Tag Archives: Nangarhar

At least five people were killed after a group of armed men attacked the distribution center of Electronic National Identity Cards in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, local officials confirmed. Provincial governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Ariana News that a suicide bombing hit the center at around 1:30 pm [local …

At least 15 Taliban fighters were killed in a joint operation by Afghan forces in eastern Nangarhar province, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said in a statement. According to the statement, the raids were conducted on Tuesday in Sorkhrood district of the province and two Taliban commanders are also among the …

Seven civilians were injured in an explosion in eastern Nangahar province, a police official said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Chemtala area of Khogyani district as a result of a magnetic bomb blast placed in a civilian handcart. All victims were taken to Nangarhar regional hospital for treatment. …

Taliban militants attacked a patrolling convoy of Afghan forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, a police official said. The attack took place this afternoon at around 4:00 pm in Chamtal area of Khogyani district. Khogyani police chief Fawad Khan told Ariana News that three Taliban militants were …

An explosion took place in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, a police official said. The blast hit a Toyota Corolla vehicle at around 4:30 pm near the provincial police headquarter. Provincial police spokesman Mubaraz Attal said that Massoud Naikbakht the head of Faculty of Language and Literature …

At least 62 people were wounded in multiple blasts in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, local officials confirmed.  Sources said that at least six explosions have occurred in Jalalabad city and two more happened in Khogyani district of the province. The provincial public health officials told Ariana News that at …

Five people have been killed when the roof of a house collapsed in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province, local residents said. The incident took place at Musa Khel area of Pachiragam district at around 7 am on Tuesday. As a result, a woman along with her four children …

Two employees of the prosecutor’s office of Nangarhar were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in the provincial capital, Jalalabad city, a local official confirmed. The incident has taken place at Roshan Mena area in PD4 of Jalalabad city at around 7 am on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman …

At least two people wounded after a sticky bomb attached to their vehicle went off in the Jalalabad City of Nangarhar on Tuesday, a local official said. Provincial police spokesman Farid Khan said that the incident took place in PD4 of the City. The blast has targeted the vehicle of …

At least two policemen killed and 18 others mainly civilians wounded in an explosion in east of Afghanistan on Thursday, an official said. The blast occurred at around 10:45 am in PD2 of Jalalabad City. Provincial governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said the blast occurred as a result of a magnetic …

At least nine people were killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion in the capital Jalalabad City of Nangarhar province on Thursday afternoon. The explosion happened in PD6 area of the City after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest targeting a local police commander for Chaparhar district of …

Afghan police forces have killed Five Daesh fighters including a key commander of the group during an operation in Deh Bala district of eastern Nangarhar province, Interior Ministry (MoI) said in a statement on Saturday. Responding to a Daesh terror attack in Nangarhar, the Afghan security forces launched an operation …

Afghan special forces have killed 22 Daesh fighters including three commanders of the group during an operation in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial intelligence agency said. According to a statement released by Nangarhar Intelligence Directorate on Tuesday, four centers of the Daesh fighters were also destroyed during …

A police officer was killed and seven others were injured in a roadside bomb explosion on Monday morning in PD3 area of Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province, a local official said. Ataullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that, a roadside bomb hit a vehicle of …

The Taliban militant group has set fire to some Afghani banknotes allocated to election campaigns of President Ashraf Ghani in Nangarhar province, local officials said Tuesday. A number of local health authorities told Ariana News that millions of Afghanis have been provided in cash to the provincial health employees to …

At least seven people were wounded in a mine blast on Monday morning in Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province, a local official said. Attaullah Khogyani a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the explosion happened close to a health center at PD1 area of Jalalabad city. …

A civilian was killed and five others were wounded in an explosion in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday morning, a local official said. The provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Ariana News that the explosion took place at Wazir area in Khogyani district of the province. According to the official, …

Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, in which at least 16 people were killed and 9 others wounded, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said. Earlier in the day, suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a construction company in the city of Jalalabad, killing at least …

At least 12 Taliban insurgents including a shadow district governor of the armed group were killed in an operation conducted by Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province, a local official said on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Arian News that Afghan Special Forces launched …

A group of armed gunmen attacked a private company in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning, a local official said. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for Nangarhar governor told Ariana News that gunmen stormed a construction private company close the airport in the provincial capital Nangarhar City, killing at least 16 employees …