A district police chief has been killed in a landmine explosion in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday. Provincial police head Mohammad Usman Janbaz told Pajhwok Afghan News the vehicle of Abdul Rahman Fateh, police…
At least five policemen, including the police chief for Chahar Dara district, and 11 others wounded during a clash in northern Kunduz province. A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants…
The acting police chief for the Oba district of western Herat province was killed in a clash on Monday morning, an official said. Police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada told Pajhwok Afghan News Mohammad Rafiq Alokozai was…
First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh has tasked the Ministry of Interior with summoning the acting governor and police chief of central Panjsher to Kabul. The top provincial officials will be grilled on a failed operation aimed at the arrest…
Local officials on Wednesday said that police chief for Deh Yak district of southern Ghazni province was killed along with two police guards in a roadside bombing. Wahidullah Jumazada, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok afghan News a…
A district police chief has been killed in a Taliban attack in northern Balkh province, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Adel Shah Adel told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban stormed the Chahar Bolak district police headquarters…
The slain police chief for northeastern Badghis province was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard after an official funeral in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday. The special funeral for General Sharifullah Chamtu was offered…
Police chief of northern Kunduz province is being treated at Bagram Base and is in stable condition, according to security sources on Monday. The police chief for Kunduz province was wounded in a suicide bombing that struck…
Security forces have recovered 380 kilograms of hashish in central Logar province, an official claimed on Thursday. Police chief Col. Raham Khuda Mukhlis told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces conducted a raid in the Altamor locality of…
Despite opposition from former governor Atta Mohammad Noor, the new police chief for northern Balkh province is all poised to take charge of office today (Thursday).. Gen. Khoshal Sadat, deputy minister of interior, tweeted: “Considering the worsening security…
The police chief of Garziwan district of northwestern Faryab province has succumbed to injuries he sustained when hit by a mortar shell on Monday evening. Sibghatullah Silab, deputy Faryab provincial council head, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul…
Acting police chief for Rashidan district of southern Ghazni province and three policemen have been killed and six others wounded during a clash with the Taliban, officials said Saturday. Mohammad Arif Noori, governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Some residents of the Pushtkoh district of western Farah province complain about the coercive behavior of police officials and their involvement in corruption. They asked the government to stop the high-handedness of police and replace the district…
The police chief for central Maidan Wardak province escaped unhurt a Taliban ambush on Wednesday, an official said. Naqib Ahmad Amini, Maidan Wardak police chief told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in Purk Bazaar area…
The police chief for the Aab-i-Kamari district has been killed along with a bodyguard as a result of a clash in northern Badghis province, an official said on Monday. An official of the police headquarters, Abdul Hamid, told…
The police chief for Pusthrod district of western Farah province escaped unhurt from a roadside bombing, but a civilian was killed and two others wounded during a clash erupted immediately after blast, an official said Thursday. Naser…
The police chief for central Uruzgan province on Tuesday said Taliban militants recently attempted to capture the provincial capital, Tirinkot, and some districts but failed and sustained heavy casualties. Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Sidiqi said the militants once again…
Police chief of the Khwahan district of northeastern Badakhshan province was arrested over bribe charges on Monday, a reliable source said. Wishing anonymity, the source told Pajhwok Afghan News Khawhan Police Chief Najibullah Hajizada was arrested over bribe…
The newly-appointed police chief for southeastern Paktika province took charge on Wednesday, filling the top security post left vacant seven months back. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Azim Hashimi, who was formally introduced as the police chief at a gathering…
Acting police chief for Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province has been killed in a Taliban ambush, officials said Wednesday. Governor’s spokesman, Omar Zwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul Basir, the acting police chief of the…
A primary court of the Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) has sentenced a former police chief for southern Helmand province to three years in prison. Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahman Sarjang was appointed as Helmand police chief in October…
