Herat

Three new market-oriented degree programs have been launched in Herat University thanks to the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). According to the statement released by USAID, the programs are including a Master’s program in Business Administration, an Associate Program in Business …

Qari Najib, the Taliban military chief was killed along with another militant in an Afghan forces ambush in the western Herat province, said the local officials. According to Herat police authorities, many weapons and munitions have also been seized from the Taliban commander who was also involved in making and …

The Taliban militants have shot dead five brothers in Herat province after a public trial, officials said. Provincial governor spokesman, Jailani Farhad, confirmed the incident, saying the incident has occurred on Friday in Chah Gardana area of Ghoryan district of Herat province. But the officials did not disclose the exact …

A man threw shoe at Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-i-Islami, while he was delivering Friday sermon at the great mosque of Herat, witnesses said. After the incident a disorder occurred at the mosque, because the man who threw the show was yelling “Allah Akbar” and the worshipers escaped the …

An Afghan official says 10 policemen were killed as Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint at the Salma Dam in western Herat province of Afghanistan. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ghulam Jailani Farhad said,” the attack took place last night around 11:00 pm over a public protection check post in Chesht district …

Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested a group of armed kidnappers in western Herat province of Afghanistan. A statement released by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said,” the intelligence directorate special forces have arrested a group of six-armed kidnappers from Injil district of Herat province”. The individuals were …

At least 57 Taliban militants have been killed or wounded in an infighting in western Shindand district of Herat province, officials said on Tuesday. The clashes were erupted during the last 24 hours in Khofian, Blandak, Shir Abad and Deh Aman areas of the district which left 25 militants dead …

Clashes between armed militants and Afghan security forces in Bala Buluk district of Farah province left heavy causalities to the Taliban, killing 45 militants and injuring at least 50 others. Abdul Jalal Jalal, army commander in Farah province on Wednesday said that Afghan forces have launched a wide-spread military operation …

Eight people were killed and 10 others wounded after a minibus collided with a fuel tanker on Tuesday in western Herat province of Afghanistan, a local official said. “The incident occurred in Aziz Abad area of Shindand district early this morning, leaving eight people death and at least 10 others …

At least 30 people were killed and 56 others wounded in two separate traffic accidents in western Farah and Herat provinces of Afghanistan on Sunday, local officials confirmed. The first incident that left at least 14 people dead occurred after a civilian bus collided with a fuel tanker on the …

Afghan policeman has beaten his 23 year-old wife with shovel and pickaxes and burned her alive then escaped. With drawn eyebrows and dark eyes, the 23 year-old Shayma says about cruelly violence in her family, “First, my husband beaten me with shovel and pickaxes and then burned me.” Shayma has …

At least six Afghan security  forces have been killed in a US drone strike in Bala Block district of Farah province in west of Afghanistan, army sources said on Saturday. An Afghan security official who wishes not to be named said five Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel and one policeman …

Taliban insurgents on Monday hanged six people in western Farah province, officials said. The Provincial Deputy Police Chief, Mohammad Ghaws Malyar, told Ariana News that the Taliban hung six hostages. Those killed included the three soldiers, two policemen and one unidentified individual. Chief Malyar said that on Monday, the insurgents …

A big blast, apparently caused by a car bomb, rattled Shindand district in western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Thursday, police said. “A big blast apparently a car bomb rocked Shindand district and followed by gun shots, casualties were feared,” a police official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The blast …

A group of foreign tourists were attacked in western, Herat province of Afghanistan. At least 17 people including 11 foreigners were killed, 4 wounded, officials said. Security officials have not commented regarding the report yet.

At least 44 militants were killed and more than 30 others wounded on Tuesday night in Posht Road district of Afghanistan’s Farah province, police said. Provincial police official, Mohammad Ghaws Malyar told Ariana News that we have cleared more than six villages from the Taliban since the last night. 44 …

Taliban militants hanged a member of the Afghan intelligence agency and a civilian in Farah province of Afghanistan. Provincial police security chief Muhammad Ghaws Malyar said a member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) who was earlier in charge of Shib Koh district was travelling along a civilian mate …

Afghan government is responsible to take specific measures for the security of Salma Dam, the biggest infrastructural project build by India in Herat province of Afghanistan, Senate members urged on Sunday. “The government must strive hard in the operation and maintenance of this dam, the security of the dam is …

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani , India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the slide side of the Salama Dam inauguration have urged that terrorism is the regional level problem, all the countries including within the region should have same clear definition from it, amid India has promised that Afghanistan is will …

17 people have been killed and 31 others wounded in a traffic accident in western Farah province of Afghanistan, police officials said. Mohammad Ghaws Malyar, security chief of Farah police on Saturday, said the incident took place late on Friday in Bala Bluk district of Farah province after a bus …