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KABUL (PAN): A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the Supreme Court in the nation’s heavily-fortified capital on Tuesday, killing 17 civilians and wounding 39 others, police said. Women, children and court employees were among the casualties, Kabul’s deputy police chief, Col. Mohammad Daud Amin, told Pajhwok Afghan News after the car bombing that happened at 4.15pm. The casualties include eight women.
KABUL (PAN): Triggered by a brazen assault on the Kabul International Airport early Monday morning, clashes between insurgents and security forces ended with the killing of all seven attackers, the Ministry of Interior said. Two of the militants blew themselves up while the rest were killed by the security personnel, a statement from the ministry said. A clearing operation is underway inside the building that the Taliban used to target the airport.
JALALABAD (PAN): Dozens of shots were gutted and a man wounded on Friday as a result of a blaze and an explosion in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. The fire broke out at a location between the Mia Aslam Market and the Department of Information and Culture at 12 noon, an official said. Deputy Governor Mohammad Hanif Gardiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News the blaze was triggered by a gas cylinder inside a shot in the area.
GARDEZ (PAN): Ten schoolchildren, two US soldiers and a policeman were killed in a suicide bombing in the Chamkani district of southeastern Paktia province on Monday, an official said. The attacker detonated his explosives-rigged motorcycle in front of a high school in the district bazaar at around 12pm, the provincial police chief said. A convoy of US soldiers and members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) was in the area at the time of the attack. Brig. Gen. Zalmai Oryakhel said 10 students we...
HERAT (PAN): Hundreds of Heart University students staged a protest, demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights they said was un-Islamic. The protesters warned of continued and violent protests if the parliament approved the law.
KABUL (PAN): The United States and NATO on Thursday strongly condemned an insurgent attack on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in eastern Nangarhar province. Wednesday’s suicide attack in Jalalabad killed one ICRC staff member and an Afghan guard. And six of the assailants were killed while expatriate was slightly wounded. All other staff members escaped unhurt. “Once again, we are reminded these insurgents have a total disregard for human life. Our thoughts are...
KABUL (PAN): Nearly 1,000 Kabul University students on Tuesday protested against the removal of the social science department head and a lecturer by the Ministry of Higher Education. The students gathered in front of the Kabul University around 9am and then began their march toward the parliament building, where they asked the higher education ministry to reverse its decision. They warned of continued protests if their demand was not considered.
KABUL (PAN): Drug addiction continues to be a problem in Afghanistan along with the escalating cultivation and production of opiates in the country. Now ministries are tackling the problem of addiction head on, by rounding up addicts and encouraging them into rehabilitation. Ministries in Kabul try to tackle the growth and production of opiates in Afghanistan, as well as the addicted people who use them in Kabul.
KABUL (PAN): A well-coordinated Taliban attack that killed 10 people, including six attackers, and wounded 14 others drew strong condemnation on Saturday from the US, the UN and NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan. UN's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the terrorist attack on compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “He (Ban) notes that Afghan security forces have been responding to the attack, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility,” said a s...
KABUL (PAN): Hundreds of Kabul University students on Wednesday staged a protest, demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights they said was un-Islamic. <--break-> Using executive authority, Karzai had created the law on elimination of violence against women (EVAW) in 2009. The protesters warned of continued and violent protests if the parliament approved the law. Carrying back, white and green flags, they even said they would join the Taliban and resort to uprising against...
