of clashes on September 28. The Taliban…
Clearing operations in certain parts of northern Kunduz province have been delayed as most of security personnel are engaged fighting insurgents in southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday. Acting Governor Hamdullah Danishi said security forces…
More than 1300 Taliban militants have been killed after the fall of Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province, to the rebels in late September, a military commander said on Wednesday. Gen. Muhiuddin Ghori, the 20th…
Afghan special forces killed 21 insurgents including their two commanders and destroyed a Taliban-run prison during night raids in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Thursday. The overnight operations were conducted in Nahr-i-Kohna area of Dasht-i-Archi district,…
The forage distribution process benefitting more than 1000 war-affected famers in northern Kunduz province has been set in motion, officials said on Monday. A total of 100 tonnes of animal feed would be distributed to the farmers…
Due to recent disruptive activities in northern Kunduz province, saffron corms have not been distributed to farmers this year. Extension Manger of Kunduz Agriculture DepartmentAbdul baser Faqiri said they planned to distribute nearly 4,000 tonnes of saffron…
At least 27 militants, including five commanders, have been killed and nearly a dozen more wounded during an operation by the Afghan National Army (ANA) commando unit in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Monday. The…
Women carpet-weavers in northeastern Kunduz province on Monday called their vocation as a good source of income, urging the government to find a proper market for their products. Kunduz’s hand-made carpets enjoy special fame in northern Afghanistan.…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) would resume its operations soon in northern Kudnuz province, an official said on Thursday. UNAMA public information officer in Kunduz Shamsuddin Hamidi said their office would resume operations soon.…
The acting governor for northern Kunduz province on Wednesday said development activities should be stopped in areas where the insurgents had local support. Ahmadullah Danishi told a gathering at the governor’s house that in some areas people still…
A 10-member group linked to Jundullah militant outfit has been detained in northern Kunduz province, the spy service said on Wednesday. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the masked gunmen affiliated with Jundullah were…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday approved the creation of three new district units after arriving in northern Kunduz province and ordered the sacking of some National Directorate of Security (NDS militants. Heading a high level delegation, the…
A number of officials, religious scholars and influential individuals of northeastern Kunduz province on Thursday demanded greater attention to security, religious schools and helping war-affected people. They issued the call during a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani,…
Acting Kunduz governor Hamdullah Danishi on Monday said security, anti-corruption fight, good governances and the prevention of land- grab incidents have been prioritised in the northern province’s next 100-day action plan. Presenting the action at a gathering…
An official on Monday said 40 percent of Imam control and foreign fighters were spearheading the conflict. Amanuddin Quraishi, the town’s administrative head, told Pajhwok Afghan News currently around 1,500 Afghan and foreign Taliban fighters were fighting security…
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) or Doctors without Borders has assured residents of northeastern Kunduz province of reactivating its hospital in the provincial capital. On October 3, thirty people including a dozen MSF staff and patients…
Three of the 600 prisoners, who fled the central jail of northeastern Kunduz province in late September, have been re-arrested by security forces, an official said on Friday. The prisoners, including 35 women attack on the jail…
Taliban insurgents once against attacked security forces guarding Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province, but they were pushed back, officials said on Thursday. Fierce clashes erupted at 8pm on Wednesday night after Taliban insurgents attacked…
The fact-finding commission has submitted a 200-page report of its findings to the president into Taliban’s occupation of Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday. The high-level commission, tasked with investigating the fall…
A university student said on Saturday the Taliban cut off one of his fingers after arresting him during their occupation of Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province. He said the Taliban wanted to kill him,…
Thirty-six insurgents including foreign nationals have been killed and a dozen others wounded during an operation in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday. The district was fallen to Taliban fighters on June,…
The Kunduz provincial council on Thursday said the Taliban had equipped themselves with weapons and ammunitions after overrunning the provincial capital, posing a serious security threat to the residents. But security officials insist Taliban have been defeated…
