Herat

The Ministry of Defense said that 172 fighters of the Taliban surrendered to the Afghan Security forces in Herat and Ghor provinces on Monday. MoD announced in a statement that 160 Taliban fighters surrendered in Jaam, Shir Bacha, and Ostoura village of Shahrak district in Ghor province adding that 12 …

It has been a year since the Lapis Lazuli Route has been inaugurated, but only one transit cargo has arrived from Afghanistan to Turkey. The private sector wants the government to provide facilities along the route. The Ministry of Commerce and Industries promises to help solve problems related to the …

At least 20 of the Taliban armed men were killed and others were wounded as a result of the artillery and aerial attacks conducted by the Afghan Security Forces in Chasht and Koh-e Zoor districts of Herat province. One of the strikes in Koh-e Zoor district a prominent Taliban commander, …

The airstrikes in Shindand district of Herat on Wednesday left 60 civilian casualties killing Mullah Nangialai, a commander of a fractured branch of the Taliban. Toryalai Taheri, the deputy head of Herat Provincial Council, told Ariana News that as a result of the drone airstrike by the Quick Reaction Force …

At least 10 people including three children wounded after a magnetic bomb went off in western Herat province late on Sunday afternoon, an official said. The sticky bomb was attached to the vehicle of traffic police near the Money Exchanger’s market in the city. The blast happened at around 4:30 …

Two people have been killed in an armed clash over picking the saffron harvest in west of Afghanistan. The incident took place on Monday in a village in the Ghourian district of Herat province. District Governor Farhad Khademi told Ariana News that two people were killed and another was wounded …

Unknown gunmen shot dead two policemen in western Herat province early this morning, a security official said on Thursday. A security official told Ariana News that the two policemen were shot dead when they were going to work. Eyewitnesses said the two attackers managed to escape from the area after …

At least 14 Taliban militants were killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Chisht and Farsi districts of Herat province, local officials confirmed to Ariana News. According to Herat provincial spokesman Jilani Farhard, a key Taliban commander along with his five fighters were killed in an air strike in Chisht …

Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah held a huge campaign rally in western Herat province of Afghanistan on Tuesday. The majority of parliamentarians representing Herat province in the National Assembly announced their support from Mr. Abdullah’s electoral team. Speaking to his supporters, Abdullah emphasized on free and transparent elections. He claimed that …

Police rescued three abducted men from kidnappers in Herat, the interior ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the men were rescued during two separate operations. In the first incident, police conducted an operation in Karokh district of Herat to rescue an abducted individual. At the …

Shukrullah Shakir, the district governor of Zinda Jan was killed in a roadside bomb blast in western Herat province on Saturday, police confirmed. The incident has taken place at Taraka area of Zinda Jan district at around 12:30 pm on Saturday. Farzad Frotan a spokesman for Herat police told Ariana …

38 militants including Taliban’s red unit commander have been killed in air and ground operations conducted by Afghan security forces in Pashtoon Zarghoon district of Herat province, an official said on Thursday. Provincial governor spokesman Jailani Farhad said that the dead body of Safiullah Chapat, a famous Taliban commander, was …

A key Taliban commander along with five of his militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in western Herat province. Jailani Farhad, the provincial governor spokesman said Mullah Fazel Ahmad also known as Hujrat was killed in Ali Abad village of Zairkoh district in …

At least four people including women were killed and three others wounded in a traffic accident in western Herat province of Afghanistan on Sunday, a local official said. The incident happened after a small vehicle collided with a truck in Herat-Islam Qala highway. An official in Herat central hospital said …

A famous Taliban commander has been killed by a U.S. drone strike in Shindand district of Herat province, police said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Resolute Support carried out airstrikes in Aziz Abad area of Shindand district and as a result, the Taliban’s shadow governor for …

At least two people have been slightly injured after clashes erupted between the provincial council members of Herat province in the west of Afghanistan. On Saturday, verbal clashes between members of Herat provincial council turned violent and they engaged in physical clashes. Their bodyguards opened fires in the air for …

At least nine people killed and 15 others wounded in a traffic accident in western Herat province on Saturday, an official said. Provincial governor spokesman Jailani Farhad said the incident took place in Gardana Nakhut Sya area, in Farsi district of the province, when a truck overturned. He added that …

At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in an explosion in Awba district of western Herat province, local officials confirmed. Jelani Farhad a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the incident has taken place at Bazar area in Awba district of Herat at around 8:30 …

Top Afghan security officials and commander of the Resolute Support Mission General Austin Scott Millar visited Herat province on Tuesday to review the security situation of the western provinces. The Afghan delegation included Deputy Defense Minister Lt. General Mohammad Yasin Zia, Deputy Interior Minister for Security Brigadier Gen. Khushal Sadat, …

A U.S. Service member has been killed in Afghanistan in “enemy small arms fire,” the NATO’s Resolute Support (RS) mission confirmed in a statement. “In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next …