Tag Archives: Takhar

At least 12 Taliban insurgents were killed in clashes with Afghan security forces in northern Takhar province, Interior Ministry (MoI) said in a statement. In a statement released on Sunday, MoI said that Afghan Special Forces conducted a joint operation in Namakab district of the province on Saturday night. During …

Afghan security forces cleared Khwaja Ghar district of Takhar province from the existence of Taliban militants, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday. Taliban fighters launched a coordinated attack over the district on Wednesday and captured key areas in the district. According to the Ministry of Defense, …

At least six civilians were killed after clashes erupted between two irresponsible armed groups in Takhar province of Afghanistan, a security official said. Local officials and residents of Chah Ab district said on Tuesday that two irresponsible groups are fighting in the district since the last two days. According to …

At least nine people killed and seven others wounded in a clash between the irresponsible armed men and residents of a village in Takhar province, a local official said on Sunday. Provincial police spokesman Khalil Aseer told Ariana News that the clashes occurred between a group of irresponsible armed men …

At least eight soldiers were killed after Taliban fighters attacked a security outpost in northeast Takhar province, a local official said on Tuesday. Mohammad Jawad Hijri, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that Taliban militants stormed Charsiha outpost located between Darqad and Khawajah Bahawodin districts at around …

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed in a statement that the Afghan security forces retook the control of Ay-Khanoom port in Dasht-e Qala district of Takhar province on Friday afternoon. The port fell to the hands of Taliban militants late on Wednesday night. In a statement released on Friday, MoI …

At least 11 civilians were killed and 29 others wounded during clashes between the Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents in past three days in Takhar province, residents said on Wednesday. The Aghan security forces have conducted clearance operations in Dasht-e-Qala and Khawaja Ghar districts of Takhar. Local officials said …

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday condemned the armed attack on Radio Hamseda in Taloqan, the capital of the northeastern province of Takhar in which two journalists were shot dead. The attack was carried out by two unidentified gunmen who entered the radio station on Tuesday at around 05 p.m. …

Afghan security forces have arrested irresponsible commander Naweed along with a group of his seven armed fighters in the northern province of Takhar, local authorities said Sunday. According to the provincial military authorities, the commander was under 24-hour siege of the Afghan forces at a hospital in the province on …

Four employees of the Population Registration Office have been kidnapped in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan on Monday, an official confirmed. Hamidullah, an official of the provincial statistics’ office said that the employees were abducted in Hazar Bagh area of Khwaja Ghar district in the province while they were distributing …

At least 16 border policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack over security checkpoints in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan, an official said Thursday. The incident has taken place on Wednesday midnight in Yatim Tapa area of Nawa Abad village in Chahab district of the province. According to the …

Unknown armed men hanged last night a guardian of a market in the northern Takhar province, said local authorities. Khalil Asir, spokesman of Takhar Police, confirming the news added that the hanged guardian named Abdul Baqi who was a 43 years old man. He further noted that Mr. Baqi was …

A bride and her brother-in-law were shot dead by the police forces after ignoring police order to stop their riding vehicle crossing a checkpoing in Taloqan, the capital city of Takhar province, said local authorities. The incident took place in 3th Police District of Taloqan and the bride’s mother-in-law has …

Seven people have been arrested over illegal flogging of Surayya, 22, after the individuals  executed a verdict  of a Kangaroo court in the northern Takhar province, said Munira Yousifzada, spokeswoman of Afghanistan Independent Directorate of  Local Governance (IDLG). According to Mrs. Yousifzada, the arrested men and victim have already been …

A young Afghan woman aged 30 has been beaten to death by her husband in the northern Takhar province for picking up 500 Afghanis from his pocket, the local police authorities reported. The incident was reportedly happened yesterday, December 04, and the woman named Hanifa died after she was taken …

At least two people were killed and four others were wounded in an attack by a group of armed men belongs to a former commander of the Hezb-e Islami party, Bashir Qanet in Chah Abb district of Takhar province, the local officials said. The residents of the district say the …

At least three civilians killed as a blast rocked Chah Ab district in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan on Friday. Provincial police spokesperson Abdul Khalil Asir confirmed the incident and said,” it was a mine and exploded inside a residential house in Chah Ab district this morning, killing three civilians”. …

Huge fire ripped through a wood market in Taluqan, the capital city of northern Takhar province on Friday afternoon. The reason behind the fire and possible casualties have not been ascertained so far. Witnesses say the blaze might rise and reach to nearby buildings and residential houses if firefighters at the scene …

At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed on Monday night when the Taliban militants stormed a check post in northern Takhar province, officials said. The incident took place in Charsi area of Khwaja Bahauddin district of the province when Taliban insurgents began shelling the check post. According to Mohammad Farid …