Local police and Taliban militants clashed in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday night, leaving 18 people dead and wounded on both sides, an official said on Friday. Nangarhar governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok…
A landmine blast killed one civilian and injured nine others in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday morning, an official said. The blast took place in Kaga bazaar area of the district shortly after 10am,…
The establishment of around 2,500 poultry farms in eastern Nangarhar provinces has met domestic needs besides creating generated thousands of jobs for locals. However, the farm owners complain the government has been paying little attention to their business,…
Police in eastern Nangarhar province have arrested dozens of people, including Taliban and Daesh suspects, in connection with different crimes during the past one month, the governor said Tuesday. Governor Shah Mahmood Maikhel told a press conference here…
The residents of eastern Nangarhar province have been in panic since Monday when more than 15 bomb blasts rocked Jalalabad City and nearby districts, asking local representatives and government officials to explain their failure to prevent the blasts.…
Seventy-five percent of schoolgirls in eastern Nangarhar province leave their education incomplete owing to the shortage of female teachers, school buildings, cultural restrictions and underage marriages. However, the Nangarhar education department says it has accelerated efforts at solving…
The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) plans to establish 60 cold storage facilities in eastern Nangarhar province this year. Samullah Nasrat, provincial agriculture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that MAIL had approved construction of 60 cold…
At least 15 Taliban militants have been killed as a result of an airstrike and clashes in eastern Nangarhar and southern Helmand provinces, officials said on Monday. Mohammad Haroon Yousafzai, spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, told…
A rickshaw driver was injured when two magnetic bombs affixed to his three-wheeler went off in the Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, an official said. The blast took place in Muqam Khan area of Behsud…
A bomb blast inside a mosque injured two children in the Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, an official said. The blast took place inside the main mosque in the bazaar of Ghanikhel district center at…
More than 3,000 people including women received their electronic national identity cards (e-ID cards) in eastern Nangarhar province in the past one week, officials say. After Kabul and Herat provinces, the center for distribution of e-ID cards was…
Intelligence operatives have detained nearly a dozen militant suspects, including Daesh and Taliban affiliates, from different parts of eastern Nangarhar province. Addressing a press conference here, Governor Shah Mahmood Miakehl said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel…
Farmers in eastern Nangarhar say they are happy with this year’s bumper onion yield and reseaonable market price. According to official date, 33,000 tonnes of onion have been harvested and most of the produce was consumed in the…
At least six members of a family were killed and four others wounded on Thursday when a roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Fazal Ghani Bashardost, a 45-year old blind man in eastern Nangarhar province, says he lost his eye-sight 29 years back but never gave up hope and gained his bachelor’s degree and is currently training other blinds. The resident…
After Kabul and Herat provinces, the distribution of computerized national identity card (CNIC) also kicked off in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, officials said. A CNIC distribution center was inaugurated by Governor Shah Mahmood Maikhel and Pollution Registration…
Joint Afghan security forces have cleared at least 30 big and small villages of the presence of Taliban militants during 15 days of operations in the Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province, official said on Saturday. The security…
Intelligence operatives have arrested two suicide attack planners of the Islamic State (IS) and Taliban in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel captured the key members of Daesh and…
Five members of a family were killed and a sixth wounded as a result of a roof collapse in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, on official said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok…
A laboratory to test quality of construction materials has been set up by the National Standards Administrative in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday. Officials said the laboratory costing 48 million afghanis was the first of its…
Health professionals and workers in eastern Nangarhar province say threats against them have recently increased and they face extortion, murder, kidnapping and explosions on a daily basis. They set the government one week deadline to improve their security…
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) director for eighth municipality district of Jalalabad and his driver have been killed and six civilian injured in a blast on Friday. The blast took place at around 1:30 pm in…
A roadside bomb ripped through a police vehicle in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, killing one policeman and injuring seven others including the district police chief. The blast hit the Pachiragam district police chief’s…
A child was among three people killed and another three sustained injuries when two vehicles crashed head-on near Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Monday. The early morning collision occurred in Surkh Dewal area, said the…
