Kabul police chief Mohammad Daud Amin on Tuesday acknowledged negligence had been committed in security arrangements for the grand cleric gathering in Kabul. Amin told reporters here that despite strict security arrangements in place for the ulema conference,…
Two policemen were killed and as many wounded on Friday when a roadside bomb tore through their vehicle in Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, officials said. The blast took place in Khwaja Posta area on the…
Police have detained two colleagues over allegedly planning an insider’s attack on a post in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province. The two policemen were allegedly in contact with the Taliban to plot the attack against…
Three policemen and one civilian were killed in a Taliban attack in the Zankhan district of southern Ghazni province, an official said Wednesday. The militants attacked a police check-post in the district late on Tuesday night, killing…
Some residents in several districts of southeastern Paktika province have accused police of cutting down pine nuts trees, a charge the force denies. Speaking to Pajhwok on Monday, Niamatullah, a resident of Ziruk district, said police had recently…
Five policemen were killed and two others wounded in a Taliban attack on their check-post in southern Ghazni province on Sunday, an official said. Ghazni police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zaman told Pajhwok Afghan News the early…
Security officials in western Herat province on Friday said despite public order police officers were operating directly under the Ministry of Interior (MoI) but the beating case of a journalist by the forces would be seriously followed…
Seven policemen have been killed in an overnight Taliban militant in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Sunday. An eight policeman was injured in the attack on a police post in Naik area of…
At least 20 policemen and more than a dozen Taliban militants were killed in two separate clashes between the sides in western Farah province on Tuesday, police and residents said. Police confirmed the death of only colleagues…
Two police personnel have been killed and three others injured in separate Taliban attacks in southern Ghazni and southeastern Paktika provinces, officials said on Monday. In Ghazni, Taliban insurgents stormed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) check-post in…
KABUL (Pajhwok) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah welcomed a four-year police reform strategy announced on Sunday and stressed the need for an increase in salaries of the force. Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barkmak announced the four-year strategy which has…
Eight policemen and 12 Taliban insurgents have been killed during an hours-long clash in the Bala Buluk district of western Farah province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Nasir Mehri told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash broke…
Quick response unit police allegedly beat education department officials in front of their department in this capital city of southern Ghazni province on Thursday. Mohibullah Ansari, the provincial education director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened…
The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) Wednesday took a written examination from 400 police officers for 36 posts of chief and deputy police chief positions in capital Kabul, the minister of interior said. Wais Ahmad Barmak told Pajhwok…
One policeman has been killed and six others wounded in a clash in the Bala Bolok district of western Farah province, an official said on Sunday. Deputy police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq Sherzad told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Local officials blame growing insecurity in Maqur and Gilan districts of southern Ghazni province on insufficient police strength. Col. Lotfullah Kamran, Gilan district police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that around 50 percent of the district’s territory…
Local security officials on Saturday said three policemen have died of inhaling fumes from a gas heater in northeastern Badakhshan province. The dead policemen belonged to the central jail in Faizabad, the provincial capital, said Col. Amir Kala, deputy…
MAIMANA (Pajhowk): A post commander was among four policemen killed during an hours long firefight with Taliban insurgents in the Pashtunkot district of northern Faryab province, police said Saturday. The rebels stormed and captured the police post in Boldak Arab…
Hundreds of policemen in southern Helmand province are serving as bodyguards with powerful individuals instead of discharging their original duty, Pajhwok has learnt. Pajhwok Afghan News found access to documents through a source which shows 556 policemen assigned…
The deputy police chief for eastern Nangarhar province has been appointed as acting police chief of the province despites his introduction to the attorneys over negligence in duty. Experts and analysts term the step as illegal and say…
Seven policemen were killed and an eighth wounded after Taliban militants stormed their check posts in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province, an official said Monday. The security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told…
Eight police and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have killed in militants’ attacks on security posts in the capital and Anar Dara district of western Farah province. Dadullah Qanay, a provincial council member, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Seven Taliban insurgents and two policemen have been killed during a clash in the Giru district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. Police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zaman told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash…
Six policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack in Nawa district of southern Helmand province, officials said Thursday. The district police chief, Capt. Amanullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants stormed a police post in Chahar…
