Tolo News: The death toll from the recent flash floods in Parwan province has risen to 110 as rescue workers are trying to recover more victims from the debris. Officials said 120 others were wounded. Families of the victims blames the government for not expediting the rescue and relief operation in the flood-hit area, stating
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 26, 2020 Flash floods caused by torrential rains in Afghanistan have killed at least 100 people and injured more than 300 others in Parwan Province just north of Kabul, Afghan officials said August 26. Ghulam Bahauddin Jailani, Afghanistan’s state minister for natural-disaster management, told RFE/RL that the floods have also
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 28, 2020 A Taliban delegation has arrived in Kabul for talks over a prisoner swap, just hours after Afghan officials blamed the militant group for a deadly attack in the country’s north. The prisoner exchange is part of a U.S.-Taliban agreement signed in February that called on the Afghan government
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 20, 2020 KABUL — U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is in Kabul to press the Taliban and Afghan government to start delayed talks amid an uptick in violence — including two more deadly attacks overnight — that threatens to unravel a landmark peace deal between Washington and the militants
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 17, 2020 Gunmen have shot dead six local contractors who worked at the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Wahida Shahkar, the spokeswoman for the governor of Parwan Province, said the incident occurred late April 16 some 500 meters from Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul. Shahkar said the contractors, most
Ariana: Four rare wild goats were hunted by hunters in Salang district of Parwan province, local officials confirmed. Parwan province has been the home for many wild and rare goats, but recently they have been in danger of hunters. Click here to read more (external link).
By Ayaz Gul VOA News December 11, 2019 ISLAMABAD – A powerful bomb-and-gun attack on the largest American military base in Afghanistan early Wednesday killed at least one person and wounded more than 80 others, mostly civilians. Afghan military authorities said a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle in front of the gate of an
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 22, 2019 Afghan authorities say Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties in the latest security operations in several provinces across the country. A Taliban commander and six other militants were killed in clashes in Parwan Province north of the capital, Kabul, provincial police chief Muhammad Mahfooz Walizada said on
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News September 17, 2019 ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani escaped an attack on his campaign rally in Parwan province that killed 24 people and wounded more than 30 others Tuesday. The president was about to address the rally when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives near the military
Ariana: Flash floods killed two people and wounded two others in central Parwan province, a local official confirmed. Wahida Shahkar, a spokesperson for the provincial governor told Ariana News that heavy rains caused flash floods at Tajikan area of Jabal Saraj district on Sunday evening. Click here to read more (external link).