Herat

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 …

The Afghan intelligence agency has arrested one of the most dangerous kidnapping gangs in western Herat province of Afghanistan. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the gang consisted of 16 kidnappers and was involved in 10 kidnapping cases in Herat since the last 8 months. The gang had demanded …

Mullah Abdul Ghani, Taliban’s shadow deputy governor for western Farah province was killed by Afghan security forces, police official said on Sunday. Iqbal Baher, provincial police spokesman said Mullah Abdul Ghani, Taliban’s shadow deputy governor with dozens of his militants attacked over police outposts in Bala Buluk district of Farah …

An old woman was shoot dead by unidentified gunmen who were riding a motorbike on Saturday in western Herat province of Afghanistan, police officials said. The incident has occurred near to the Noor hospital in Haqiqat Road. According to the police reports, the woman was on her way in a …

At least 1 Taliban fighter was killed and six others were injured in clashes between the Afghan police and Taliban militants in western Farah province of Afghanistan, police said. The clashes occurred last night when a group of the anti-government militants stormed police checkpoints in Farah Rud area of Bala …

Officials in Ministry of public interests have reported that Herat airport to Torghundi port railway survey contract was signed in between the Ministry of Public interests and a Canadian company. Minister of Public interests Mahmood Balegh stated that the length of the railway would 200 kilo meters and it will …

The Bayat Foundation (BF) has assisted food to the needy families of the students of a school in Herat province. Representative of the Bayat Foundation says that these aids were distributed to those that desperately needed food. Ahmad Popal, the foundation’s envoy in Herat noted that these aids will be …

The Bayat Foundation (BF) has assisted food to the orphans and unaccompanied children of BiBi Somaya Kindergarten, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari orphanage and Peer-e Herat orphanage in Herat province. Ahmad Pupal, the Bayat Foundation envoy says that the foundation will continue to distribute these aids and the assistance for Herat was …

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi, the former governor for western Herat province of Afghanistan, was kidnapped by unidentified men on Friday in Islamabad city of Pakistan. According to the reports Wahidi was going to a restaurant with his grandson when the men abducted him. Sources in embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad and …

Large explosions at a gas terminal in western Herat province of Afghanistan killed 12 people and injured at least six others late on Monday night. Abdul Rahim Akbari head of firefighter department in Herat province told to Ariana News that fire started last night around 12:00 am in Dahana-e-Kamar Kalagh …

At least 100 of school students were poisoned in western He-rat province, provincial health officials. Preliminary reports suggest that students were poisoned after drinking water and foods tainted with poison, but security officials have not commented yet. Educational officials reject the accusation of students poisoned with tainted meals and water, …