Local officials say that the police chief of fifth police district of Gardiz city, the capital of southeatern Paktia province has been killed during a clash with the Taliban. Provincial police spokesman, Hayatullah Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Taliban militants have captured a police training center in Sayedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province, locals and the Taliban said. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that the group captured a ‘major base and Police Academy’ in…
Hundreds of police forces in southeastern Paktika province have not received their salaries since last six months and currently they are struggling with serious economic problems. On the other hand, Paktika security officials say that the salaries were…
Money changers at Sarai Shehzada market in Kabul on Sunday accused the Shakar Dara district police chief of being complicit in stealing their $4.5 million which they were transporting to northern provinces. According to documents obtained by Pajhwok,…
Local officials on Sunday said two police commanders who had sustained serious injuries during conflicts in Laghman and Baghlan provinces have succumbed. Sayed Mir, a police commander in Baghlan-i-Markazi district of Baghlan province died today of his injuries…
Two policemen and as many civilians were wounded in a blast in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday morning, an official said. Police spokesman Farid Khan told Pajhwok Afghan the explosion hit a police vehicle…
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said steps had been taken to ensure the rights of prisoners in lock-ups while flaws in the unprofessional behavior of police would be addressed.
Police have arrested an 11-member group in Kabul province over alleged extortion from commercial goods, a statement from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Friday. The group of extortionists was arrested in a tactical operation by security…
A speedy police vehicle crushed one child to death and injured three others in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Tuesday, an official said. Governor Spokesperson Attaullah Khogyani confirmed the accident that happened in the limits…
The Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, who has been fasting for 10 years for lasting peace, on Tuesday urged peace negotiators in Qatar to declare ceasefire. The ongoing intra-Afghan peace talks are part of a landmark peace agreement…
National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib has praised the sacrifices of Afghan police in the fight against terrorism and for law enforcement. Addressing a meeting of the International Police Coordination Board at the Presidential Palace yesterday, the NSA said…
A dozen individuals have been arrested in connection with different crimes in central Kapisa province, an official said on Thursday. Abdul Shariq Shurish, police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the detainees faced accusations ranging from kidnapping to armed…
Twenty-two suspects have been arrested in connection with different criminal cases over the past two days in capital Kabul, an official said on Saturday.
KABUL Institutions Union (CSIU) on Saturday distributed masks, gloves and informative broachers to police officials inb the 15th security district of capital Kabul to combat coronavirus spread. CSIU last week distributed similar things to officers of the 11th police district…
A Police commander has been killed along with two policemen in a Taliban attack in the capital of western Farah province. Provincial council member Dadullah Qane told Pajhwok Afghan News Khalil Ahmad, the check-post commander, and two…
Four policemen were injured when a roadside bomb tore through their Humvee vehicle in the capital of central Uruzgan province on Wednesday, an official said. The police were supplying logistics to security posts when came under attack in…
Four officials of the Counternarcotics Department at the police headquarters of Kabul have been sentenced from one and a half to 17 years in prison over facilitating drugs smuggling and peddling. A primary court of the Counternarcotics Justice…
At least 570 policemen were referred to judicial organs on charges of extortion, corruption and misuse of authority last year, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman for the ministry, said the police personnel were…
President Ashraf Ghain on Monday stressed lawful use of force and prevention of interference in police affairs, saying thieves and smugglers would no longer be able to raise a hand against the law. President Ghani expressed these views…
Local security officials on Tuesday said the police chief for Rashidan district of southern Ghazni province was killed in a roadside bombing. Ahmad Khan Sirat, provincial police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that 2nd Lt. Amanullah Ibrahimi…
Police personnel take bribes in broad daylight and are involved in brazen corruption,say 62 percent of Afghans. But 25 percent of people support police,reveals an online survey on the Facebook page of Pajhwok Afghan News. The remaining 13…
The newly-appointed police chief for Charchino district of central Uruzgan province has been killed by Taliban militants along with three colleagues, a source said on Sunday. Taliban militants surrounded the district police chief, Naqibullah, last night for several…
The Taliban have killed two policemen and an officer of the Special Police Force Unit in western Farah and northeastern Badakhshan provinces, officials said on Tuesday. Dadullah Qane, the Provincial Council Head, said the assailants who attacked…
A dozen national police personnel have defected to Taliban militants along with their weapons in western Farah province, residents and a public representative said Wednesday. Dadullah Qani, a member of the Farah provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan…
