Pakistani Consulate Official Shot Dead by Unknown Gunmen in Nangarhar

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6 years ago

November 6, 2017

(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

An employee of Pakistani Consulate General has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Jalalabad City of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, officials confirmed Monday.

The Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Attaullah Khoygani said that Iqbal Rana was killed by two unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle on Monday evening.

The gunmen fled after the incident. No group claimed responsibility.

According to Khogyani, the Pakistani diplomat did not inform the Afghan security forces while leaving his office for shopping in the city.

This comes months after two Pakistani diplomats were kidnapped on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway of Nangarhar which later recovered by Afghan security forces.

Nangarhar is among the insecure provinces in eastern part of Afghanistan, where the insurgents groups including the Taliban and Islamic state militants have presence in its number of remote areas.

Iran executes four Afghan prisoners

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58 mins ago

April 20, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.

Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.

This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.

Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.

Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.

Roof collapse kills two in Helmand

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2 hours ago

April 20, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.

Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.

According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.

This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.

IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects

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17 hours ago

April 19, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 19, 2024)

Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.

According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.

“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.

Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.

According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.

“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.

However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.