Ariana: This comes amid heavy fighting in numerous provinces around the country, including Dostum’s home province of Jawzjan. In line with Ghani’s calls last week for the people of Afghanistan to support the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, Dostum in turn said: “It is time to stand by ANDSF to defend the values and
Tolo News: Former vice president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, who is in Turkey for treatment, said Sunday he will soon return to his home province of Jawzjan in northern Afghanistan to suppress the Taliban in the north, after consultation with President Ghani and the Defense Ministry. “I predicted this years ago,” Dostum said, referring to
By Ayaz Gul VOA News June 17, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Afghan authorities said Wednesday Taliban attacks in the country’s north have killed at least 17 security forces and injured about a dozen more. The violence comes as warring sides in Afghanistan are preparing to meet in Qatar later this month for a preliminary round of peace
AA: In a landmark development, Afghanistan has started extracting gas from a newly discovered field in northern Jawzjan province, officials confirmed on Thursday. This is the first time in four decades that natural gas is being extracted in Afghanistan, acting Minister for Mines and Petroleum Enayatullah Momand told state broadcaster RTA Pashto. Click here to
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 30, 2019 The Taliban announced Monday it does not intend to stop fighting in Afghanistan, rejecting as “false and baseless” reports the insurgent group is ready to declare a temporary cease-fire in a bid to seal a peace deal with the United States. The announcement comes on a day when
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan November 30, 2019 A high-ranking Taliban official has been killed in clashes with security forces in Jowzjan Province in Afghanistan’s north, a local official said. Qari Nuriddin and his four bodyguards were killed in the district of Mengajik, where the militant group has a strong presence, provincial government spokesman Abdul
Ariana: At least 10 civilians were burned after Taliban militants set ablaze several shops in northern Jawzjan province, Abdul Marof Azar, a spokesman for Jawzjan governor said. According to Mr. Azar, the shopkeepers were sleeping in their shops, fearing that Taliban fighters would not loot them during nights. Click here to read more (external link).
By Farangis Najibullah Alem Rahmanyar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2019 SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan — A pro-government commander in Afghanistan has been killed in a battle against a group of Taliban fighters that included his own son. The battle also involved two Afghan brothers who fought on opposite sides – a pro-government militia fighter who
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan | January 16, 2019: Thousands of families, who have fled fighting in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab, are struggling to find shelter in the neighboring province of Jawzjan. They say up to 20 families are being squeezed into each classroom at a local school. Copyright (c) 2019. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 10, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Islamist Taliban in northern Afghanistan has captured a strategically important district near the border with Turkmenistan and threatened a provincial capital, killing dozens of Afghan troops in a series of battlefield attacks. During the past three days, the insurgents stepped up battlefield attacks across the country