SHARAN (PAN): Three local policemen and a resident were arrested for carrying a suicide vest in a police vehicle in southeastern Paktika province on Thursday, an official said.
KABUL (PAN): The shooting of an Afghan journalist during a combat operation conducted by foreign soldiers has exposed risks and challenges faced by local media while covering the decade-old conflic
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Residents and provincial council members said the Taliban had closed schools in Andar and Deh Yak districts of southern Ghazni, in retaliation to government’s decision to ban motorcycles.
KABUL (PAN): While vehemently condemning the violent attacks in capital Kabul and across Afghanistan, where civilians were killed and wounded, Afghan Civil Society for Advocacy wants the government to probe how militants smuggled in heavy weapons to launch strikes.
WASHINGTON (PAN): US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday said intelligence information available led to the belief that the Haqqani Network was responsible for the coordinated multiple suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday.
KABUL (PAN): The Taliban-orchestrated attacks in several provinces of Afghanistan on Sunday, including the heart of Kabul, haave drawn widespread condemnation.
