Tolo News: Nangarhar Provincial Council warns that if government authorities do not arrest land grabbers, more land will be usurped. A number of council members say that government not only banned land grabbing, but also the phenomena is increasing day by day in the province. However, local authorities in Nangarhar say that they have plans in hand to
Press TV August 10, 2016 Afghan forces have killed an estimated 300 members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group during a recent massive military operation in the country’s troubled east. The terrorists were killed in the large-scale offensive conducted by the Afghan military two weeks ago in the eastern province of Nangarhar. General John Nicholson, a
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Afghanistan on Monday claimed to have made major successes against the Taliban and Islamic State, saying national security forces have killed hundreds of fighters, including key leaders linked to both groups. Major General Mohammad Habib Hesari, Director General of Military Operations, told a news conference in
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 1, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Afghanistan have declared a far eastern border district free of Islamic State militants, saying security forces killed nearly 300 IS militants during a month-long offensive. Provincial governor Salim Khan Kundozi made the announcement Monday during a visit to the Kot district in Nangarhar province, which borders
VOA News Carla Babb July 28, 2016 PENTAGON—Increases in airstrikes, U.S. injuries, and a wider range of authorities for U.S. troops are revealing a much more involved U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, despite a planned reduction of troops there by the end of the year. The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said Thursday his forces
Press TV July 26, 2016 At least 120 members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have been killed in an Afghan army offensive in the northern province of Nangarhar. The offensive comes against the backdrop of the July 23 deadly bombings in the capital Kabul, where at least 80 people were killed. Daesh claimed the
Press TV July 16, 2016 Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the country’s National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) to launch a major operation against Daesh-linked terrorists in an eastern province. Ghani announced the order during a Friday speech before the Afghan military forces in a visit to Nangarhar Province, which has witnessed an increasing
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13, 2016 Pakistan’s military says that the mastermind of a 2014 attack on a Pakistani school that killed about 150 people, mainly children, has been killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan. Pakistani Army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa said on July 13 that a U.S. Army general had
Press TV July 2, 2016 A major blast has rocked the Afghan city of Jalalabad in the eastern Nangarhar Province, killing at least two civilians and wounding 17 others. The Saturday explosion took place in the provincial capital when a bomber detonated his explosives in the third police district of the city, apparently meant to
Tolo News: A reliable security source told TOLOnews on Friday morning that Hesarak district in Nangarhar is on the verge of falling to the insurgent Taliban. The source said four outposts of national and local police force members had fallen to Taliban on Thursday night, adding that two other outposts collapsed on Wednesday night. According to the source,