BAGHLAN: Twenty fighters of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan, have joined the peace process in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. Led by commander Obaid, the HIA men were operating against the Afghan government in the Baghlan-i-Markazi district of the…
FARAH: A tribal elder was gunned down by suspected militants in the Pushtrod district of western Farah province, an official said on Wednesday. Haji Ghulam was shot dead in the Sang Galak area by two motorcyclists on his way home…
GHAZNI: As many as 160 arms and ammunition were handed over to the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Group (DIAG) last year in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday. The weapons were turned in by the National Directorate of…
ISLAMABAD: Four suspected militants were killed and a fifth injured when a US drone fired missiles into Pakistan border, on Monday. The attack took place in the Datakhel area near Miranshah, the main town in the restive region, a local…
KABUL: Two members of a family were killed and seven others wounded when a gas cylinder exploded in their house in Kabul, relatives and a doctor said on Sunday. The incident took place in the Deh Mazang locality on Saturday…
BAGHLAN: Three people were killed and five others wounded in a traffic accident in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Saturday. The accident occurred on the Pul-i-Khumri-Doshi highway in the Pablin area of Doshi district late on Friday, the traffic…
GHAZNI: A moneychanger was kidnapped for ransom by unidentified gunmen in the Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday. Darya Khan Kharotai went missing in the city on Wednesday afternoon, when he was on his way…
BADGHIS: An explosives-rigged motorcycle was seized in northwestern Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday. The bike was found in the Zargar area of Moqur district late on Tuesday night, Col. Mohammad Jabar Saleh, the provincial police chief, told Pajhwok…
HELMAND: Six people freed from the Bagram jail in central Parwan province were reunited with their families at a ceremony in southern Helmand province on Tuesday. Detained on charges of having links with militants, the men hailed were from Helmand,…
FARAH: A 20-member insurgents group joined the peace process in western Farah province on Monday, taking to 100 the number of individuals renouncing the insurgency this year, an official said. Led by Mullah Abdul Malik, the fighters surrendered in Khak-i-Safid,…
DAIKUNDI: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two civilians and wounded as many others in the Khadeer district of central Daikundi province, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place late on Monday night in the Shakar Dara area, Abdul Qadir Haidari,…
