Security & Crime

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says a man has been rescued from kidnappers in the Darqad district of northern Takhar province, and three suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction.

Security forces have arrested two individuals in Kabul carrying a cache of weapons and ammunition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday.

The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and Complaints (MoVVC) says its muhatsibs “morality officers” have arrested three individuals on charges of practicing witchcraft in northern Balkh, Sar-i-Pul and Samangan provinces.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A senior education official has been gunned down by armed robbers in this capital city of southern Kandahar province, sources said on

A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his father, mother and wife in western Herat province.

A man has committed suicide after killing his parents in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday.

A man has been killed and four women and as many men have been injured as a result of a clash between two families in central Kapisa province, an official said on Tuesday.

Five people, including a woman, have been publically punished in eastern Laghman and southeastern Paktia provinces, the Supreme Court (SC) announced on Monday.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 287 more Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

Ukrainian border forces have arrested eight Afghans while attempting to enter the country illegally via Belarus, a media report said on Saturday.

The first deputy interior minister has discussed the security situation in Afghanistan with UNAMA head.

Five people were injured as a result of an explosion in the Ghaziabad district of eastern Kunar province on Wednesday, an official said.