Tag Archives: Baghlan

At least three policemen were killed and eight others wounded in a roadside mine blast in Nahrin district of Baghlan province, a local official confirmed. The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. Thursday in the Shaikh Jalal area of Nahrin district of the province. Fazluddin Muradi, the district governor of …

A woman, who was pregnant and was mothering two children, was shot killed yesterday by local people in Dara-e Ashraf village of Tala-e Barfak district, Baghlan, on charges of having illegal marital affairs. Speaking to Ariana News, Abdul Ahad Barfaki, governor of Tala-e Barfak, confirmed the incident and said that …

Three police headquarters were captured by the Taliban in the Central Baghlan District of Baghlan, Friday night. Security officials, on condition of anonymity, told Ariana News that the Taliban had attacked police headquarters situated at 5th, 6th, and 9th street in Fabrika-e-Qand [sugar factory] area of Central Baghlan Friday midnight, …

People in Baghlan Province say that since the US-Taliban peace agreement, the continuation of war with the Afghan National and Defense Forces seems irrational and imposed. These people accuse the Taliban and the US of duplicity saying that the prisoners’ exchange of any sort, before the peace talks, will not …

A woman was stabbed to death by unknown men in Baghlan province, local officials confirmed. Khadija Yaqin, the head of Baghlan Women Affairs, told Ariana News that the incident took place3 at Pol-e-Khumri city, Wednesday night. Yaqin added that the perpetrators had gotten away and that the police were investigating …

Muzrib, the policeman who is accused of helping the Taliban in an attack on a police station killing 14 fellow policemen, has been apprehended. According to Baghlan officials, a policeman named Muzrib who had been accused of helping the Taliban in the attack on a police station killing Ahmad Farid …

Head of the Baghlan Public Health said that 120 students had graduated in fields of midwifery, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy adding that most of the graduates were female. Dr. Mohibullah Habib, head of the Baghlan Public Health considers the role of women midwives and nurses “vital” in reducing the death …

After four months, the Gazargh-e Noor district of Baghlan got back under the rule of the government. Confirming the news, Abdul Qadeem Niazi, the governor of Baghlan, told Ariana News that Gazargah-e Noor district was conquered by the Afghan security forces, and currently, all the governmental administrations are under the …

A man killed 3 and wounded 3 other members of his in-laws in Baghlan. Ahmad Jawid Basharat, the Baghlan police spokesperson, told Ariana News that the incident took place Monday around 02:00 am, January 28th, in Pol-e Madan area of Pol-e Khomri city. According to the police, the man killed …

In a Taliban attack on security forces in Baghlan, at least 10 policemen got killed, two wounded and three disappeared. The attack took place late last night in Khwaja Alwan area of Pol-e-Khomri city. A security force, on condition of anonymity, told Ariana News that Ahmad Farid Andarabi, police chief …

At least six policemen were killed and eight others wounded in clashes with the Taliban militants in northern Baghlan and Takhar provinces, officials said. The Taliban fighters ambushed and killed six policemen and wounded seven more in Baghlan-Kunduz highway Wednesday night, the district governor of Baghlan-e-Markazi, Khanzada Mazlomyar told Ariana …

A man, aged 40 has been arrested on charges of forced marriage to an 8-year-old girl by the Baghlan Police. Khadija Yaqeen, Chief of Baghlan Women Affairs, underlined that the girl was married to a 40-year-old man for two months by force and torment. The Central Baghlan Police has taken …

Baghlan Police have arrested two drug traffickers along with 79 kg of hashish. Ahmad Jawid Basharat, the spokesman for Baghlan police, said the drugs were hidden in hay bags loaded in a lorry which was to drive from Baghlan to Kabul. The traffickers were identified by the Counter Narcotics Department …

Local security officials confirmed that Mohammad Afzal Hakimi, the Police Chief for the Warsaj District of Takhar Province, was killed along with his three bodyguards, in a Taliban ambush in Baghlan Province. According to Ahmad Jawid Basharat, a spokesman for the Baghlan Police, the incident happened on Friday morning on …

Seventeen people, including women and children, died in a traffic accident in north of Afghanistan, a local official said on Tuesday. The incident happened when a minivan slid off an icy road in Khost District of Baghlan Province. Lutfullah Atefi, the District Governor, told Ariana News that 17 people, including …

Eight members of a family, including women and children, have been killed in a roadside mine blast in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Monday. Provincial police spokesman Ahmad Javid Basharat told Ariana News that the explosion happened this morning in Aka Khail village in Dand-e-Shahabuddin, an area which …

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead seven members of a single family in northern Baghlan province, an official said. The incident has taken place on Friday night in Zareqa village of Doshi district. District governor Sahebdad Ghafoori confirmed the incident. The victims include four children, a young girl, the father and …

Darqad district of northern Takhar province has been cleared of Taliban militants, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. The Taliban fighters had captured the district on September, 10. Afghan forces launched a clearance operation to crackdown militants in the district on October 16. The Defense Ministry announced that …

Afghan security forces recaptured a key district in northern Baghlan province after three years. In a statement, the Defense Ministry said Dahan-e-Ghori district was retaken on Wednesday night. According to the statement, Afghanistan’s national flag was flying over the district’s headquarters. Defense Ministry said Taliban suffered heavy casualties in the …

At least 71 Taliban fighters were arrested in operations by Afghan forces in northern Baghlan province, military officials said. Army commander Gen Abbas Tawakoli told Ariana News that operations to  crack down the insurgents in Dand-e-Shahabudin, Dand-e-Ghuri, and Doshi districts of the province are underway until the complete clearance of …