AOPNEWS | January 27, 2016 Helmand – Afghan officials say that Taliban militants gunned down 4 de-miners in Gerishk district. Nangarhar – Seven members of DAESH were arrested by provincial police after raids were made in Achin, Kot and Rodat districts. Also, officials said that a drone attack by the US military killed 5 militants,
AOPNEWS | January 25, 2016 Poverty, lack of adequate facilities and medical care in Afghanistan’s remote areas, and the cold weather is making it easy for diseases like pneumonia to kill people, especially children in Afghanistan. Health officials in Faryab province told Afghanistan’s Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) today that 2000 children have so far been
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan January 19, 2016 Officials in Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Faryab say a young woman in a remote village has had her nose cut off by her husband. A photograph of the woman posted online has sparked anger in Afghanistan, with activists demanding punishment for the attacker. Hospital officials in the provincial capital