Tag Archives: Baghlan

At least 14 Taliban insurgents were killed in air and ground operations by Afghan forces in Baghlan province, the Afghan military said. In a statement released on Tuesday, the 217th Pamir Corps said that the operations were conducted at Chashme-e-Shir area of Puli Khumri and in Jilgah district of the …

The Taliban insurgents occupied the Yaram Olia area, which has over 20 villages, of the Jolga district in Baghlan province without any clashes on Monday. Mohamad Sarwar Akbari, district governor of the Jolga district, confirms the fall of the area by the Taliban and stresses that more forces from the …

Seven members of a single family including women and children have been killed in an airstrike in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday night. According to the local sources, the airstrike hit a civilian house in Ketab Khail area of Pul-e-Khumri City. The victims include a woman, two girls, …

At least 25 members of the public uprising forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban insurgents in Nahrin district of Baghlan province, local officials said on Saturday. Fazludin Muradi, district of Nahrin told Ariana News that the incident happened on Saturday at around 2 am when the Taliban …

The police in northern Baghlan province said on Sunday that a suspect was arrested on accusation of drug (Heroin) smuggling. Colonel Neyazmand, police chief of Baghlan province, said that the drugs were loaded in a Hino truck in Kunduz province. According to Mr. Neyazmand, the smuggler wanted to transfer the …

At least five Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation by the Afghan forces in northern Baghlan province, local officials said on Friday. Ahmad Jawed Bisharat, a spokesman for Baghlan police told Ariana News that the operation was conducted in Dushi district of the province. He said, as a result, …

Afghan security forces have freed about 400 inmates from the Taliban’s prisons during the last three months, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, security forces broke a Taliban prison in Baghlan province and freed 34 inmates. Some of the rescued prisoners claim that a number of women have …

A number of civil activists in Baghlan province say that some circles are involved in the illegal coal mining and the government should stop it. “We hope that the problem to be solved so that the mines be extracted legally. This benefits both the government and the public,” said Farzana …

Abdul Ghafoor Mahmoud, the Deputy Intelligence Chief for Baghlan province was killed by the Taliban militants in Doshi district of Baghan, a security source confirmed. A security source on the condition of anonymity told Ariana News that the incident has taken place at Kelagi area of Doshi district on Sunday …

At least 13 policemen were killed and 55 others including 20 civilians wounded as Taliban suicide bombers hit provincial police HQ of Baghlan province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. A group of suicide bombers attacked police headquarter of Baghlan province at around 12 pm on Sunday. Initially, a suicide car …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) in a statement on Friday announced the final results of parliamentary elections for Maidan Wardak, Kunduz, Baghlan, and Kochi constituency. The parliamentary elections were held on October 20, 2018. According to the statement, the following are the candidates whose names have been included in the …

At least one person was killed and 13 others including two women and two children were injured in an explosion in Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. The blast has occurred in a market in Pul-e-Khomri City of Baghlan province. Deputy Director of Baghlan Public Health Abdul Aleem Ghafari …

At least 12 Taliban militants were killed and 4 others injured in clashes with the Afghan security forces in northern Baghlan and Faryab provinces, the Afghan Military said on Wednesday. Mohammad Hanif Rezaie a spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Corps told Ariana News that the Afghan security forces conducted ground …

At least five people were killed and four others wounded in a mine explosion late on Friday in northern Baghlan province, local sources said Saturday.  The incident happened at a volleyball ground in Tala Wa Barfak district of the province, local sources told Ariana News. According to the sources, all wounded …

At least 18 Taliban militants were killed in two separate airstrikes during the last 24 hours in northern Baghlan province, a local official said on Monday The provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Bisharat told Ariana News that the Afghan Forces have conducted air operations in Dahn-i-Ghori and Baghlan-i-Markazi districts of …

An Afghan security official was killed and three soldiers were wounded in a Taliban attack in northern Baghlan province, a local official said on Monday. The incident happened this morning in Kilagay area of Doshi district. Mohammad Safdar Mohseni the Head of Baghlan Provincial Council told Ariana News that the …

A local police commander for Dahna Ghori district has been killed along with a bodyguard in a Taliban attack in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. According to the official, the Taliban militants hit his vehicle with an RPG near his house in Hussainkhail area of Pul-e-Khomri city. …

 A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Baghlan province in the north of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, injuring nine people and damaging 60 residential houses. Mohammad Naseer Kohzad, Natural Disaster Management Director in Baghlan province, told Ariana News that the epicenter of the jolt was Hindu Kush mountains range, 14 kilometers far …

Afghan commandos backed by the foreign forces have launched an operation a bid to retake the Dahan-i-Ghori and Dand Ghori districts in northern Baghlan province, officials said Monday. The provincial police chief General Ikramuddin Saray said the military operation was being conducted in three steps backed by NATO-led Resolute Support …

In the wake of a wave of peace movements and cross-country convoys to propagate nonviolence in war-torn Afghanistan, People’s Peace Movement activists on Friday said that they have been insulted and humiliated by the Taliban in northern Baghlan province. A Spokesman of the People’s Peace Movement Bismillah Watandost told Ariana News that …