Tag Archives: Ghor

Ghulam Yahya Khan, a former provincial council member has been killed by the Taliban in Chahardara district of northern Ghor province, officials confirmed Wednesday. The provincial police spokesman Iqbal Nezami said that Yahya Khan who was also a pro-government tribal elder killed after the Taliban attacked the center of the …

The Taliban militants abducted four passengers of a commuter bus which had reportedly left Ghor province for Herat city, according to the local authorities. Spokesperson of Herat governor, Jilani Farhad said that the incident took place in Dareh Takht area of Chesht-e-Sharif district. He further added that the local elders …

Afghan teenage girl, 17, committed suicide due to facing personal problems in the Central Ghor province, the local officials confirmed. “The incident took place in Sangbar area of Ferozkoh City, the capital city of Ghor province”, Mohammad Iqbal Nezami, spokesman of Ghor Police Chief, said to Ariana News local reporter. …

Two Afghan public order police forces were killed and 3 others severely wounded after one of their colleagues opened fire in a military base in Ghor province, said the local officials. The incident was reportedly occurred today’s morning, January 14, in a military base located in the capital city of …

At least one person killed and four others injured in a suicide bombing in Firozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province on Friday noon, police said. Provincial deputy police chief, Ziauddin Saqib, told Ariana News that the explosion has taken place in a civilian house where a child was killed …

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and in laws family members in Ghor province, local officials said. The child bride Gul Hazar was forced to marry an old man by her parents three years ago and has been under many types of torture since then. …

Protest in northern Ghor province continued for a eleventh consecutive day on Monday; the protesters warned of conquering the government institutions. Protesters demand construction of the Herat-Ghor-Kabul highways road and Puza Leech dam as well as supply of electricity in the province. The President’s Senior Advisor on Provincial Affairs pledged …

Two simultaneous suicide attacks targeted mosques in Kabul and Ghor provinces late on Friday, officials confirm. In the first incident, a suicide bomber has detonated explosives inside Imam Zaman mosque located in PD13 of Kabul city. Afghanistan Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced at least 39 people were killed and …

The Taliban insurgents have taken control of Tiorah district of central Ghor province, following the capture of Kohistan district of Faryab in north of Afghanistan, local officials said Sunday. Toirah district was seized by the Taliban on Sunday morning, said the Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Abdulhai Khatibi. The provincial police commander  …