Mohammad Khan Ahmady, Commander of Faryab’s Special Police Unit, was killed in Balkh’s Sholgara district on Saturday night, local security officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the murder of the special unit commander. According to the Sholgara District Police Chief Sayed Arif Iqbali, Mr. Ahmady was shot dead along …
Read More »Taliban Attack Kills District Police Chief in Balkh
Kalamudin, the police chief for Balkh’s Chahar Bolak district, was killed in a Taliban attack, local officials confirmed. The Provincial Head of Security Abdul Razaq Qaderi, told Ariana News that the Taliban fighters attacked the district at around 4:00 am on Wednesday, leaving at least three other policemen wounded. In …
Read More »Army Helicopter Crashes in North of Afghanistan
An Afghan army helicopter crashed in Balkh province early this evening, security officials confirmed. The incident took place at around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday near the eastern entrance gate of Mazar-e-Sharif City. Balkh police spokesman and an official in 209th army corps confirmed the incident but denied to make any …
Read More »Taliban Attack Kills 11 Policemen in Balkh
The Taliban insurgents attacked security outposts in northern Balkh province, killing at least 11 policemen, local officials said. The provincial spokesman, Munir Ahmad Farhad told Ariana News that the militants stormed the outposts in Shortepa district of the province at around 2 am on Monday. He said at least 11 …
Read More »Explosion Injures Two People in Balkh
At least two people were injured in an explosion in northern Balkh province, a police official said on Tuesday. The incident happened this morning in PD5 area of Mazar-e-Sharif City. Provincial police spokesman Adel Shah Adel told Ariana News that the incident happened as a result of a sticky bomb …
Read More »Taliban Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Civilians in Balkh
Eight civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place this morning in Khalachi area of Chamtal district. Provincial governor spokesman Munir Ahmad Farhad said a Taliban roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in the Chamtal …
Read More »Officials Sealed Off Telecom Companies’ Offices in Balkh
The Officials in northern Balkh province on Monday suspended activities of the mobile phone companies after they refused to resume their nighttime coverage in the province. The provincial officials have sealed off their offices as well. The Taliban militants have ordered mobile phone companies in Balkh to shut down their …
Read More »Taliban Suffer Casualties in Balkh Operation; 87 Militants Killed
At least 87 Taliban militants were killed during a joint operation by Afghan Security and Defense Forces in northern Balkh province, the Afghan military said. In a statement released on Monday, the 209th Shaheen Corps said that the operation was conducted in Chimtal, Chahar Bolak, Balkh and Dawlatabad districts of …
Read More »Huge Fire Breaks Out At Oil Depot In Mazar-e-Sharif City
A huge fire broke out at a fuel storage tank in Mazar-e-Sharif City on Wednesday noon. The fire broke out at around 12 pm today in Taimorian fuel storage tank. Immediately there was no report of casualty. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The firefighters were …
Read More »Taliban Attack on Checkpoint Kills 5 ANP in Balkh
At least five members of the Afghan security forces were killed and six others injured after Taliban militants attacked their checkpoints in Khulm district of Balkh province, a local official said on Thursday. Adel Shah Adel, a spokesman for provincial police chief, said the checkpoints are located in border between …
Read More »Key Taliban Commander Arrested with Bottles of Alcohol, Weapons in Balkh
Afghan security forces have detained a key Taliban commander and seized several bottles of alcohol from his compound in Balkh province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The Taliban commander identified as Yousuf was arrested during an operation by police special forces in Nahr-Shahi district of Balkh …
Read More »New Police Chief Appointed for Balkh Province
Mohammad Ajmal Faiz has been appointed as new police chief of Balkh province, a security source told Ariana News on Wednesday. The new police chief of Balkh is endorsed by Ata Mohammad Noor the Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party. Recently the government appointed General Abdul Raqib Mubaraz as Balkh police …
Read More »NDS Detains Taliban Shadow District Governor in Balkh
Taliban shadow district governor for Nahr Shahi district in northern Balkh province has been detained by the Afghan intelligence operatives, the agency said in a statement on Thursday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) statement identified the Taliban official as Najibullah who was recruited by the Taliban insurgent group about …
Read More »Noor Threatens to Boycott Elections and Form Interim Gov’t
Atta Mohammad Noor, the former governor of Balkh province and CEO of Jamiat-e-Islami party on Tuesday warned that if transparency of the upcoming elections was not guaranteed, they would boycott the elections and would announce an interim government. Addressing at an Eid ceremony in Mazar-e-Sharif city, Noor said the political …
Read More »Roadside Bomb Kills Eight in Balkh Province
At least eight people were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Sholgara district of Balkh province, police said Wednesday. Provincial police spokesman Shir Jaan Durrani said that eight people lost their lives after a car and a motorbike were hit by a roadside bomb in Qushi Qezel village of …
Read More »Leaked Documents Show IEC Staffs Stamping Fake IDs In Nangarhar
A voter registration center is stamping on fake national identity cards in eastern Nangarhar province, a lawmaker said on Monday. Mirwais Yasini, a member of the lower house of parliament from Nangarhar province, revealed documents showing electoral fraud in Kama district of the province. “On May 27, these fake ID …
Read More »German Defense Minister Meets Afghan Security Officials in Balkh
Ursula Von Der Leyen, the defense minister of Germany and a number of the country’s Members of Federal Parliament visited Mazar-e-Sharif, capital city of Balkh province, yesterday and met with security officials of Northern Afghanistan. How to support Afghan security forces generally across the country and particularly in the north …
Read More »ARG-Noor Dispute Ends Peacefully As Rahguzar Takes Over Balkh Leadership
Mohammad Ishaq Rahguzar has been appointed as new governor of Balkh province after months of dispute between the central government and ousted governor Atta Mohammad Noor. Rahgurzar was appointed to the post based on the agreement between Noor and Presidential Palace on Thursday, a reliable source told Ariana News on …
Read More »Noor Dismisses Reports of Agreement over Balkh Leadership
Atta Mohammad Noor, the ousted Balkh governor, on Wednesday dismissed the recent news about the appointment of his successor. Noor issued a statement saying that reports suggesting he had agreed to the appointment of Ishaq Rahguzar, former governor of the province, to the post were “baseless”. He added that there …
Read More »Rahgozar Replaces Atta Noor As Balkh Governor: Source
A senior member of Jamiat-e Islami party, Ishaq Rahgozar has been appointed as the new governor for the northern Balkh province, a government source confirmed to Ariananews Tuesday. “Recently, the Presidential Palace has agreed on appointment of Ishaq Rahgozar for the governor of Balkh seat and the nomination of Farhad …
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