Security brief

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,

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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