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Hundreds of Kandahar residents on Thursday staged a rally in the capital of the province, calling for a ceasefire and intra-Afghan dialogue between the government and the Taliban group. “We want a peace agreement, we have gathered here for peace and we are calling for a ceasefire,” said Abdul Saboor, …

The process of transferring members of the Consultative Loya Jirga on Peace from provinces to Kabul will begin next week, an official said. On Thursday, Ali Kazemi, a spokesman for peace Jirga told Ariana News that all preparations for holding the Jirga are finalized. At the same time, critics say, …

Afghan security forces have detained a famous Taliban commander Mullah Azizullah also known as Zakaria in western Farah province, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday. According to a statement released, the Taliban commander has been arrested by the Afghan National Police (ANP) based on intelligence reports. The …

At least 20 Taliban militants were killed or Wounded in clashes with the Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, a local official said on Tuesday. Karim Yurish, a spokesman for Faryab police told Ariana News that the Taliban militants attacked Dawlat Abad district of Faryab and faced “resistance” by …

The Archto and Bazar Bashi villages in Sancharak district of northern Sar-e-Pul province collapsed to the hand of the Taliban militants, a local official confirmed on Monday. Naqibullah Daqiq, the district governor for Sancharak told Ariana News that the Taliban insurgents have completely captured both villages as the security forces …

Unidentified militants set ablaze a girls’ school on Sunday night in western Farah province, a local official confirmed. Sadiq Halimi, deputy head of the Farah Education Directorate told Ariana News that armed men entered the “Shahid Binafsha” Girls High School and placed explosives inside the building and detonated it afterward. …

On Sunday government officials, writers, poets, and people from different parts of the country gathered at Gul Ghondi Hill in northern Parwan province to celebrate the National Arghawan festival. Speaking at the event, Muzhgan Mustafavi, Information and Culture Deputy Minister for Tourism said Afghanistan is not a place to be …

Taliban militants have looted a flock of sheep in northern Sar-e Pol province of Afghanistan, a local official claimed on Sunday. Ghulam Sakhi Veera, the governor of Gosfandi district in Sar-e Pol province told Ariana News that Taliban militants launched a widespread attack on Gosfandi district last night but faced …

Two villages in Sancharak district of northern Sar-e-Pul province collapsed to the Taliban militants on Saturday night, a local official confirmed. The District Governor for Sancharak, Naqibullah Daqiq told Ariana News that the Taliban insurgents attacked the Khwaja Sorkh and Archto villages in the district on Saturday night. Daqiq confirmed …

A number of parliamentary election candidates from Logar province accused the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan of asking bribe from the candidates. Khalid Mohmand, one of the candidates who was on the winners list when the preliminary results for Logar announced said that he had received phone calls from …

Afghan security forces have pushed back a Taliban attack over the capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday. Enamuddin Rahmani, a spokesman for Kunduz police said that Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack from four directions over Kunduz city early on Saturday morning. He added the fighting …

At least eight Taliban militants were killed and nine others wounded in clashes between the insurgents and the Afghan forces in western Farah province, a military official said on Saturday. Hashmatullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Afghan military in Farah told Ariana that the Taliban militants attacked an army outpost …

The Taliban militants attacked a security outpost in the provincial capital of Ghazni province, killing at least four Afghan soldiers, a local official said on Friday. Ghulam Sakhi Zabuli, a Provincial Council member told Ariana News that the Taliban stormed Lashmak outpost at Bakawol area of Ghazni city on Thursday …

Taliban bans operation of World Health Organization (WHO) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in areas until their control until further notice. Zabihullah Mujahid the Taliban spokesman said in a statement on Thursday that the group can’t guarantee the safety of these organizations across the country. The group …

At least 40 villagers including women were injured in Guzargah Noor district of Baghlan province after clashes between the residents of two villages erupted over a pasture. Some residents of Guzargah Noor district claim that they have been attacked by Alborz villagers. They further say that the police have also …

18 Taliban militants were killed during a special operation conducted by the Afghan special forces in western Urozgan province of Afghanistan, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday. According to a statement released by NDS, the operation was carried out over Mawlawi Sharafuddin military hideout who is the …

Mohammad Ajmal Faiz has been appointed as new police chief of Balkh province, a security source told Ariana News on Wednesday. The new police chief of Balkh is endorsed by Ata Mohammad Noor the Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party. Recently the government appointed General Abdul Raqib Mubaraz as Balkh police …

The Taliban militants stormed a security outpost in Waghiz district of Ghazni province, killing 4 Afghan soldiers and wounding three others, the provincial police HQ confirmed in a statement. In a statement released on Wednesday, Ghazni police said that the Taliban insurgents attacked the Delaware-3 outpost in Waghiz district of …

At least eight civilians including three women were injured in an explosion in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. Provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Ariana News that the incident took place at around 3:30 pm in PD1 of Jalalabad City. He added that a sticky bomb …

The Taliban attacked a security outpost in Sancharak district of Sar-i-Pul province, killing at least five Afghan soldiers and wounding eight others, a security source said on Tuesday. A security source told Ariana News on a condition of anonymity that the Taliban militants attacked the Shola Kam outpost in Sancharak …