Nangarhar

Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese physician, aid worker and head of Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS) died in the hospital after getting seriously wounded by gunmen in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province, local officials said on Wednesday morning. According to provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogianai, the incident happened when his car was …

A tanker caught fire after a magnetic bomb attached to it was detonated in the capital of Nangarhar Province late on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The Provincial Governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Ariana News that the incident took place in the PD7 area of Jalalabad City. Khogyani said initial …

Nine people were killed and five others wounded after two families clashed each other in east of Afghanistan, an official said on Thursday. The clash occurred in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province early on Thursday morning. Attaullah Khogyani, the Provincial Governor Spokesman, identified the two families, who have engaged in …

A suicide bomber hit a convoy of Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Friday in eastern Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed. The incident has taken place at around 2 p.m. in PD4 of the provincial capital, Jalalabad city. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana …

A number of protesters on Tuesday claimed that Afghan Special Forces have shot dead two brothers in Haska Meena district of Nangarhar province. Angry residents brought dead bodies of the two brothers in front of the provincial governor’s office, saying they were killed in a raid on Monday night by …

President Ashraf Ghani visited Haska Mena district of Nangarhar province on Sunday to meet and share condolences with the families of mosque blast victims. According to a statement by President’s Office, Ghani was accompanied by a governmental delegation including National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, the Chairman of Afghanistan’s Senate Fazel …

At least 62 people were killed and 36 others were wounded in an explosion inside a mosque in Nangarhar province on Friday, local officials confirmed. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the incident took place in the Haska Mina district of the province. Khogyani …

At least 10 civilians including a child were killed and 27 others wounded in an explosion in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, officials said. The blast took place at around 4:30 p.m. in PD3 of Jalalabad City, provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said. He added that the …

At least 25 peanut collectors were killed in airstrikes conducted by foreign forces in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, a security official said on Thursday. The incident has taken place in Waziro area of Khogyani district which is located in south of the province. The workers were busy collecting peanuts …

Seven civilians were injured in an explosion in eastern Nangahar province, a police official said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Chemtala area of Khogyani district as a result of a magnetic bomb blast placed in a civilian handcart. All victims were taken to Nangarhar regional hospital for treatment. …

Taliban militants attacked a patrolling convoy of Afghan forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, a police official said. The attack took place this afternoon at around 4:00 pm in Chamtal area of Khogyani district. Khogyani police chief Fawad Khan told Ariana News that three Taliban militants were …

An explosion took place in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, a police official said. The blast hit a Toyota Corolla vehicle at around 4:30 pm near the provincial police headquarter. Provincial police spokesman Mubaraz Attal said that Massoud Naikbakht the head of Faculty of Language and Literature …

At least 62 people were wounded in multiple blasts in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, local officials confirmed.  Sources said that at least six explosions have occurred in Jalalabad city and two more happened in Khogyani district of the province. The provincial public health officials told Ariana News that at …

Five people have been killed when the roof of a house collapsed in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province, local residents said. The incident took place at Musa Khel area of Pachiragam district at around 7 am on Tuesday. As a result, a woman along with her four children …

At least five people were killed and 40 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials confirmed. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the incident took place in Pachiragam district of the province at around 9:30 …

Two employees of the prosecutor’s office of Nangarhar were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in the provincial capital, Jalalabad city, a local official confirmed. The incident has taken place at Roshan Mena area in PD4 of Jalalabad city at around 7 am on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman …

At least two people wounded after a sticky bomb attached to their vehicle went off in the Jalalabad City of Nangarhar on Tuesday, a local official said. Provincial police spokesman Farid Khan said that the incident took place in PD4 of the City. The blast has targeted the vehicle of …

At least two policemen killed and 18 others mainly civilians wounded in an explosion in east of Afghanistan on Thursday, an official said. The blast occurred at around 10:45 am in PD2 of Jalalabad City. Provincial governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said the blast occurred as a result of a magnetic …

At least nine people were killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion in the capital Jalalabad City of Nangarhar province on Thursday afternoon. The explosion happened in PD6 area of the City after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest targeting a local police commander for Chaparhar district of …

Afghan special forces have killed 22 Daesh fighters including three commanders of the group during an operation in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial intelligence agency said. According to a statement released by Nangarhar Intelligence Directorate on Tuesday, four centers of the Daesh fighters were also destroyed during …