KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday called for severe punishment to a man who cut off his wife’s fingers and lips and killed his daughter in wester
LASHKARGAH (PAN): An Afghan official working for a foreign non-governmental organisation (NGO) was arrested on bribery charges in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said.
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): President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday asked the top NATO commander in Afghanistan to sincerely cooperation with a government team investigating the alleged burning of the Holy Quran by their soldiers.
SHARAN (PAN): Unidentified gunmen shot dead the manager of the Melma Radio in Orgun district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Wednesday.
PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): A kidnappers’ gang was busted by intelligence operatives during a week-long operation in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday.
FAIZABAD (PAN): The death toll among children from phenomena has reached 22 in the Yawan district of northwestern Badakhshan province, where 15 people were buried under snow avalanches, officials said on Wednesday.
KABUL (PAN): Wolesi Jirga members on Wednesday called for exemplary punishment to the US soldiers who allegedly burnt copies of the Quran at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province.