Two people have been detained in connection of illegal trafficking of migrants from Afghanistan to abroad in southwestern Nimroz province, officials said Tuesday. Col. Abdul Raqib Mubariz, provincial police chief told Pajhwok Afghan News that two men who…
Four militants have been killed and as many injured in the airstrike in the Khashrud district of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Friday. Maj. Mohammad Reza Rezaee, spokesman for the 205th fourth brigade, said the Taliban’s…
Taliban gunmen pulled out a man from a passenger vehicle and shot him dead in the Khashrud district northwestern Nimroz province, the district chief said on Friday, Haji Jalil Watandost told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place…
Local officials on Sunday launched construction work on a school building in Zaranj, the capital of southwestern Nimroz province. Provincial education director Masood Noori told the foundation stone laying ceremony in Akhonzada Mohammad Alam village that the school…
Local officials on Friday said a prayer leader was killed by unidentified armed men in Chakhansor district of southwestern Nimroz province. Habibullah Asad, Chakhansor district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mullah to his home around 8am Thursday…
Residents of southwestern Nimroz province say they are concerned about the prevalence of Iranian rial in the province, asking the government to prevent transactions in the foreign currency. They say all deals in the province are done in…
Police have arrested 15 individuals in connection with harassing people and gambling in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Wednesday. Provincial police spokesman Wali Ahmad Sareeh told Pajhwok Afghan News the detainees had been referred to judicial…
Women’s presence has increased in different social areas particularly in elections in southwestern Nimroz province. Nimroz has 171,000 population and around 100,000 people including 30 percent of them women participated in the voter registration process for the upcoming…
Hundreds of protestors erected a tent in this capital city of southwestern Nimroz province on Saturday against what they said increasing insecurity and corruption under the provincial governor. The protestors demanded resignation of the provincial governor, Eng Mohammad…
At least six police personnel have been killed during a clash with militants in the Khashrod district of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Saturday. A security official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Wednesday launched 46 development projects in Chakhansor district of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said Wednesday. Eng. Mohammad Samay, Nimroz governor, during the projects launch ceremony, said that besides…
As a result of continued deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran, the number of drug addicts in southwestern Nimroz province tripled this year, local officials said Monday. Nisar Ahmad Farahmand, an official of the provincial public health department,…
Security forces have arrested two alleged Taliban bomb experts in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Friday. Nimroz police spokesman Mohammad Omari told Pajhwok the two were detained by police while planting roadside bombs on the Zaranj-Dilaram…
About 90 percent of the women in northwestern Nimroz province wear Balochi dresses and 50 percent of the gender is associated with sewing the clothes. Shima Mohammadi, Women’s Affairs official, told Pajhwok Afghan News that between 80 to…
A 20-year-old man has allegedly been mercilessly beheaded by his three friends after accompanying them on a picnic tour in southwestern Nimroz province, a source said on Friday. The security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,…
Hundreds of farmers have been staging a peaceful protest against the lack of drinking and irrigation water in southwestern Nimroz province, saying their standing crops on hundreds of acres of land are dying. The protesting farmers have erected…
After repeated demands from the people of Nimroz province, officials in southern Helmand province have agreed to releasing water from the Kajaki Dam to the southwestern province for six days. Helmand officials made the decision after Pajhwok Afghan…
Hundreds farmers of southwestern Nimroz province have staged a peaceful protest against the lack of drinking and irrigation water and demanded the release of water from Helmand’s Kajaki dam to Nimroz province. They said hundreds acres of farm…
Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) office in southwestern Nimroz province has introduced more than 370 consumers to the attorney’s office over refusing to pay electricity bills. Eng Abdul Bari Latifi, DABS director in Nimroz, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A number residents of southwestern Nimroz province are complaining about growing population of drug addicts and increasing robberies, but officials dispute their claims. Hajji Ahmad, who owns a mobile phone shop in Zaranj City, expressed serious concern about…
Two people, including policeman, have killed and four others wounded in traffic accident and bomb blast in central Daikundi and southwest Nimroz provinces, officials said on Saturday A woman was killed and two other injured in a traffic…
Around 1,200 youth have been appointed to different government departments in southwestern Nimroz province over the last two years. However, some youth continue migrating to Iran and other countries due to joblessness. More than 4,000 youth -- or…
Taliban militants have established a ‘check-point’ on a key highway in southwestern Nimroz province charging taxes on goods carrying vehicles, sources said Saturday. The rebels have been taking money what they call customs duty from vehicles carrying commercial…
Officials in southwestern Nimroz province say the population of drug addicts has jumped from 11,000 to 13,000 in a span of one year in the province—with most of them returning from neighboring countries. Figures obtained by Pajhwok Afghan…
