Tag Archives: Ghor

The Ministry of Defense, Monday, said in a statement that 56 Taliban fighters including three of their group leaders surrendered to the security forces. The statement said, “Following the Taliban’s surrender, this time 56 Taliban fighters with three of their group leaders, Haji Mullah Naseer, Mullah Rabbani, and Mullah Hussain …

The Ministry of Defense said that 172 fighters of the Taliban surrendered to the Afghan Security forces in Herat and Ghor provinces on Monday. MoD announced in a statement that 160 Taliban fighters surrendered in Jaam, Shir Bacha, and Ostoura village of Shahrak district in Ghor province adding that 12 …

Unknown gunmen have killed a prosecutor and his brother in Ghor province of Afghanistan late on Sunday, local security officials said. The incident has taken place while the government official was on his way between Firoz Koh and Bahari village. The prosecutor was identified as Abdul Momin Nusrat who was …

The Taliban militants shot dead three brothers in the Pasaband district of central Ghor province on Monday, local officials said. The incident took place at the center of the district on Monday morning. The provincial governor spokesman, Abdulhai Khatibi told Ariana News that the victims were a government employee, a …

Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) calls on Afghan government to identify those who killed an Afghan human rights defender and bring them to justice. On September 3, Taliban militants abducted Abdul Samad Amiri, the Acting Director of AIHRC for Ghor Provincial Office, in Jalriz district of Maidan Wardak province, …

The Taliban militants have beheaded the acting head of the Independent Human Rights Commission in Ghor province, local officials said on Thursday. Officials said that Taliban militants took away Mr. Amiri with themselves two days ago in Maidan Wardak province. The victim was on his way from Kabul to Ghor …

At least 15 Taliban insurgents including their key commanders were killed in Afghan forces operation in Dawlatyar district of Ghor, the 207th Zafar corps said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, Afghan forces have conducted air and ground clearance operation in Dawlatyar district of the province in …

Fifteen members of the public uprising forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban insurgents in central Ghor province, local officials said on Saturday.  Abdulhai Khatibi, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the incident happened on Friday night when a group of Taliban militants attacked …

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  …