Provinces

AT-KABUL: A suicide car bomb rocked southern Helmand province on Monday afternoon, killing five persons including the bomber on the spot and injuring four others including two policemen, a security official said. “A terrorist riding an explosive-borne car blew it up when stopped in a police checkpoint outside provincial capital …

KABUL: Officials in northern Takhar province on Saturday said a woman had committed suicide in Taloqan, the provincial capital. Sunatullah Timoor, the governor’s spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News the 25-year-old woman died after consuming pesticide. She is survived by two children. Police have started an investigation to ascertain why she …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as six rebels were killed when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which is commonly known as drone targeted their vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesman for Nangarhar police headquarters, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, said that the attack took place the late Tuesday afternoon. Khama Press quoted the spokesman …

AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Kandahar province arrested five terror suspects. A media statement from Kandahar Media and Information Center (KMIC) said that the alleged militants had links with the terror group of Allah Dad Akhundzada and were involved in terror activities in Helmand, Sar-e-Pul and Faryab province. …

AT-KABUL: Prisoners have killed three policemen and wounded five others in northern Jawzjan province, said the provincial police chief. Faqir Muhammad Jawzjani said a delegation was visiting the prison when the riots erupted. He added that three policemen and a prisoner were killed during the riots. Jawzjani said that the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Violence against women has increased in eastern Nangarhar province, said Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) office in the province. The provincial head of the AIHRC, Sabrina Hamidi, told Mashaal Radio, more cases of violence against women have been registered with the commission this year as comparing …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst celebration of the International Women’s Day and the claims that more facilities had been provided for women in the country, officials in eastern Paktika province said Sunday that majority of girls were deprived of education in the province. Khama Press quoted the provincial women’s affairs director, …

AT-KABUL: Kunduz governor urged the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to conduct large-scale military operation against the Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in the province. Muhammad Omar Safi talking to Azadi Radio on Tuesday confirmed the presence of ISIS fighters in some districts of the province and said …

AT-KABUL: At least nine armed militants were killed and eight others sustained injuries in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of interior (MoI) claimed that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal …

AT-KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed and three others injured in two separate roadside bomb blasts in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, provincial police said. The first blast took place in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar, early Monday morning at 8:00am, when students were on way to school. Two …