Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 7, 2018 Dozens of public schools that were shut down by the Taliban in an area under its control south of Kabul are set to reopen after a deal was reached with the militant group, an Afghan official says. Salim Saleh, a spokesman for the provincial governor of Logar, said
Tolo News: Afghan security forces have arrested at least twelve militants, eleven Chechens and one Azerbaijani, who reportedly entered the Logar area to train Taliban fighters, local officials said on Sunday. The arrests were made ten days ago in the Azra district of the province, said the officials. The detainees among them women and children have
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 5, 2017 The U.S. military says an American soldier has died as a result of wounds suffered in the eastern province of Logar. In a statement on November 4, General John Nicholson, the commander of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, did not identify the victim or provide details of the
Press TV October 28, 2017 A US soldier has died and six others are injured after their helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, with the Taliban claiming that they have shot down the aircraft. The NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan mission said in a statement on Saturday that the incident happened late on Friday in
VOA News August 30, 2017 The United States is investigating possible civilian deaths in a military airstrike in Afghanistan. A military said Wednesday. “U.S. Forces-Afghanistan is aware of an incident in the Pul-e ‘Alam District in Logar Province … with potential civilian casualties. An official investigations has been launched.” The latest civilian casualties were reported
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 19, 2017 ISLAMABAD — A roadside bomb has killed at least 11 civilians, mostly women and children, in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province. The victims were returning from a wedding party Friday afternoon when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in the Mohammad Agha district, according to the provincial governor’s office.
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 25, 2017 Afghan security forces have killed seven militants in the latest military operation in Logar Province, where Taliban insurgents have a strong presence, a local police chief has said. Esmatullah Alizai said that government forces also seized weapons from the militants during the operation in Logar’s volatile Charkh district
1TV: Afghanistan Cricket Board(ACB) on Sunday officially started construction work on a new cricket stadium in eastern Logar province. The Logar cricket ground will be built on 15-acres of land and will cost around $500,000. The funds will be provided by India and will take two years to complete, according to ACB. Click here to read
KABUL, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Afghanistan on Thursday afternoon and was felt in capital Kabul, causing panic among residents. The tremor struck northeastern parts of Pul-e-Alam, capital of eastern Logar province, 60 km south of Kabul, according to local officials. “The initial information by our disaster officials found no casualties have
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 1, 2016 Afghan officials say at least to eight people have been killed — including at least six Taliban fighters — as a result of a militant attack on a district governor’s office in Logar Province. Logar Province Governor Mohammad Halim Fedayee told RFE/RL that Afghan security forces killed