Police have detained 230 people in connection with various crimes during the past one month in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday. Governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News the suspects were detained in Jalalabad,…
A number of religious scholars and tribal elders in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday urged the Afghan government and the Taliban to declare ceasefire for the success of the ongoing peace negotiations. Holding a gathering in a hall…
At least 30 individuals have been arrested in connection with different crimes during the past week in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Farid Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News the suspects faced charges of…
At least 51 Taliban insurgents have been killed a as result of airstrikes and clashes in eastern Nangarhar province, officials claimed on Saturday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incidents took place in…
A dozen Taliban militants, half of them Pakistanis, have been killed and seven others injured in security forces’ operations in Nangarhar province, an official said on Friday. The rebels suffered casualties in retaliatory ground and air offensives by…
The primary courts of three districts have been functioning in Jalalabad, the provincial capital, of eastern Nangarhar province due to insecurity, an official said on Tuesday. Nangarhar Appellant Court head Mufti Mohammad Wazir during an exclusive chat with…
The Appellate Court in eastern Nangarhar province has sentenced eight individuals to jail terms from one to 14 years for committing various crimes, the court said in a statement on Thursday. The jury, led by Urban Court chief…
Tens of religious scholars and civil society. They asked both parties to give priority to ceasefire in order to pave the way for durable peace in the country. Religious scholars termed the ongoing fighting in Afghanistan as against…
The Sararud district mayor on Wednesday alleged he was beaten and tortured by security guards of Wolesi Jirga member Noor Agha Malakzai who rejected his claim. Mayor Navid Shinwari told reporters here that Malakzai’s security guards stopped the…
The spy service on Monday claimed arresting a suspect in this year’s coordinated attack on the main prison in eastern Nangarhar province. On August 1, militants carried out a coordinated attack on the Nangarhar prison, which resulted in…
The residents of Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhar province say the government has failed to deliver on its pledges with regard to reconstruction projects in the district. They say local residents have been protecting the district after…
At least 10 individuals have been arrested in connection with land grab in the Rodat district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that police detained the…
A 2500-year-old Buddhist-era prison has been found in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said on Saturday. Rahimullah Khogyani, director of information and culture, said archaeologists unearthed the prison built about 2500 years ago in Sabzabad area of Surkhrod…
Civilian Protection Working Group (CPWG) members on Tuesday said the continuation of war could derail the ongoing peace talks, urging truce for a successful outcome. The group members held a conference in this capital city of eastern Nangarhar…
Unidentified armed men shot dead a teacher at the university in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, an official said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in the Khogyani district this morning.…
Security forces and Taliban insurgents suffered casualties as they clashed in different parts of Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province, official sources said on Friday. A ground and air operation left six Red Unit Taliban gunmen dead and…
Canal Department officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday said alivera plants cultivated on 30 acres of land produced yield in two months. They said the plant being harvested was cultivated in the province for the first…
A solar power project was inaugurated in eastern Nangarhar province three years back to promote industry and resolve the shortage of energy but the project could not completed so far. Officials then pledged to encourage investment for the…
Dates harvested from the Canal area in eastern Nangarhar province has been sold traditionally in the market due lack of required equipment, technology and facilities. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has planted around 2,800 trees in the in…
Residents, civil society activists and war victims in eastern Nangarhar province say they will accept peace which protects achievements of the past 18 years. The views were expressed at a gathering titled “Peace Carpet” in Jalalabad, the provincial…
KABUL) personnel seized 2,150 kilograms of Ammonium Nitrate --- a substance used in landmine making --- from two trucks in eastern Nangarhar province and arrested five suspects. Governor Ziaulhaq Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News NDS personnel acting on a tip-off…
At least 16 Taliban militants, including five Pakistani nationals, have been killed and another six wounded in a clash with security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok…
Chicken meat import from neighboring Pakistan has rendered the local poultry industry in eastern Nangarhar province struggling with survival, farms owners said Sunday. They said chicken meat import from Pakistan against low tax has resulted in decreased chicken…
A higher customs duty is applied on goods imported through the Torkham border as compared to other dry ports of the country, which make the goods more expensive, traders in eastern Nangarhar province say. The traders argue the…
