By Abubakar Siddique RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 31, 2022 Mira Jan lost his home, crops, and livestock in the devastating floods that have struck large swaths of Afghanistan. “Our house was swept away by the raging floods,” Jan, a farmer in the eastern province of Nangarhar, told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. “We were only able to save
8am: Local sources in Nangarhar province report that a Taliban base in the province is attacked by the National Resistance Front (NRF). A reliable local source in the province, on the condition of anonymity, told Hasht-e Subh that the forces of NRF attacked a Taliban base in the Shruta area of Dara Noor district of
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 7, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Taliban security forces in eastern Afghanistan have extrajudicially killed dozens of suspected members and supporters of a local affiliate of the Islamic State terrorist group, according to Human Rights Watch. The global human rights group has documented the alleged abuses in a report released Thursday, saying they
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 20, 2022 At least two people are dead and 28 others wounded after an explosion ripped through a market in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Officials from the Taliban Information and Culture Department in Nangarhar told RFE/RL that five Taliban members were among those injured in the June 20 blast. They did
Ariana: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has denied reports that an assassination attempt was made on the life of acting minister of defense, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaquob Mujahid, during his visit to Nangarhar. Reports emerged Saturday that an attempt had been made on Mujahid’s life. The reports emerged after a video went viral on social
8am: According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen took away Taliban weapons after killing them. The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident. Attacks on Taliban bases, vehicles and checkpoints in Nangarhar province have increased to an unprecedented level. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: In a letter issued, the Taliban’s Ministry of Virtue Promotion has instructed the health authorities of the Nazi district of Nangarhar province not to allow women without Islamic hijab and a male guardian to enter the hospital. During a visit to hospitals in the Nazi district of the province, the Taliban Virtue Promoters warned
8am: Local sources in Nangarhar province have confirmed that as a result of a roadside mine in Khogyani district, four Taliban rebels are killed and another injured. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 10, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Officials in Afghanistan said Monday at least nine young students were killed and four wounded when an explosive remnant of war accidentally detonated outside a school in eastern Nangarhar province. The provincial governor’s office said in a statement the incident in Lalpur district occurred when an old
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 12, 2021 At least two people have been killed and more than a dozen wounded in a blast inside a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, officials say. The explosion occurred during Friday Prayers in the village of Tarela in Nangarhar’s Spin Ghar district on November 12. Local officials who