Tag Archives: Baghlan

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 …

The Afghan forces have cleared several villages in Baghlan, Kunduz and Takhar provinces from Taliban militants’ presence. In a statement released on Saturday, the Afghan Army said that 16 villages in Dand-e-Ghori, Dand-e-Shahabuddin and Kilagai areas of Baghlan province were cleared of insurgents so far. General Abbas Tawakali, an army …

Afghan security forces have launched a major clearance operation from three directions over Taliban controlled areas in northern Baghlan province. The operation to crackdown Taliban militants in Dand-e-Ghori, Dand-e-Shahabuddin and Kilagai areas of the province started on Wednesday night. General Abbas Tawakali, an army commander who is leading the operation …

At least one person was killed and two others injured after armed clashes occurred between the deputy chief of Baghlan provincial council and an Afghan Local Police commander in northern Baghlan province late on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. The interior ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said the incident took place …

At least two civilians were killed and seven others wounded after a mortar exploded in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Sayadi village of Nahrin district on Monday night. The district governor Mohammad Sarwar Akbari told Ariana News that the village is under …

The Taliban militants have shot dead an Afghan police officer in northern Baghlan province, police said. The incident took place at Kilagi area in Dushi district of the province early on Monday morning. Ahmad Jawid Bisharat, a spokesman for the provincial police told Ariana News that Mohammad Nazir, an officer …

The Kabul electricity will be reconnect tomorrow, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) – the national power utility company – said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the staff of the power company will be allowed to repair the damaged transmission towers and electricity pylons on Wednesday morning. …

The main power transmission line to Kabul was cut on Saturday due to fighting in Baghlan province, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement. According to the statement, a major electricity pylon in Dand-e-Shahabuddin was cut today afternoon and left Kabul in dark. A technical team has been deployed …

Afghan forces have pushed back Taliban militants attack on outskirts of Pul-e-khumri city, the provincial capital of northern Baghlan, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, the clashes broke out after dozens the militants attacked parts of Pul-e-Khumri city at around 5 am on Sunday which …

At least five Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded in clashes with Afghan security forces in northern Baghlan province, a local official confirmed. Ahmad Jawid Bisharat, a spokesman for Baghlan police told Ariana News that the clashes broke out after a number of Taliban fighters attacked Jilgah district …

Sayeed Halim Agha, a member of Samangan Provincial Council was killed after being abducted by the Taliban militants in Baghlan province, security sources said on Sunday. Security sources on the condition of anonymity told Ariana News that the insurgents had left Agha’s dead body on Baghlan-Samangan highway. The Taliban militants …