KABUL) has slammed the closure of its provincial offices as an act against the law and national interest, urging the government to move against rampaging demonstrators. On Saturday, protesters under the banner of the Grand Political Alliance of Afghanistan closed…
Undeterred by yesterday suicide attack that killed and wounded dozens of people, the protesting Shinwari tribesmen on Wednesday vowed not to reopen the Jalalabad-Torkham highway until their demands were met. At least 68 people were killed and 165…
Local officials said many people were killed or wounded in a suicide attack on protestors in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday. The governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News the bombing took place in the Daki area…
Civil society activists in southern Helmand province on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against recent remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about his country’s share of water from the Helmand River. Zarif a few days back during…
Supporters of disqualified candidates continued their protest in front of the election commission office for a fourth day on Thursday in Kabul, calling for the decision to be reversed. The protest began four days ago when the Independent…
A disqualified candidate and his backers closed the Mazar-Samangan highway in northern Balkh province in protest against the candidate’s removal from the final list. Asadullah Sharifi from Balkh province was among 35 others who have been removed from…
One person was killed and five others wounded after a protest against a provincial council member turned violent in the capital of neighboring Laghman province on Thursday. The protestors emerged from Tergari area of Mehtarlam city and arrived…
Hundreds of residents of northern Kunduz province on Tuesday closed the gate of the governor’s house here in protest against the kidnapping of a jeweler’s son. Three days back, Wali Ahmad, son of a jeweler, was kidnapped…
The residents of Want Waigal district in eastern Nuristan province on Sunday staged protest against a last month’s airstrike that killed six civilians. On June 28, foreign forces targeted a house in Daigal locality where some civilians and…
Continuing their protest for a fourth day on Friday, the residents of northern Faryab province asked the government to pave the ground for Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum’s return and release his close aide. Afghan commando forces have arrested…
Protestors demanding release of Nizamuddin Qaisari, a close aide of Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, on Thursday blocked the Andkhoi-Mazar-Sharif highway that leads to Aqina border crossing with Turkmenistan. Nizamuddin Qiasari, one of the first president Dostum’s top commanders…
Several people were claimed wounded on Wednesday when an ongoing protest against the detention of Nizamuddin Qaisari, a close aide of Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, turned violent in this capital city of northern Faryab province. Nizamuddin Qiasari, one…
The residents of Lal wa Sarjangal district in western Ghor province have been protesting against what they say growing insecurity on the Ghor-Herat highway. The protesting residents say gunmen had recently started pulling passengers off vehicles and shooting…
A number of protesting people on Friday closed the gate of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in southeastern Pakitka province in protest against what they said closure of 77 polling stations in nine districts due to high…
Demanding their ‘unpaid seven billion afghanis’ arrears’ from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), a large number of private contractors erected a protest tent in front the Parliament building in Kabul on Monday. The protesting people are members of…
Protesters in southeastern Paktika province reopened the Paktika-Ghazni highway conditionally on Sunday, ending a week-long blockade. Hundreds of enraged people blocked the Paktika-Ghazni highway and closed the provincial council (PC) office for few days to protest increasing insecurity…
A number of civil society-Jalalabad highway with clay to protest government’s negligence on the construction, warning to continue their protest if construction of the road not begin in near future. The contract for the construction of second Kabul-Jalalabad…
Dozens of people staged a protest demonstration in capital Kabul on Wednesday, accused a lawmaker’s bodyguards of harassing people. The protest was held on the 1st road of Kat-i-Char area where the demonstrators chanted slogans against Parliament member…
Hundreds of enraged people blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway for a second day on Sunday to protest civilian deaths blamed on gunmen in uniform in southern Ghazni province. The protest was started after two people including a child were…
Hundreds of enraged residents on Saturday blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway to protest civilian deaths blamed on gunmen in uniform in southern Ghazni province. The protestors said gunmen wearing Afghan military uniform killed two civilians including a child and…
The residents of Qarabagh district in southern Ghazni province on Thursday protested against Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces and uprising members. The protest comes a day after a clash between the ALP forces and Taliban militants in…
A number of residents of northern Samangan province on Tuesday opposed Zaiuddin Zia’s appointment as deputy governor of the province, calling for Sifatullah Samangani, a provincial council member, to continue serving on the position. Around 200 supporters of…
Tens of relatives of four slain public uprising members on Sunday staged a protest rally in northwestern Faryab province demanding a governmentinvestigation into the deaths. The four men loyal to commander Shahab were killed during a clash with…
KABUL, an energetic movement aimed to awaken the Pakhtun nations. The killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud in the southern city of Karachi prompted thousands of activists to converge on Islamabad to press for seeking justice and an end to the oppression…
