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The ousted governor of Balkh province, Atta Muhammad Noor has suspended a mass rally planned to stage in the capital Kabul on 28th February. During a consultative meeting, Noor has declared that the plan of protest postponed due to the demands of international partners, the International Community and holding of …

Following a deadly attack by Taliban that killed at least 20 soldiers during a nigh raid, civil society activists and residents of Farah province worry about the deteriorating security situation of Farah City. Criticizing the government for lack of security plans to wipe out the insurgents, the residents claim the …

20 Afghan National Army soldiers were killed last night in Taliban attacks in Balablook district of Farah province, said Dadullah Qaneh, a member of the provincial council. He said that a military outpost of Afghan forces also fell to the Taliban  and the insurgents have captured all weapons and munitions …

  A suicide car targeted a local office belonging to Afghanistan National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Lashkargah, the capital city of Helmand province, said a local official. According to Omer Zawak, spokesman of Helmand governor, the incident took place around 8:00 AM in Karte Lagan area of Lashkargah city …

Eight members of Afghan Local Police (ALP) killed last night by Taliban militants in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, a local official said Thursday. Provincial governor spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Ariana News that the incident took place last night at around 10:30pm after a group of Taliban fighters …

At least 38 Taliban fighters were killed following a joint military operation conducted by Afghan and NATO forces in western Farah province of Afghanistan, an Afghan police official said Thursday. Provincial police chief, Fazel Ahmad Shirzad told Ariana News that the operation was carried out in Bala Bluk district of …

Eight passengers of a bus vehicle including women and children were killed and 13 others wounded after a their riding bus collided with a truck vehicle. “A Flancoch type bus collided with a truck vehicle in Sahra Sorkhak area of Adraskan district around 6:00 AM earlier this morning”, said Abdul …

At least three people were killed and two others wounded in an explosion that hit a hotel in Jalalabad, said local authorities. “The explosion was carried out inside a hotel in PD2 area of Jalalabad city”, said Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman of Nangarhar governor. He also indicated that the incident took …

20 Afghan police forces were killed and three security outposts have been fallen to the Taliban after the militants conducted complicated attacks on the outposts during last night, said local authorities. “The Taliban militants overran three security outposts in Farahrood area of Balablok district and  Shamalgah area of the provincial …

Jamiat-e-Islami Afghannistan rejected the dismissal of Abdulkarim Khudam, ousted governor of Samangan province by president Ghani and described the dismissal as “Unjustifiable and Unilateral” in a statement issued today. “Jamiat-e-Islami Afghanistan which is a main constituent of the National Unity Government (NUG) sees dismissal order of Samangan’s governor as unjustifiable, …

Abdul Karim Khaddam, the ousted governor of Samangan province, is the second governor after Atta Mohammad Noor, who refuses dismissal orders by the central government. Khaddam, who has been governing Samangan for about a year, on Sunday vowed to remain as “Samangan governor” until the decision of his political party, …

The ousted Balkh governor, Atta Muhammad Noor has warned the government may fall apart with expected massive protest of his supporters. Noor stressed that unless the government took urgent action, the country would be lost. “Managing this massive movement from Balkh is very hard and dangerous. It has the risk …

A huge drug lab of the Taliban militant group was completely destroyed and eight smugglers who were also the group’s military commanders killed in drone strikes carried out by the coalition forces in the western Farah province. Fazl Ahmad Sherzad, the provincial police chief confirming the strike noted that a …

Engineer Mohammad Daoud, the newly pointed governor of Balkh province will be introduced to the provincial governing office within upcoming two to three days, a close figure to the governor told Ariana News on Thursday. Amid criticism on the  government’s failure to solve Balkh issue; a close figure to the …

At least 7 Afghan soldiers were shot dead in a Taliban attack on an army base in Farah province, local officials said. The Farah provincial council head, FaridBakhtawar has confirmed the incident and said the army base has been collapsed to Taliban and two other soldiers were also wounded in …

More than twenty Daesh female fighters are fighting against Afghan security forces in Jawzjan province, the local sources said. A number of individuals who have recently joined the peace process in Jawzjan claimed that women are also among the Daesh fighters and battle against Afghan forces with heavy and light …

The United States has put forward a motion to place Pakistan on a global terrorist-financing watchlist with an anti-money-laundering monitoring group, a senior Pakistani official said. According to reports, US has accused Islamabad of not complying with the UN Security Council resolutions relating to terror groups including al-Qaeda and its …

A recent survey by Ariana News shows that around 61 percent of residents in Herat province will not vote in the upcoming elections. Ariana News survey findings indicate that insecurity, intervention of the government and parties in the electoral process are the main concerns of Herat inhabitants. According to the …

Five people including 3 policewomen have been arrested in connections to the murder of a policewoman named Aziza in the northern Faryab province, the provincial police said. Aziza, 26, who served as a policewoman for the criminal department of Faryab Police Chief over the course of last 5 years was …

The child laborers in the western Herat province are being exposed to sexual abuse and hard works by some individuals and profiteers, said local authorities of Human Rights Commission in the province. In addition to the sexual abuse, some children have even been smuggled by human traffickers to foreign countries, …