LASHKARGAH (PAN): Three people were killed and 10 others wounded in a traffic accident in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday, an official said.
CHAGHCHARAN/FAIZABAD (PAN): Snow avalanches killed nearly a dozen people and injured several others in western Ghor and northern Badakhshan provinces, officials said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): Prayer leaders and religious scholars in Kabul and other parts of the country on Friday condemned the alleged burning of the Quran by foreign soldiers. However, they urged the people to avoid violent demonstrations.
KABUL (PAN): A parliamentary group on Friday warned that disrespect to Afghanistan’s culture and religion amounted to playing with fire -- an act that could lead to dangerous consequences.
KABUL (PAN): As protests against the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran continued for the fourth day on the trot, the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Friday that a joint team was investigating the incident.
AIBAK (PAN): Local officials on Thursday said the ongoing heavy snowfall and cold weather had destroyed most of almond trees in northern Samangan province.
NEILI (PAN): The death toll from snow avalanches has reached 19 in central Daikundi province, where roads connecting the provincial capital with district centres and the capital Kabul remained closed, officials said on Thursday.
CHANGHCHARAN (PAN): Eleven policemen and intelligence officials trapped inside their vehicles by heavy snow were rescued by a NATO helicopter in western Ghor province, officials said on Wednesday.
KABUL (PAN): Hundreds of people trapped inside their vehicles due to a flash flood were rescued in northern Faryab province on Tuesday, an official said.
