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An Afghan security official was killed and three soldiers were wounded in a Taliban attack in eastern Paktika province, a local official said on Wednesday. Shah Mohammad Aryan, a spokesman for Paktika police told Ariana News that the Taliban militants ambushed police chief of Barmal district in Yahyakhel district of …

Afghan security forces have killed the head of a group of abductors and detained four others in northern Faryab province, Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, Faryab police conducted an operation in Pashtunkot district of the province on Friday in which four women were …

The Taliban Insurgents attacked an Afghan security check post in northern Kunduz province, killing at least five soldiers, a local official said on Sunday. Manzor Stanikzai, Kunduz police chief told Ariana News that the Taliban fighters stormed Zakhel check post in the provincial capital city of the province at around …

The Taliban militants attacked an Afghan security checkpoint at PD7 of capital Kabul city on Saturday evening, killing at least three police and wounding three others, Kabul police confirmed. Firdaws Faramars, a spokesman for Kabul police told Ariana News that the incident has taken place at Bazare Dogh Abad area …

Afghan security forces have rescued a child and detained three kidnappers in the capital Kabul, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that police arrested three kidnappers last night from PD8 of Kabul City. The kidnappers are identified as Shir Rahman, Sikandar, and …

At least ten Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded in clashes with the Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, the provincial police media office said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the clashes took place in Qaisar and Daulat Abad districts of Faryab on Thursday …

A kidnapper was killed by the Afghan security forces on Tuesday night in PD17 of capital Kabul city, an official said. Nasrat Rahimi a spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement that a kidnapper was shot dead at around 11 pm on Tuesday in Kabul. The …

General Abdul Raqib Mubariz took office as the new police chief of the northern Balkh province on Thursday despite strong opposition by former provincial governor Atta Mohammad Noor.  Mubariz was surrounded by commando forces who were deployed to have the situation under control after armed forces loyal to former Balkh …

The existence of some mafia elements in the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) has undermined the efforts of the Afghan police forces in the country, a senior official of the ministry told Ariana News on Monday. Although MoI has repeatedly rejected the existence of widespread corruption and mafia elements in …

The Taliban militants attacked a security outpost in Chimtal district of Balkh province, a local official said on Sunday. Adil Shah Adil a spokesman for Balkh police told Ariana News that the Taliban insurgents stormed the outpost on Saturday night where at least 7 security personnel were killed. Adil said …

The Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint late on Saturday night in western Farah province, killing at least four Police personnel, a local official said on Sunday. Dadullah Qaneh, a member of the Farah provincial council told Ariana News that the Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a police checkpoint close …

The Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA) released a new guideline on Wednesday and urged all of its staff members to strictly observe it. The new guideline which was introduced immediately after the appointment of former Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh as interior minister includes 11 items which are not …

The case of Tamim Shansab, head of a former security company and his 20 men has been referred to the Attorney General Office, Kabul Police said on Thursday. Shansab was arrested along with his 20 armed men in Kabul last week after 24 hours of a standoff with police.  Mohammad …

At least 18 policemen were killed after Taliban insurgents ambushed a convoy of Afghan forces in Farah province last night, a local official said on Monday. Dadullah Qani, a member of Farah provincial council told Ariana News that a convoy of Afghan security forces was ambushed by Taliban fighters when …

Afghan local officials say the Ay-Khanoom port in the Dasht-e Qala district of Takhar province has collapsed into the hands of Taliban group. The weak management of local officials and Police leadership is said to be the main reason that each day a part of province witnesses clashes or collapse. …

At least two Police soldiers were killed and one other was wounded as a result of Taliban assault on a police checkpoint in Esfandi village of Ghazni province, local officials said on Tuesday. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for Ghazni governor, Mohammad Afrif Noori said Taliban also suffered casualties, but …

Police say the increase of population in Kabul and lack of employment opportunities as well as repatriation of Afghan refugees to the country have risen the level of criminal incidents in the capital. Since last few months, the criminal incidents including abduction, robberies, and assassination have been increased in Kabul …

Kabul police department confirms that in recent months, the criminal incidents have been in the city, stressing that it has arrested 82 individuals suspected of murder and car robbery in this regard. Mohammad Daoud Amin, police chief of Kabul said that the murder and car robbery cases have been increased, …

The Afghan National Police shot dead a suicide bomber on Monday as he was apparently preparing to attack an outdoor blood-donor facility in Shara Naw area of Kabul City, officials said. Mohammad Salem Almas, the head of Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Kabul police told reporters that the suicide bomber …

Several employees of Ariana TV Network have been attacked by armed thieves in the capital Kabul, adding to the degree of continued risks facing journalism work in the war-torn country. The ATN employees Sayed Rahim Sayedi and Mukhtyar Ahmad Gulzad – who were about to make a video report- targeted …