Tag Archives: Afghan News

KANDAHAR – A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed military vehicle on the approach to the provincial governor’s residence and police headquarters in the Afghan province of Kandahar on Wednesday, killing at least three people, local authorities said in a statement. “At around 4 a.m., a suicide bomber driving a …

KABUL – The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Wednesday said that eleven governors have been appointed by the Afghan government in less than three months. The IDLG spokesperson said that the appointments were made on the basis of separate orders by the president and in response to the …

KABUL – Tombstones dating back nearly two hundred years have been stolen off of Nader Khan Hill in Kabul, residents told TOLOnews. The residents said that many of the grave sites are on the verge of ruin. Nader Khan Hill is one of the oldest parts of Kabul. The tombs …

GHAZNI – Ghazni’s Deh Yak district police chief, Habibullah, was killed in a roadside mine blast on Wednesday morning, said the office of the provincial governor in a statement. The incident happened as Habibullah was on the way to support security forces in a fight with the Taliban in the …

JALALABAD – A suicide car bomber targeted an Afghan police convoy in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday morning, killing four officers, including a police commander, a local official said. Three other officers were killed in an attack in the country’s south. The suicide bombing, which struck at a market in …

KABUL – The 3rd round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Vice Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was held via video link on Tuesday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui, Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab and Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood co-chaired the dialogue. The three sides conducted in-depth discussions and reached consensus …

HELMAND – Officials in Helmand province said Tuesday that 5,000 hectares of land has been cultivated in the province this year, and estimate that 23,000 metric tons of peanuts will be harvested. A number of farmers in Helmand province are asking the government to invest in the development and processing …

KABUL – Afghan officials said on Sunday it will not release 597 prisoners that are included in Taliban’s list of 5,000 prisoners they are demanding. The officials of the Office of Prisons Administration said that most of those prisoners are convicted of criminal offenses and moral crimes, including murder. The …

HERAT – Herat governor Waheed Qatali says that 90% of Herat customs income is stolen by the mafia in the province, who also operate in the Kabul and Islam Qala customs. The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, also called MEC, in a report on June 29 found alleged …

KABUL – Each of 34 provinces in Afghanistan will have a female deputy governor, a presidential spokesperson said on Monday. The decision was made during the cabinet meeting. The Independent Directorate of Local Governance has been instructed to create the new posts, presidential spokesperson Sediq Sediqi said in a press …