Officials in eastern Laghman province on Sunday claimed thwarting bloody attack by arresting a would-be suicide bomber before he could reach the target. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News a would-be suicide bomber was apprehended…
An Afghan asylum seeker, who claims to be a torture survivor, has been allowed at the last minute to stay in the United Kingdom. The 39-year-old from Laghman province, who has lived in Britain for nearly 11 years,…
Dozens of reconstruction projects have been underway in eastern Laghman province and their execution will benefit more than half of the province’s population, the governor said on Wednesday. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, who inaugurated reconstruction work on a 630-meter…
Four Taliban insurgents, including a notorious commander, have been killed during an air-and-ground operation in Alingar district of eastern Nangarhar province. The joint forces raided a Taliban hideout in Sangar Dara area on Tuesday night, said Sarhadi Zwak,…
At least 15 Taliban and Daesh militants have been killed in airstrikes in eastern Lagham and Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Saturday. Nangarhar police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News that seven Daesh or Islamic State…
Two civilians were killed on Wednesday when a roadside bomb tore through a truck carrying rocks in the capital of eastern Laghman province, an official said. Laghman governor’s spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened…
President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday six billion dollars would be spent over the next four years on strengthening the country’s air force. The president, who arrived in eastern Laghman province from Kabul at the head of a…
One person was killed and two others sustained injuries when two cars crashed head-on on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in eastern Laghman province on Saturday. The accident occurred in Sarkhkano area at about 1:30pm between two cars, said Sarhadi…
Dozens of development projects have been launched in eastern Laghman province at a cost of one billion and three hundred million afghanis. It was told to a meeting about provincial development held under the chairmanship of Governor Abdul…
Refugee and Repatriation Minister Sayed Hussain Alami Balkhi on Sunday alleged widespread corruption in distribution of residential plots to returnees in two townships in eastern Laghman province. However, the minister said the accused persons had been referred to…
Construction work on two mosques was launched in the capital of eastern Laghman province on Friday. Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, who inaugurated the construction work on the mosques at the Sultan Ghazi Baba township and Nanakzai areas, said…
Twelve people were killed and 14 others wounded in a traffic accident in the Alishang district of eastern Laghman province on Monday, a statement from the governor house said. “The accident occurred this afternoon in Gonpal area when…
Four civilians have been killed and three others injured during separate incidents of violence in eastern Laghman and Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Monday. In Laghman, two women were killed and three children were wounded on Monday when…
Fifteen militants have been killed and as many wounded during a clearing operation codenamed “Pamir-5” in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Tuesday. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the offensive involving the Afghan…
Five children were killed and two others wounded when a mortar shell fired by the Taliban landed on a house on the outskirts of Mehterlam, the provincial capital, on Sunday, an official said. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman,…
A commander was among four Taliban militants killed in a blast caused by their own bomb along a river in eastern Laghman province, the governor’s house said on Friday. The militants were planting a roadside bomb in Hakim…
Seven Taliban militants have been killed and nine others wounded in an ongoing operation in eastern Laghman province, officials said on Saturday. Laghman governor’s spokesperson, Sarhadi Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the operation codenamed ‘Almas 2’ was launched jointly…
Eight people including two women were injured in a traffic accident on Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Qarghaio district of eastern Laghman province on Saturday, an official said. Laghman governor’s spokesperson, Sarhadi Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident occurred…
Hundreds of refugees who have returned from Pakistan and currently living in Gambiri desert of eastern Laghman province complain about ‘improper behavior’ of the Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel. However, local officials said the returnees have occupied land…
Thousands of returning families have received aid in eastern Nangarhar and Laghman provinces, an official said on Thursday. Around 2,000 families were given cash and food items by the Nangarhar Department of Refugees and Repatriation and several humanitarian…
KABUL commander was killed during a clash with security forces in the Alishang district of eastern Laghman province on Sunday. A statement from the provincial Media and Public Relations office said the clash broke out in the afternoon in Kotali…
Nine notorious commanders were among 18 insurgents killed during the newly-launched anti-insurgent operation in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Saturday. Laghman governor’s spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces conducted air and ground offensive…
At least nine people were wounded in a traffic accident in eastern Laghman province on Friday, an official said. The accident took place on the Kabul-Nangarhar Highway in the limits of Laghman province, the governor’s spokesman said. Sarhadi…
Afghan security forces frustrated Taliban’s plan to capture two districts of eastern Laghman province, killing and wounding 40 insurgents during an operation, the governor said on Thursday. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi told a news conference here that the enemy…
