A school teacher has allegedly been killed by Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and two ANA personnel have been arrested in connection with the incident in Chak district of MaidanWardak province, officials said Tuesday. Locals residents brought the…
Hundreds of protesters in central Maidan Wardak province on Monday demanded writing full name of the province in computerized national identity cards, vehicle registration plates and other official forms. Nearly 1200 protestors from Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital,…
A car bomb attack caused casualties to Afghan commando forces in the Jalrez district of central Maidan Wardak province last night, a public representative said on Thursday. SharifullahHotak, a member of the MaidanWardak provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan…
At least one student was killed and six others wounded in a bomb blast outside a private university in the capital of central Maidan Wardak province on Monday, an official said. Maidan Wardak public health director Dr. Mohammad…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) base came under car bombing in the capital of central Maidan Wardak province on Thursday, a public representative said. Provincial council member Sharifullah Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the predawn attack on the…
The governor of central Maidan Wardak province on Tuesday asked security forces to avoid using heavy weapons fire which often inflicted casualties on civilians. Addressing a gathering to mark the 101st Independence Day here, Governor Abdul Yamin…
KABUL attack, an official said on Saturday. Governor Muzafaruddin Yamin said: “Abdullah Rasouli was killed in the Taliban attack on Friday afternoon while he was offering prayer.” Rasouli was praying in his base when the Taliban sprayed bullets on…
Taliban militants have killed three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Haji Mohammad Hofyani told Pajhwok Afghan News the soldiers served in Ghazni province and they…
Taliban’s shadowy governor for central Maidan Wardak was among eight others injured in an airstrike that killed another four insurgents, the provincial government said Thursday. The airstrike was carried out on Thursday afternoon in Pathankhel village of…
KABUL’s shadow police chief for the Syedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province has been killed along with seven associates, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sunday. In a statement, the MoD said militants stormed security check-posts in the…
KABUL militants have held dozens of residents hostage over their alleged cooperation with the government in Chak district of central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Monday. Mohibullah Sharifzai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 55 people…
Some residents of central Maidan Wardak province have condemned airstrikes on civilians and demanded identification and legal action against the perpetrators. Tens of residents of Maidan Wardak on Tuesday rallied and demanded an end to airstrike targeting civilians…
Some residents of central Maidan Wardak province have condemned airstrikes on civilians and demanded identification and legal action against the perpetrators. Tens of residents of Maidan Wardak on Tuesday rallied and demanded an end to airstrike targeting civilians…
KABUL activists from central Maidan Wardak province allege ethnic balance has not been considered in appointments to government posts in the province. Addressing reporters here, around 20 civil society activists from Hazara ethnic group said different ethnic groups lived in…
KABUL fighters have been killed in central MaidanWardak province and a portion of the Kabul-Kandahar highway cleared of insurgents. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said Brig. Gen. Khoshal Sadaat, MoI security secretary, headed an Afghan Special…
The governor of central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday survived a car bombing but three traffic officers were killed in the capital of the province, officials said. Mohibullah Sharifzai, governor’s spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that governor, Muzafaruddin…
KABUL militants have shot dead the chief of the Jaghato of central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Sunday. Raz Mohammad Waziri was gunned down by unidentified attackers in the 3rd police district of Kabul late on Saturday. Kabul…
Five civilians were killed in an airstrike in Narkh district of central MaidanWardak province on Saturday afternoon, a public representative alleged. Sharifullah Hotak, a member of the Provincial Council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the airstrike targeted a Saracha…
KABUL’s Red Unit commander for central Maidan Wardak province was among 22 militants killed by security forces during an ongoing operation in Narkh district, the Ministry of Interior said Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said the Taliban’s Red Unit…
One person was killed and at least six others were injured when a stray artillery bullet hit a wedding party in the Chak district of central Maidan Wardak province last night, residents said on Friday. Mohammad Saleh,…
KABUL leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar in central Maidan Wardak province on Thursday. As part of his election campaign, Hekmatyar addressed a gathering in Ghazi Karim Khan hall in Maidan Shahr City today. Naqibullah Amerkhel, a participant of the gathering, told Pajhwok…
KABUL militants threatened Swedish Committee employees not to work in central Maida Wardak province. The Taliban threat comes after a security forces raid on a Swedish Committee run clinic in Daimirdad district a few days back. On July 9, two…
KABUL sustained heavy casualties in airstrikes in Jaghato district of central Maidan Wardak province, but some sources said civilians were also among the casualties. Maidan Wardak provincial council secretary Abdul Wahid Akbarzoi said 20 Taliban rebels were killed in the…
The Taliban have claimed inflicting heavy casualties on security forces in central Maidan Wardak province but local officials say they were unaware of the development. The Taliban claimed killing 23 security personnel and capturing four security check-posts in…
