Tag Archives: Badakhshan

Afghan security forces retook control of Badakhshan’s Kiran-o-Manjan district on Wednesday, September 11, a local official confirmed. The provincial spokesman, Nik Mohammad Nazari told Ariana News that the district was recaptured in a joint operation by security and public uprising forces. Meanwhile, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on …

Taliban militants took control of Yangi Qala district in northern Takhar province on Thursday, a local official said. Provincial governor spokesman Jawad Hijri told Ariana News that Afghan forces retreated from the district to avoid civilian casualties. He added that Afghan forces will launch an operation to retake the district …

Afghan security forces recaptured Yamgan district of Badakhshan province after four years, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, heavy casualties have been inflicted to the Taliban militants as a result of air and ground operations in the district. The statement added that …

Afghan forces retook control of Badakhshan’s Wurdoj district on Saturday, September 7, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said. In a statement released on Saturday, the MoD said that Afghan Security and Defense Forces conducted clearance operation during the last four days in the district. The Taliban insurgents had captured Wurdoj almost …

An explosion took place in Faizabad city of Badakhshan on Sunday evening, killing Nazir Mohammad Niazi, a former Jihadi leader, the interior ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, the incident took place at 6:10 pm in Chaman Mukhabrat area of Faizabad city as a result of explosives …

Abdulmarouf Khairkhah, the District Governor of Wakhan district, has been suspended over the sexual abuse allegation of an Australian tourist woman, says the Spokesperson of Badakhshan Governor.   An Australian spouse entered Afghanistan from Tajikistan to visit the Pamir (Bam-e-Donya) during the Ramadan Month. The woman has written to the …

The Attorney General Office has requested a period of five years imprisonment for former senior electoral officials who were accused of misconduct and mismanagement in the October parliamentary elections. Documents obtained by Ariana News shows that all commissioners of the electoral bodies, the chief secretariat of the Independent Election Commission …

Massad, an Afghan youth, who was a member of Daesh, has built a small library in his hometown in Badakhshan province.  The young man lost his father when he was a child. When he became a teenager, he joined the Daesh insurgent group by a Daesh recruiter on facebook who …

The Arghanj Khwa district of Badakhshan province collapsed to the Taliban late on Friday night, a provincial council member claimed. According to a provincial member, Jawid Majidi, the Taliban militants captured the district after 20 hours of heavy clashes with the Afghan security forces. At least 14 Afghan soldiers and …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday for the implementation of a power transmission project to northern Badakhshan province and construction of Shiwa Dam, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. The MoU was signed between Mohammad Gul Khulmi, the acting minister of water and energy, Amanullah Ghalib …

At least eight people were killed and two others wounded due to a landslide in northern Badakhshan province on Thursday, an official said. The incident took place in Zarandab village in Raghistan district of the province which is under the control of the Taliban insurgent group. Ghulamullah Saeed, the district …

Dozens of people were killed on Sunday when a gold mine collapsed in Badakhshan province, an official said. Provincial governor spokesman Nik Mohammad Nazari said the collapse occurred in the Kohistan district on Sunday morning. He added that the exact number of people caught in the collapse was unknown. While …

Local security officials on Wednesday said that Badakhshan’s Kohistan district has been completely cleared of Taliban militants. Alike Wardoj and Yamgan districts, Kohistan has been a key district in Badakhshan province, where the Taliban have often launched coordinated attacks in a bid to take control of the district. The provincial …

The government forces reclaimed control of Kohistan district in northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday evening, officials confirmed. Kohistan was recaptured after the Afghan forces’ clearance operation against the Taliban in the district. The Defense Ministry Deputy Spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said that the Taliban have suffered heavy casualties during the offensive. …

Thirty security forces including national and local policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack on Teshkan district of northern Badakhshan province, a local official said Sunday. The incident happened at around 04:00 am on Sunday when the Taliban stormed the district, following their so-called “Al Khandaq” offensive. According to …

The local officials in the northeastern Badakhshan province reported that 3 suspected suicide bombers have been arrested while wearing suicide vests. According to the provincial authorities, the would be suicide bombers who were intended to conduct suicide attacks were arrested in a security check point in Baharak district of the …

Revenues of two major lapis lazuli and gold mines being collected by the Taliban and irresponsible armed people in northern Badakhshan province, local officials said Saturday. Irresponsible armed people collecting revenues of lapis lazuli mine Karano Manjan district of the province since years, instead of going to government’s depleting coffers, according …

At least five people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in floods in northern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.  The Provincial Deputy Governor, Gul Mohammad Bedar said the floods took place in Shaki, Nasi and Kofab districts of the province that destroyed more than 20 residential …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at the Ministers’ Council meeting on Monday said the Taliban’s “Mansouri Operation’ has failed in northern Badakhshan and Kunduz provinces of Afghanistan. Last Thursday, the Afghan security forces have managed to retake Zebak district in Badakhshan province which was briefly fell to the Taliban. The forces …

Afghan government on Saturday launched construction of a major road in northern Badakhshan province. The Baharak-Ishkashim transit road covers 108 kilometers and will connect Afghanistan with Tajikistan and China. “The purpose behind constructing this road is to get connected with China and Tajikistan,” said Minister of Public Work, Mahmood Baligh. …