At least nine Taliban militants and two policemen have been killed during separate clashes in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Sunday. The two policemen were killed during an attack by insurgents in Tasang area of…
The police chief for central Uruzgan province on Monday claimed insurgents were carrying out targeted killings in cooperation with some government officials. Brig. Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Rogh Lewanai told a press conference here that recent targeted killings had…
Dozens of police have abandoned their posts in Dehrawud district and arrived in the capital of central Uruzgan province after developing differences with the district police chief, an official said on Sunday. Dost Mohammad Nayab, the governor’s spokesman,…
Some policemen have been terminated in central Uruzgan province after complaints they misbehaved with people, an official said on Sunday. Deputy provincial police chief Col. Rahimullah Khan told a press conference here that he visited Dehrawud district on…
Fresh troops have been deployed to different parts of southern Helmand province, but some security problems remained, officials said on Tuesday. The reinforcements have been sent to Sangin and Khanshin districts and their deployment would positively impact security…
At least four policemen, including a checkpoint commander, have been killed by their colleagues in the Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place in the Salami Mountain area of…
Two policemen have killed a dozen colleagues at a checkpoint and snatched their arms in the southern province of Kandahar, but officials deny the claims. The incident took place in the Pir Qadam area of the Ghorak…
Hundreds of people have joined police forces to help eliminate insecurity in in southern Helmand province, a parliamentarian said on Saturday. Abdul Wadood Popla, a Wolesi Jirga member from Helmand, told Pajhwok Afghan News the masses wanted to…
Officials on Monday said at least six policemen had gone missing from a check-post in Joyen district of western Farah province, but Taliban claimed they had joined the insurgency. Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, said the six policemen, including…
At least three policemen were killed in infighting while an operational commander escaped unhurt in a blast in southern Zabul province, an official said on Thursday. The official, who did not wanted to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The rebels killed six Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in the Baharak district of northern Badakhshan province, where a Taliban-designated district chief was detained along three associates in Kasham district, an official said on Saturday. Ahmad Naveed Frotan,…
A cook was killed mysteriously while six policemen went missing from a security check post in the Garmsar district in southern Helmand province on Friday, a security official said. Wishing to go unnamed, the official told Pajhwok Afghan…
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander was airlifted overnight along with his family members and 70 personnel, who had been besieged by the Taliban for the last 50 days, in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Sunday. Uruzgan…
Nine policemen have been killed when well-armed militants stormed two police posts in the Musa Qala district in southern Helmand province, an official said on Wednesday. A security official wishing not to be named told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Two policemen and a banker were killed separately in different areas in eastern Nuristan province and in the central province of Uruzgan, officials said. Hafiz Abdul Qayum, Nuristan acting governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News that police…
One policeman and four insurgents have been killed in different security incidents in three provinces during the past two days, security officials said Wednesday. Officials in western Herat province said one policeman died and five of his…
An Afghan soldier claims he has defused more than 5,000 landmines over the past five years but no government official has ever commended his job. Ziaul Haq, the deputy head of a mine-defusing team of the Afghan National…
Eight policemen were wounded in three different incidents in Takhar and Zabul provinces on Saturday, officials said. Six injured policemen were evacuated to the Qalat Civil Hospital, a public health official told Pajhwok Afghan News. One policeman was…
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday apart from financial aid, police also needed strong political support to emerge as professional and dedicated force. Acting Interior Minister Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi said despite continued security challenges, the…
Security forces seized weapons and explosives during a raid on a home in the Musahi district of Kabul on Sunday. The raid involving police and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel was conducted in Guldara area, the Kabul…
Three police personnel have been killed in separate explosions in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Saturday. Dost Muhammad Nayel, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that two police officials were killed in a bomb attack in…
KABUL) official said on Monday. BG Garasic Gordana gender advisor to ISAF, told journalists in Kabul the amount would be spent next year through the Ministry of Interior (MoI), with ISAF monitoring the process. Col. Hikmat Shahi, chief of Gender…
Foiling a possible terror atatck, security personnel have seized an explosives-laden car in the fifth police district of Kabul on Monday, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. A statement from the ministry said the explosives-packed Town Ace was…
Ten Public Order Police personnel, who were kidnapped by Taliban 45 days back, have been rescued during an operation in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday. Officials said 14 policemen had been seized by militants but…
