The residents of southern Ghazni province say the Wolesi Jirga elections should be conducted after peace is restored in the province in order a large number of people could participate. The residents believe the turnout, especially of…
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said improving the security situation in southern Ghazni province was his government’s priority and people’s concerns in this regard would be responded. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said…
President Ashraf Ghani has directed the security ministries to present their practical security plans for Muharram processions and the martyr’s week. Chairing a high level meeting of security officials on Thursday evening, the president was briefed about how…
Residents of western Ghor and district council elections in the province. They raised these issues during a meeting organized by Social and Development Youth Organization in Ferozkoh, Ghor’s capital, on Monday. Wazir Noorani, head of the organization in…
Amidst an uptick in terrorist attacks, the United States on Tuesday said the security situation in Afghanistan remained volatile, as it reiterated an unwavering commitment to the country. “The Taliban announced another campaign of senseless violence last month…
Kabul has taken and promised serious measures at improving security and executing a number of uplift plans worth 350 million afghanis in northern Kunduz province, the provincial governor said Thursday. Abdul Jabar Naeemi, who returned from a…
The governor of southern Ghazni province on Tuesday promised his administration would launch development projects and improve security in areas that had been ignored in the past. Abdul Karim Matin held out the commitment at a press…
Security officials in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Bakh province, on Tuesday assured of having taken tight security measures for Nawroz or new year festivities beginning tomorrow. The annual festival that marks the start of a new Afghan…
KABUL began in Kabul on Monday, officials said. Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), told Pajhwok Afghan News army chiefs from Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were in Kabul to attend the meeting. He said…
Experts and residents of Kabul link recent deadly attacks in the central capital to ‘weakness’ of detective and intelligence organs and say the government should prefer ensuring security over economic and other issues. Within a week two deadly…
KABUL self-reliant. Addressing delegates attending the SOM summit in Kabul, Ghani stressed continued fight against corruption and said Afghanistan fought well against challenges it faced on political, security and economic fronts. “But problems remain including drug trafficking that would be…
The Kabul Garrison says as many as 500 youngsters are ready to keep security for religious places during Muharram mourning days alongside security forces. Lt. Gen. Afzal Aman Aman, acting director general of the Kabul Garrison, on Thursday…
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday said security could help ensure transparent elections, urging the government to pay ample attention to the issue before the upcoming polls. Rafiullah Baidar, a commissioner of IEC in eastern Nangarhar province,…
Local residents fear militants may overrun large swathes of in southern Ghazni province if the security situation is not strengthened with a sense of urgency. However, security officials insist they are working day and night for improving…
Local officials on Wednesday said two security posts have fallen to Taliban militants following an attack that left six security personnel dead and five others wounded in southern Zabul province. A local security official, who wished to go…
A youth organization ‘Afghan Youth Civil Movement (AYCM)’ on Sunday demanded dismissal and trial of government officials following a surge in insecurity and targeted killings in eastern Nangarhar province. Targeted killings and terror attacks including explosions have recently…
Most residents of northern Kunduz province, concerned over a surge in crimes, have asked police and other institutions to improve the security situation. Rabbani Rabbani, a provincial council member, said seven incidents of target killing had happened…
KABUL, the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday. A statement from the palace to Pajhwok Afghan New said President Ashraf Ghani chaired a meeting of security forces as the commander-in-chief on Tuesday noon, The meeting assessed the country’s security situation, especially…
KABUL’s new ambassador to the US has proposed. In an interview with released on Wednesday, Aizaz Chaudhry said: “One area where the two countries have cooperated closely in the recent past is their shared desire to defeat the menace of…
Local officials cite people’s support with security forces as the reason behind good security in central Bamyan province. Lt. Col. Mohammad Ali Lakzai, deputy provincial police chief, on Wednesday told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan Local…
Local officials on Thursday said 24 Taliban militants and five security personnel had suffered casualties during offensives in northern Sar-i-Pul province. Governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdattold Pajhwok Afghan News 11 militants had been killed and 13 others wounded in…
A committee tasked with ensuring security for journalists and media outlets has been created in northern Samangan province, an official said on Wednesday. The committee’s formation comes in response to the approval of the security and protection of…
The security situation in the Hesarak district of eastern Nangarhar province has improved following a military operation against militants, the district chief said on Monday. Malako Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that after the Afghan…
Recent clashes have forced the closure of governmental department across southern Helmand province except Lashkargah and Greshk, creating severe problems for residents, officials said. The provincial council’s security committee head, Bashir Ahmad Shakir, told Pajhwok Afghan News all…
