Torkham residents said on Thursday that the border crossing remains closed a day after clashes between Islamic Emirate border guards and their Pakistani counterparts. Local officials in Nangarhar province said that talks are ongoing with Pakistani authorities regarding the reopening of Torkham crossing, but the two sides have not reached a conclusion so far. Abdul
Acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani has traveled to Bamyian province as part of his provincial tour, the ministry said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Haqqani is expected to meet and discuss issues with local officials, ethnic elders, university professors, scholars and youth of this province, the ministry said.
IS claims killing of Afghan media staff
THREE WOMEN: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that the assaults, especially of women, were contrary to the teachings of Islam, Afghan culture and the spirit of peace
AP, KABUL
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the killing of three women working for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan, the latest in a spike of targeted killings across the country.
Dozens of people yesterday gathered for the funerals of the three media workers.
The women were on Tuesday gunned down in separate attacks, the news editor of the privately owned station and officials in Nangarhar Province said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13 (ANI): Three civilians were wounded in an explosion that targeted a police vehicle in the city of Jalalabad on Saturday, reported TOLO News.
The Nangarhar police reported that the explosion took place in the morning. Three civilians were wounded in an explosion that targeted a police vehicle in the city of Jalalabad this morning, Nangarhar police said, tweeted TOLO News.
No one yet has claimed the responsibility for the attack yet, including the Taliban.
More details are awaited.
On Thursday, five UN workers were killed in an attack on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in the Surobi District of Kabul.
Afghanistan: 3 civilians wounded in explosion at Jalalabad ANI | Updated: Feb 13, 2021 10:51 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13 (ANI): Three civilians were wounded in an explosion that targeted a police vehicle in the city of Jalalabad on Saturday, reported TOLO News.
The Nangarhar police reported that the explosion took place in the morning. Three civilians were wounded in an explosion that targeted a police vehicle in the city of Jalalabad this morning, Nangarhar police said, tweeted TOLO News.
No one yet has claimed the responsibility for the attack yet, including the Taliban.
More details are awaited.
On Thursday, five UN workers were killed in an attack on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in the Surobi District of Kabul.