KABUL from eastern Laghman province was killed by unknown assailants on Saturday, an official said. The victim, Bashir Sapi, was gunned down by unknown attackers before noon, said the spokesman for Laghman governor, Asadullah Dawlatzai. He said the governor, Mohammad…
The provincial Mines Department of eastern Laghman province says unauthorized extraction of sand and rocks has been stopped in the province and a contract for their legal extraction would be signed soon. On March 27, Pajhwok Afghan News…
A Taliban insurgent has been killed along with his three sons by his own bomb in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province, an official said on Tuesday. Asadullah Dawlatzai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
The Spin Ghar Talak Company continues to receive money from sand and rock mining in eastern Laghman province despite the end of its contract in May, 2017, Pajhwok Afghan News has reliably learnt. The Spin Ghar Talak Company…
Despite efforts spanning five years, around 1,000 families of deceased soldiers of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) could not receive land plots in the Qarghayio district of eastern Laghman province due to negligence of local…
Some associations in eastern Laghman province illegally take thousands of afghanis from hundreds of rickshaws in the provincial capital, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. Documents obtained by Pajhwok show 423 registered rickshaws ply Mehtarlam roads daily and each…
At least six civilians have been killed in a roadside bombing in Qarghayo district of eastern Laghman province, officials said Tuesday. Governor’s spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a roadside bomb targeted a civilian vehicle near…
A four-year old enmity between current and former Provincial Council members has come to an end after the mediation of tribal elders in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Wednesday. Four years back, when a vorbal clash…
Security officials on Monday said eight Taliban militants have been killed and their weapons destroyed in separate airstrikes in Laghman and Kapisa provinces. The officials also said two children, who moved to an insurgent hideout, were also killed…
Three children were killed as a result of flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Alishang district of eastern Laghman province Wednesday night, an official said on Thursday. The floods also destroyed large swaths of farmland in Alishang,…
Taliban Breshna Shirkat (DABS) workers after abducting them two weeks ago in Badpakh district of eastern Laghman province, an official said Sunday. Asadullah Dawlatzai, the Laghman governor’s spokesman, confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News the workers were freed by…
Helicopters-borne Afghan security forces allegedly killed at least 12 civilians and wounded four others during an operation in Badpakh district of eastern Laghman province, residents said Thursday. Local officails confirmed the operation in the district, but they were…
One person was killed and five others wounded after a protest against a provincial council member turned violent in the capital of neighboring Laghman province on Thursday. The protestors emerged from Tergari area of Mehtarlam city and arrived…
The remains of an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, Mohammad Omar who hugged a suicide bomber and rescued scores of other people, was laid to rest in Mehterlam, the capital of eastern Laghman province, on Monday. While on…
Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and five Taliban militants have been killed in separate incident of violence in eastern Laghman and Kunar provinces, officials said on Sunday. Sherin Agha Faqiri, spokesman for the ANA’s 201th Selab Military…
The governor on Saturday inaugurated construction work on a 15-kilometer long and 30-meter wide road in eastern Laghman province. Mohammad Asif Nang told Pajhwok Afghan News the road would be completed within six months at a cost of…
Eighteen out of the total 51 voter registration centers in eastern Laghman province remain closed due to insecurity, an official said on Saturday. While, provincial council (PC) members say if these voter registration centers are not opened, local…
Eleven people, including five women, were injured in a landmine explosion in the capital of eastern Laghman province on Saturday, an official said. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion happened at around 11:30am…
Thousands of people attended two separate gatherings in eastern Laghman province, voicing their support for the Oct 20 parliamentary and district council elections. Some 2000 people took part in the events named “elections and people’s fate” and “8th…
The governor laid the foundation stone of a 170-acre teacher’s township in Qarghai district of eastern Laghman province on Tuesday. Speaking to Pajhwok on the sidelines of a ceremony in this regard, Governor Mohammad Asif Nang said the…
One person was killed and five other injured in a traffic accident in eastern Laghman province on Kabul-Jalalabad Highway, an official said on Thursday. Governor spokesman Sarhadi Zwak told Pajhwok Afghan News the accident took place at around…
Around 2,000 internally-displaced persons (IDPs) and needy families received food aid in eastern Laghman province on Tuesday, an official said. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the assistance had been provided by friendly counties China…
Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi has reviewed progress on a string of ongoing development projects during his visit to eastern Laghman province. Governor Abul Jabbar Naeemi, General Director of Civil Aviation Authority Mahmood Shah Habibi and MPs Amir…
Seven Taliban insurgents, including a commander, have been killed in nighttime raids by the Afghan Special Forces in eastern Laghman province, an official said Monday. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Special Forces conducted…
