Displaced persons from 17 provinces and repatriates belonging to 13 provinces have been living in eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial Refugee and Repatriates Department said on Monday. Over 18,000 families from different insecure provinces, with the majority from…
President Ashraf Ghani condoled with the relatives of Haska Mena blast victims during his trip to eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday. More than 70 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a bomb blast that…
At least 13 insurgents have been killed in joint security operation and a clash in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces conducted operations in…
At least 62 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a bomb blast that ripped through a mosque during Friday’s prayers in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province. The explosion caused by a…
Intelligence operatives have detained 17 armed criminals, including Taliban and Daesh members during the past one week in eastern Nangarhar province, the governor said Tuesday. Governor Shah Mehmood Miakhel told a press conference here that National Directorate of…
Journalists in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday said except a few most of government departments refused to share information with them. They said the government was not committed to the spirit of the law on access to information.…
The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Saturday said it has appointed another delegation to further investigate into last month’s killing of four brothers in a security operation in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. In early September, the…
Traders in eastern Nangarhar province say the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has increased taxes on them as compared to other customs offices. The traders today closed the Nangarhar’s customs office in protest and said they would continue their…
Tribal elders and the Provincial Council of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday said they braved security threats and risked their lives to cast their votes in last month’s presidential election, rejecting claims the vote was rigged in the…
The Education Department of eastern Nangarhar province says 5,000 more teachers are required to overcome their shortage in the province. The department says it requires 23,000 teachers but currently 18,000 are teaching in the province. Hasibullah Shinwari, Nangarhar…
Iron scrap still is smuggled from eastern Nangarhar province to Pakistan instead of its consumption locally. The smuggling of iron scrap continues despite President Ashraf Ghani’s decree banning iron scrap export to other countries in order to boost…
Development projects worth above 689 millions afghanis are being executed in the Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province, said the governor who visted the district on Thursday. Governor Shah Mahmood Meiakhel said work on uplift projects worth hundreds…
Development projects worth above 689 millions afghanis are being executed in the Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province, said the governor who visted the district on Thursday. Governor Shah Mahmood Meiakhel said work on uplift projects worth hundreds…
Intelligence operatives have arrested 16 criminals, including suspected Taliban, Daesh members and kidnappers during the past two weeks in eastern Nangarhar province, the governor said on Tuesday. Governor Shah Mohmood Miakhel told a press conference here that National…
Top civil and military officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday asked people to fearlessly participate in Saturday’s presidential election and be assured about their protection. They expressed these views during a joint press conference at the provincial…
Four people, including two civilians, and three Taliban attackers were killed during a bomb and gun attack on an electronic national identity card center in this capital city of eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday. A dozen more people…
The agriculture minister during a trip to eastern Nangarhar province on Monday launched 31 projects worth around one billion afghanis. Nasir Ahmad Durrani, agriculture, livestock and irrigation minister, who visited Nangarhar province, listened to problems of local farmers…
Twenty villages have been cleared of Daesh insurgents in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, the military claimed on Sunday. The Afghan army officials said local uprising members would be stationed in areas cleared of Daesh rebels.…
Private healthcare centers have been closed in the capital of eastern Nangarhar in a protest over the killing of a doctor in the province. Health workers in a protest gathering today in Jalalabad city said that security threats…
Seven people, including a child, were injured in a bomb blast that ripped through a crowded marketplace in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, an official said. The injured were rushed to the local hospital…
Some owners of factories in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday complained they were in deep trouble due to the shortage of electricity. They say several factories would be closed and the investors moved elsewhere if the situation remains…
Local officials on Tuesday said the Italian government had provided advanced machinery to the Olive Processing Factory in eastern Nangarhar province. Officials say some modern machines were transferred from Italy to Nangarhar province as part of the Italian…
A university professor was killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast that ripped through their vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, an official said. The explosive attached to the instructors’ vehicle went off near Ziba…
At least seven Daesh (Islamic State) rebels have been killed and nine others captured in a Special Forces raid in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
