An explosion happened in PD 4th area of Kabul city around 11:30 am today. Hashmat Stankezai, media advisor at Kabul police, said that the target of the suicide attacker was to detonate his explosives in Shar-e-Naw Park near a blood donation campaign. He added the attacker was identities by police and was gunned down. He further stated that there were no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility. ...
Sheren Gul, a 28-year old woman, hanged herself to death in Sar-e-Pul province yesterday evening. Security officials said that the incident happened in Bazarbashe area of Sangcharak district. Zabiullah Amani, provincial governor’s spokesman, told Killid that the woman left behind a six-year old child. It is reported that the motive behind the incident is family violence. ...
At least 324 undocumented Afghan nationals, who were rounded up in the Aegean province of İzmir, have been deported to Afghanistan, Turkish Hürriyet Daily News reported on Sunday. The report said the police also detained 49 undocumented Syrian migrants in the Balıkesir province. Balıkesir’s coastal districts are among main illegal routes the migrants use to go to Greece, particularly to Lesbos Island. The report said the...
Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been wounded by an unidentified gunman at an election rally in central Punjab province, according to officials. Iqbal, 59, was shot in the shoulder on Sunday after addressing the crowd gathered in his native Narowal district, Federal Minister Talal Chaudhry told local TV station Geo News. Jam Sajjad Hussain, a rescue services spokesperson, said that Iqbal was getting into...
Ministry of Public Health announced that a new five-day polio campaign will begin today across the country. A press release from Ministry of Public Health stated that the campaign will immunise nearly 10 million children under the age of five in 34 provinces. Ferozuddin Feroz, health minister, urged families to vaccinate their children against polio. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are the only countries where polio is...
A blast took place in the Yaqoubiao Adi Moque in Khost province around 2:30 pm today. Dr. Gul Mohammadudin Mohammadi, provincial deputy health director, said that 12 people were killed and 33 injured. A voter registration office is also functioning in the Mosque. Eyewitness claimed that a large number of people were killed an injured in the blast. More to come… ...
Three Taliban members of its so-called “special unit” known as ‘Red Unit’ has been arrested by Herat National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives. Jailani Farhad, spokesman for Herat governor, said that they were arrested from centre of the province. Farhad added that they are currently being investigated. The Taliban's Red Units serve as the insurgents' Special Forces and have carried out many fatal attacks against Afghan...
Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed the death sentences awarded to 11 "hardcore terrorists" who were given the capital punishment by special military courts over the killings of 60 people. The Army said the terrorists were involved in the killings of 36 civilians, 24 officials of the armed forces, frontier constabulary and police officials besides injuring 142 others. Arms and ammunition were...
Security officials in Faryab said that at least seven civilians were killed and one injured in a roadside mine blast in Almar district of the province. Abdul Karim Yorish, spokesman for Faryab police, said that the incident happened this morning when a number of shopkeepers were on their way from Maimana, provincial capital, to Khoja Gawhar area of the district. He added that their vehicle...
Local officials in Nangarhar said that a religious scholar was gunned down in Chaparhar district of the province last night. Ataullah Khogyani, provincial governor’s spokesman, told Killid that the scholar, Maulavi Karim, was shot dead in his residence in Hadyakhail area of the district. Khogyani added that police have launched an investigation. No group has claimed responsibility yet. ...