Afghanistan Earthquake: Taliban refuses to accept Pakistani aid

Oct 14, 2023, at 09:57 pm

The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have refused to accept Pakistan's aid for people affected by the recent earthquake in the country.

Afghanistan: Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Herat

Oct 11, 2023, at 02:52 pm

A second earthquake has hit Afghanistan's Herat region which experienced a magnitude 6.3 quake a few days ago that left over 2,000 people dead.

Afghanistan: Death toll due to earthquake touches 2060, rescue operations continue

Oct 09, 2023, at 12:42 am

The death toll due to the earthquake which hit war-hit Afghanistan's Herat region has touched 2,060.

Afghanistan: Herat witnessing 70 pct drop in manufacturing activity amid power shortages

Aug 15, 2023, at 12:07 am

The Herat Chamber of Industries and Mines has said the region is witnessing a 70 per cent decline in manufacturing activities within its industrial town.

Afghanistan: Suicide blast inside mosque leaves pro-Taliban cleric dead

Sep 02, 2022, at 10:46 pm

Herat: A suicide blast inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat province on Friday left  a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric as well as civilians dead, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban implements gender segregation in restaurants across Herat

May 15, 2022, at 04:02 am

Herat, Afghanistan: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have implemented a gender segregation plan in restaurants situated in Herat province.

Unknown people behead five members of a family in Afghanistan

Mar 06, 2022, at 09:19 pm

Herat: Unknown people have beheaded five members, including children, of a family in Afghanistan's Herat province, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Blast leaves 6 people dead 

Jan 23, 2022, at 09:36 pm

Kabul: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday which left six people dead, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Taliban members open fire at Herat province checkpost, 2 die

Jan 18, 2022, at 08:51 pm

Herat: Locals in Afghanistan's Herat region have alleged that Taliban affiliates opened fire at a car in their checkpoint in Kazemi area of the city that resulted in the killing of the driver.

Afghanistan: Majority of Herat residents are now hit by poverty

Dec 21, 2021, at 12:28 am

Herat, Afghanistan/IBNS: A large number of people in Herat province in western Afghanistan are now hit by poverty, media reports said on Monday.

Taliban kill young doctor in Afghanistan's Herat province

Nov 28, 2021, at 05:15 am

Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban security members killed a 33-year-old physician in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, the country's largest online news service Khaama Press reported citing local sources.

Afghanistan: Large number of teachers protest against nonpayment of salaries in Herat

Oct 22, 2021, at 05:41 am

Herat: A large number of teachers assembled in the Herat region of Afghanistan to demand payment of their salaries, media reports said.

Taliban issues first fatwa: No co-ed classes can be held in Herat universities anymore

Aug 22, 2021, at 12:07 am

Kabul: Nearly a week after coming to power in Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents have issued their first fatwa where they have directed that in Herat province girls will not be allowed to sit in the same classrooms with boys both in  government and private universities, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists capture Herat

Aug 13, 2021, at 11:44 pm

Herat: Taliban terrorists on Friday seized Herat city in Afghanistan, the third largest city of the country, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Locals in Herat march against Taliban, VP Amrullah Saleh welcomes

Aug 03, 2021, at 09:39 pm

Herat: Announcing their support for Afghanistan government forces, locals united   against Taliban and marched the streets of the western city of Herat on Monday night.

Afghanistan updates - Clashes continue in Herat city, Injil district

Aug 03, 2021, at 07:25 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Clashes continued in Herat city as well as the adjoining Injil district of Afghanistan as the conflict between Taliban and the Afghan security forces intensified.

Afghan military regains control over Guzara district in Herat province

Jul 31, 2021, at 06:34 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Afghan government forces have liberated the Guzara district from the Taliban in the western province of Herat, the Ministry of Defense said.

Security forces repel Taliban attacks in Herat City, Karokh

Jul 31, 2021, at 05:14 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan security forces pushed back Taliban attacks on Herat city and Karokh district in Herat province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Security forces repel Taliban attacks in Herat, Karokh

Jul 30, 2021, at 02:45 pm

Herat: Afghanistan security forces have pushed back Taliban attacks on Herat city and Karokh district in Herat province on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Ismail Khan mobilizes hundreds in Herat to end Taliban run

Jul 11, 2021, at 05:32 am

Kabul: Political situation in Afghanistan is undergoing a massive change in recent times as foreign troops are moving out of the country and in such a backdrop Mohammad Ismail Khan, a former mujahideen leader and a senior member of Jamiat-e-Islami party,  has mobilized hundreds of his loyalists in Herat province in the west of Afghanistan to fight the Taliban as the group continues to capture large swaths of territories across the country.

Afghanistan: Italian forces hand over military camp in Herat to local forces after two decades

Jul 03, 2021, at 06:16 am

Kabul: Italian forces recently handed over control of a military camp in Herat to Afghan forces, a measure taken amid retreating foreign forces from war-torn Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Herat blast leaves 2 dead 

Apr 02, 2021, at 02:30 pm

Herat: At least two security forces members died when a blast hit Herat’s Rabat-e-Sangi highway in Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Herat blast leaves three people killed 

Nov 02, 2020, at 01:58 am

Herat: A blast near a police checkpoint in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.

Two women killed in attack on rickshaw in Afghanistan's western Herat province - Police

Aug 11, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: Two women were killed in an attack on a rickshaw in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast kills three cops in Herat

Jul 05, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in the Kohistan district of Afghanistan's Herat region on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said on Sunday.

Militants kill 5 banker employees in Afghanistan's western province: official

Apr 10, 2020, at 11:57 am

Herat/Xinhua/UNI:  Taliban militants killed five employees of Da Afghanistan Bank, the country's Central Bank, in western province of Herat on Thursday, a local official said Friday.

Afghanistan: Five more Coronavirus infected cases confirmed

Mar 15, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Sunday recorded five more new Coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people to 16 in the country, media reports said.

Coronavirus reaches Afghanistan capital Kabul

Feb 28, 2020, at 09:49 am

Kabul/IBNS: With Coronavirus spreading across several nations in the world since its outbreak in China,  15 suspect cases of the disease infected people were reported from  Kabul, Baghlan, Herat, and Ghor provinces in Afghanistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan reports three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat

Feb 24, 2020, at 09:53 am

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan officials have reported three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Three cops killed in gunmen attack

Dec 16, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Herat/IBNS: A gunmen attack incident in Afghanistan's Herat city on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.