Tag Archives: Nangarhar

The body of Dr. Tetso Nakamura, the Japanese aid worker and honorary Afghan Citizen who was killed last week in Nangarhar Province, arrived at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on Sunday. At the airport, Japanese officials including Keisuke Suzuki, Japan’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, offered a silent prayer after bowing …

A tanker caught fire after a magnetic bomb attached to it was detonated in the capital of Nangarhar Province late on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The Provincial Governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Ariana News that the incident took place in the PD7 area of Jalalabad City. Khogyani said initial …

Nine people were killed and five others wounded after two families clashed each other in east of Afghanistan, an official said on Thursday. The clash occurred in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province early on Thursday morning. Attaullah Khogyani, the Provincial Governor Spokesman, identified the two families, who have engaged in …

The mastermind of a recent explosion in Haska Meyna district of #Nangarhar that killed at least 70 people during Friday prayers was killed in an airstrike, the 02 Unit of the National Directorate of Security said in a statement on Thursday. The culprit was identified as Qari Shakir, also known …

A number of protesters on Tuesday claimed that Afghan Special Forces have shot dead two brothers in Haska Meena district of Nangarhar province. Angry residents brought dead bodies of the two brothers in front of the provincial governor’s office, saying they were killed in a raid on Monday night by …

President Ashraf Ghani visited Haska Mena district of Nangarhar province on Sunday to meet and share condolences with the families of mosque blast victims. According to a statement by President’s Office, Ghani was accompanied by a governmental delegation including National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, the Chairman of Afghanistan’s Senate Fazel …

Afghan lawmakers on Saturday held an emergency meeting after a deadly bombing killed at least 70 people during Friday prayers at a local mosque in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Members of the Lower House of Parliament blamed security officials for their failure to prevent the occurrence of such catastrophes. …

At least 62 people were killed and 36 others were wounded in an explosion inside a mosque in Nangarhar province on Friday, local officials confirmed. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the incident took place in the Haska Mina district of the province. Khogyani …

At least 10 civilians including a child were killed and 27 others wounded in an explosion in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, officials said. The blast took place at around 4:30 p.m. in PD3 of Jalalabad City, provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said. He added that the …

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 …