Local officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday said the Torkham gate has been reopened to all visa holders after a long closure. Local officials said that the border crossing was reopened this afternoon as a result of…
Hundreds of nomads and passengers are stranded in Agnur Ada area of Barmal district in southeastern Paktika province after being denied entry into Pakistan. Many passengers say they have legal documents but still they are not allowed by…
Around 200 passengers have been stranded in snow after avalanches in Lal-wa-Sarjangal district of western Ghor province for the last four days awaiting rescue assistance. Mohammad Reza Momini, one of the relatives of the trapped people in Kharqul…
Two people were killed and four others injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on a moving private vehicle in Chashma Shir area of northern Samangan province, residents and officials said Saturday. Haji Abdul Khalil Javid, a resident…
Two people were killed and four others injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on a moving private vehicle in Chashma Shir area of northern Samangan province, residents and officials said Saturday. Haji Abdul Khalil Javid, a resident…
Taliban militants kidnapped four passengers in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, local officials said. Aziz Ahmad Azizi, Kandahar governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the four men belonged to Paktia and Badghis provinces and…
Hundreds of enraged protestors blocked the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway against vehicular traffic in this city of central Uruzgan province after several passengers were killed on the road by Taliban militants. The protesting people said insecurities on the road had…
Armed men have gunned down five passengers, including a university instructor on the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway on Wednesday, an official said. Dost Mohammad Nayab, spokesman of Uruzgan governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Urdo-Balagh locality…
Taliban militants have kidnapped four passengers from a vehicle in Chishti Sharif district of western Herat province, an official said on Monday. Sayed Karim Zahid, the Chisti Sharif district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents…
Seven passengers were kidnapped by militants on the Farah-Herat highway in western Farah province on Saturday, an official said. Esmatullah, a passenger and eyewitness, said the Taliban stopped a passenger vehicle and took hostage seven people in…
The Helmand-Kandahar highway has been in a terrible condition due continued incidents of violence on the route in recent years, with passengers bearing the brunt of the situation. Ali Jan, a driver, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Helmand-Kandahar…
Taliban militants have shot dead at least seven of 16 the passengers they stopped on the highway in the capital of western Farah province, officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Council Chairman Jamila Amini told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A number of passengers, irked by frequent delays in departures and arrivals, allege some flights are set back for hours without any reason. Afghan Ariana Airline (AAA) and Kam Air Officials acknowledge delays in flight departures and arrivals.…
Taliban militants on Sunday morning kidnapped three passengers in western Farah province, a public representative said. Jamila Amini, who heads the provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the passengers were kidnapped on the road between Farah City,…
Local officials on Tuesday said the Taliban had released 18 passengers they kidnapped in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province. At least 25 otherpassengers are still in Taliban’s custody. Hours earlier, the militants hijacked a bus full…
Twelve of the 21 bus passengers kidnapped by the Taliban in northern Kunduz province have been rescued by the security forces, officials said on Wednesday. The militants kidnapped the passengers from a 404-model bus in the Bagh-i-Amir…
Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped dozens of passengers from at least four vehicles on a major highway in northern Faryab province, officials said. A security official, wishing anonymity, Pajhwok Afghan News the passengers were snatched from a 404…
The Taliban have released 108 of the 110 passengers they had kidnapped in northern Faryab province, officials saidon Sunday. On Saturday evening, the militants seized 110 passengers from two buses on their way from Maimana to Kabul in…
