Security officials said on Wednesday salaries of security personnel of defense and interior ministries have been increased with effect from June 21. A source in the Ministry of Defense (MoD),wishing not to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Forty policemen besieged by Taliban militants in Khashrud district of southwestern Nimroz province have been rescued, an official said on Saturday. The district police chief, Col. Eid Mohammad, told Pajhwok Afghan News one policeman and six Taliban gunmen…
The deputy police chief for southern Helmand province was critically injured in a roadside bombing that killed another policeman on the road between the provincial capital and Marja district on Thursday. Helmand police chief Brig. Gen. Aqa Noor…
Fifty-seven policemen were killed and another 37 wounded during two days of clashes in two districts of southern Helmand province, a senior police official confirmed on Monday. Maj. Gen. Asmatullah Dawlatzai, the 505 Bost zone police commander in…
At least six policemen have been killed and nearly a dozen others wounded during a clash with militants in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. Capt. Mohammad Ismail Khpalwak, the district police…
At least four policemen have been killed and 10 others wounded during a clash in southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday. Police suffered the casualties on Saturday night when the insurgents stormed a number of check-posts…
A policeman killed his three colleagues in what appeared to be an insider attack in southern Ghazni province, where 40 militants were eliminated during an operation, officials said on Saturday. Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel…
At least eight policemen defected to the Taliban in Charchinu district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. The Charchiny district police chief, 1st Lt. Rahimullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the eight policemen, who performed duty…
Six kidnappers, including five women, and two policemen accused of selling weapons have been arrested in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday. Provincial police chief Gen. Aminullah Amarkhil told a press conference here the six-member…
One policeman was killed and another five wounded on Sunday when a roadside bomb tore through their vehicle in southeastern Paktika province, an official said. The blast took place in Khoshamand around 11am, the town’s administrative head, Gulla…
Reserve police units may be created to ratchet up pressure on militants in the eastern zone, a Public Order Police commander said on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Nasir Ahmad Safi, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said…
KABUL Secretariat workers, a security official said on Sunday. Salaries amounting to 40 million afghanis were shifted to the parliament on Saturday when the guard, Sher Agha, robbed two million afs, a security official revealed on condition of anonymity. Parliament…
A public campaign “every citizen is a police” to show solidarity with the force was launched on Saturday by dozens of youth in central capital Kabul. Dressed in a special outfit that represented police, the youth gathered in…
Several police officials have been detained on corruption charges in central Kapisa province, officials said on Saturday. A Ministry of Interior delegation has been in Kapisa for last one week investigating corruption related cases, the provincial council…
Half a dozen policemen were ambushed and killed by Taliban insurgents in northern Jawzjan province on Sunday, an official said. The attack took place in Chahi area of Mordian district shortly after 3pm, the town’s administrative head, Zabih…
KABUL and arrested three persons, including two Pakistanis. Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi, the 101 Asmai Zone police commander, told reporters the banned beverages were concealed in a 40-feet long container and recovered by counternarcotics officials. He said the container,…
Dozens of police personnel are serving as security guards for parliamentarians and provincial council members instead of maintaining public order in southeastern Paktia province, public representatives said on Wednesday. Abdul Rauf Zadran, the provincial council chairman, told Pajhwok…
Following a thirty-minute armed clash with police, three thieves were detained in central capital Kabul on Thursday, an official said. Basir Mujahid, the 101st Asmai zone police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News four thieves opened fire at police…
A contractor with the Afghan National Army (ANA) and two Taliban fighters were killed during a clash in Bala Buluk district of western Farah province, where 27 police officials were honoured for recovering two tanks from the…
At least one policeman was killed and nine civilians and a second policeman were wounded during a clash between police and Taliban militants in southern Helmand province on Monday. Provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Abdur Rahman Sarjang told…
The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday said it was investigating a video clip showing a man being severely tortured by police in Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province. But Kandahar police officials said the video circulated on…
Four policemen at a post on the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway have been killed in what suspected to be an insider attack in southern Kandahar province, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Tagharak area of Shah Walikot…
The acting police chief for Sangin district of southern Helmand province was among 30 policemen detained by Afghan military personnel over alleged cooperation with the Taliban, an official said on Sunday. Helmand police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahman…
At least six militants and two policemen have been killed in separate security incidents in eastern Nangarhar and southern Zabul provinces, officials said Monday. According to a statement from Silab Military Corps office in eastern zone, six militants…
