Ayaz Gul VOA News March 7, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A senior Afghan provincial government official was among at least three people killed by a suicide bomber Wednesday in an eastern part of Afghanistan. The attack in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, targeted and killed Abdul Zahir Haqqani, the director of religious affairs and Haj pilgrimage
VOA News March 4, 2018 WASHINGTON, GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN — Provincial officials in eastern Nangarhar province expressed concerns over the dozens of youths in the province recruited by Islamic State (IS). “I have received reports from districts that unemployment, poverty and IS recruiting efforts have led to youths joining the terror group’s ranks,” Matiullah Ahmadzai, director of
Tolo News: Families and students of Afghan-Turk schools in eastern Nangarhar province gathered on Saturday and said Afghan-Turk Schools have become a victim of politics. The management of the schools was officially handed over to the Turkish education ministry last month. Click here to read more (external link).
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal February 27, 2018 A man has reportedly been stoned to death by Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. An RFE/RL correspondent who obtained photos released by the militants reported that the stoning occurred in the Wazir Tangi area of Nangarhar. The pictures from the scene show a purported IS
VOA News: Afghan officials claim that Islamic State (IS) group has been defeated in its traditional rural stronghold Nangarhar province and the militants have escaped to remote areas. Officials in eastern Kunar province say IS militants have failed on the battlefield. Other Security News Afghan Taliban Renew Call for Dialogue With US to End War Provincial
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2018 The bodies of nine civilians abducted by militants early last year have been found in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, an Afghan official and tribal elders said on February 19. Sayed Rahman Mohmand, the governor of Kot district, said the bodies, including three of tribal leaders, were found
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News February 18, 2018 Islamic State is chopping down fruit trees and smuggling the timber into Pakistan, claim Afghan officials and local residents of the Deh Bala district of eastern Nangarhar province where the terrorist group operates. “Some of the local residents who previously helped the Taliban [are] now helping IS militants,
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News January 24, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Gunmen stormed the offices of the international aid agency Save the Children in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding more than 20 others. Attullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial government of Nangarhar, says a group of armed men
VOA News Mohammad Habibzada January 14, 2018 Afghan forces are planning to hand over the security responsibilities to the local forces of the rural communities, they have recently captured from Taliban and IS militants, in eastern Nangarhar a province that borders Pakistan. Nangarhar provincial officials said hundreds of local men, armed by Afghan National Directorate
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 13, 2018 U.S. forces killed 10 insurgents in a compound in eastern Afghanistan in an air strike that was triggered by an insider attack on U.S. and Afghan soldiers, the U.S. military said on January 12. U.S. Navy Captain Tom Gresback said the insurgents baited a coalition team, inviting them