Residents of Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman province have been affected by recent clashes in the province and forced to flee their homes, said Reza Jafari, a spokesman for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).
According to him, warring parties are responsible to protect civilians.
He emphasized on end to violence in the country, urging the warring sides agree to permanent ceasefire and lasting peace in...
The Taliban fighters have been using civilian houses as shields recently, and thus, Afghan forces are cautiously proceeding in their operations in the district, provincial police said.
More than 500 Yaftali families have been forced to flee their homes as Taliban fighters stormed residential houses, said police spokesman, Nek Mohammad Nazari.
At least eight armed Taliban have been killed and over 15 wounded so far,...
As many as 14 more patients have died after contracting the disease, pushing the toll of fatalities to 2,869, according to a health ministry spokesman.
Also, as many as 623 new cases of infection were reported in the country, according to Mirwais Alizai, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, bringing the nationwide case count to 68,366.
According to health ministry's data, 193...
The suspects were arrested over robberies, permit-free gun carrying, inflicting injuries and drinking alcohol in several parts of the capital, said police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz.
Three pistols and a robbed car were seized by police, he added.
It comes as residents of Kabul have constantly slam government for failing to prevent criminal acts.
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At least five Taliban were killed Tuesday during Afghan forces raids in Alisheng district of Laghman province, said Sayed Maqsood Sahibzada, an army official.
Elsewhere, in Jawzjan, as many as 35 Taliban were killed and 16 others wounded in airstrikes.
A number of the Taliban weapons were also demolished in the raids.
There was no comment from the group. ...
According to a ministry’s statement, Afghan commando forces on Tuesday night rescued 62 people held as captives in a Taliban prison in Baghlan-e Markazi (Central Baghlan) district of the province.
The figures included 26 civilians and 36 security personnel, the statement read.
At least four Taliban were killed during the overnight operation, and a number of weapons seized by government forces.
The Taliban officials have yet...
A massive fire broke out Tuesday morning after a fuel tanker caught fire in Abu Nasr Farahi port in the province, said police spokesman Farooq Hazrati.
The fire has been extinguished, according to the spokesman.
There were no casualties, he said, but two tanker trucks had caught fire.
Last year, too, fire had broken out in the port, causing damages to residents....
He will face the same obstacles that have stifled a wider peace process for more than a decade, including a hawkish Israeli leadership, Palestinian divisions and deeply rooted tensions surrounding Jerusalem and its holy sites.
The 11-day Gaza war killed more than 250 people, mostly Palestinians, and caused widespread destruction in the impoverished coastal territory.
Mr. Blinken is expected to focus on coordinating reconstruction without...
Both discussed Afghanistan-Saudi bilateral ties, the Afghan peace process and regional issues during their phone conversation on Monday, according to the statement.
King of Saudi assured the President that his country’s Ulema (religious clerics) and himself support peace in Afghanistan.
King Salman of Saudi expressed hope to meet President Ghani and further discuss those issues in direct talks.
Afghan President praised Saudi Arabia’s support the country....
