Nuristan

KABUL (Pajhwok): The peace committee chief for eastern Nuristan province, Abdul Hakim Nuristani, was gunned down in the capital Kabul, a member of the panel

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The governor of eastern Nuristan province on Thursday denied losing control of Doab district to Taliban, saying 10 militants had been killed in

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Fierce clashes between security forces and militants in eastern Nuristan have cut off Doab district from the rest of the province on Wednesday,

ASADABAD/GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): More than 40 Taliban airstrikes and ground operations by the Afghan National Army (ANA), officials said on Wednesday. Maj. Haroon Yousafzai, ANA

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The people of eastern Nuristan province on Tuesday urged the government to bolster security ahead of the presidential runoff vote, scheduled for June

KABUL factions. Hafiz Abdul Qayyum told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that at least 11 Taliban members had reportedly been killed so far by

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Police recovered 1,200 bogus voter cards from a child in eastern Kunar province on Thursday, the provincial police chief said. Brig. Gen. Abdul

KABUL (Pajhwok): Senator Hafiz Abdul Qayyum has been appointed as new governor of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Thursday. President Hamid Karzai approved

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A number of residents of eastern Nuristan province on Sunday complained about the absence of professional and competent teachers in educational institutions. Though

ASADABAD (PAN projects, local officials say. The Taliban had kept closed the road between Chapa Dara and the Wama district of neighbouring Nuristan for the

JALALABAD (PAN): Four people, including a policeman, died after being hit by an avalanche in eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Monday. The incident

JALALABAD (PAN): The governor of eastern Nuristan province on Monday said he escaped unhurt in a gun attack involving armed insurgents, but his secretary and