Provinces

AT-KABUL: Four prominent ISIS commanders joined the government in eastern Nangarhar province, said the National Directorate of Security (NDS). The NDS in a press statement issued on Tuesday said that four commanders of the ISIS, also known as Daesh, joined the government in Kot district of the province. The Daesh …

AT-KABUL: Two people were injured as an official at the Nangarhar Police Headquarters on Saturday survived a roadside bomb attack in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province. The governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, said that the bomb hit the pick-up of Abdul Mohammad Kamawal, an official at the police headquarter close …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified armed men have abducted six civilians in Gilan district of Ghazni province, chief of the provincial council said on Saturday. Head of the council Khaliqdad Akbari said that unknown armed men stopped a bus in Dalan desert of Gilan district on late Friday and abducted six civilians, including …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan hosted its first international marathon the other day with participation of 160 runners from 12 countries. Athletes from the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, France and several others country run in the 42 kilometers race in central Bamyan province. Briton Keith MacIntosh, 41, won the race with a …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Wednesday said that Chardara district of northern Kunduz province has been retaken from the insurgents last night. In a press statement issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan Special Forces and soldiers succeeded in retaking Chardara district. The district was considered to be …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Thirteen civilians including five women and three children have sustained injuries in a traffic accident on Sunday in Maidan Wardak province, official sources said. According to the media office of Maidan Wardak governor, the incident occurred in Shirazi Baba area of Sayed Abad district on Kabul-Ghazni highway. …

At least 13 militants were killed and another 18 wounded during separate clashes with Afghan forces in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Thursday. Governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said 12 rebels were killed and 18 injured in Afghan security forces’ ambushes in Dawran Khail, Biskamand valley, Noor Khail and …

At least 17 Islamic State (IS) –or Daesh — fighters have been killed and five others wounded during a clash in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. The 201st Selab Military Corps deputy spokesman, Capt. Syed Maqsood, said the security forces conducted an operation …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) has decided to deploy 1,000 more local policemen in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Chief of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) department at the MoI, General Ali Shah Ahmadzai, said the decision is aimed to improve law and order situation in the …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Friday that a coordinated attack on its office in Kandahar was foiled. In a media statement issued here, the spy agency said that its operatives arrested three alleged terrorists who wanted to launch a group suicide attack on its office. The …