Herat

Afghanistan Earthquake update: Earthquake tremors in Afghanistan, earthquake of 6.3 magnitude occurred

Afghanistan Earthquake update: Earthquake tremors have been felt in Afghanistan, earthquake tremors of 6.3 magnitude have been felt here.At present the damage caused by the earthquake has not been known.

Oct 15, 2023, 11:34 AM IST

Taliban's Latest Decree: No Video Games, Music, Foreign Films In Afghanistan's Herat

The hard-line Islamist group has aggressively re-imposed draconian restrictions on how Afghans can appear in public and how men and women interact, reminiscent of its brutal reign through the late 1990s before it was displaced by a US-led military invasion and a UN-backed government for two decades.

Apr 15, 2023, 23:09 PM IST

Attack on Taliban! Unidentified gunmen strike Al-Farooq Corps in Afghanistan's Herat

Unidentified gunmen attacked a convoy of the Al-Farooq Corps in western Herat province, ANI reported quoting local media.

Jul 04, 2022, 12:34 PM IST

Attack on Taliban! Unidentified gunmen strike Al-Farooq Corps in Afghanistan's Herat

Unidentified gunmen attacked a convoy of the Al-Farooq Corps in western Herat province, ANI reported quoting local media.

Jul 04, 2022, 12:34 PM IST

Taliban kill four alleged kidnappers in Herat, hang their bodies up in public

"Their bodies were brought to the main square and hung up in the city as a lesson for other kidnappers," deputy governor of Herat said.

Sep 26, 2021, 06:47 AM IST

We want the world to hear us, our rights to be saved: Afghanistan women hold protest in Herat

Women rights defenders, university students and government employees took part in the movement. "No government is sustainable without women`s support. Our demand: The right to education and the right to work in every aspect," a banner at the protest read. 

Sep 02, 2021, 23:58 PM IST

Taliban takes Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city: Report

Herat "was also captured," Sputnik reported citing a Taliban statement.

Aug 12, 2021, 22:48 PM IST

Afghanistan: 700 prisoners escaped with the help of Taliban, Zee News reaches War Zone

Taliban terror is increasing in Afghanistan. Terrorists have captured the city of Sheberghan, the capital of Jowzjan Province. Apart from this, they also started releasing dangerous prisoners from jail.

Aug 10, 2021, 09:48 AM IST

Three Taliban militants killed in Afghan air strikes

In neighbouring Farah province, two militants were killed and another wounded in an air strike in Asad Jamkai village, Gulistan province at 9.26 p.m. local time Saturday, the statement said.

Nov 24, 2019, 18:23 PM IST

Two killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan: Official

  An Afghan official says at least two people including a police officer have been killed by roadside bombs in western Herat province.

Sep 30, 2017, 13:49 PM IST

Islamic State claims mosque attack in Afghanistan's Herat

Afghan authorities said earlier that 30 worshippers including young children were killed and 64 wounded when suicide bombers throwing grenades stormed the Jawadya mosque in the western city near the Iranian border late yesterday.

Aug 02, 2017, 20:15 PM IST

Attack on Afghanistan mosque kills 29

Attacks on the minority Shia community are common in Afghanistan.

Aug 02, 2017, 07:47 AM IST

Shiite mosque attacked in Afghanistan, at least 20 killed

IS has been expanding its footprint in eastern Afghanistan and has recently claimed responsibility for several devastating attacks in Kabul.

Aug 01, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

7 killed in blast near Afghan mosque

The blast took place at around 3 p.m. near the northern gate of the Great Mosque of Herat.

Jun 06, 2017, 18:19 PM IST

Militants ambush foreign tourists in western Afghanistan

The tourists -- eight British, three Americans and one German national -- were ambushed by Taliban gunmen in the restive district of Chesht-e-Sharif.

Aug 04, 2016, 14:06 PM IST

50-year-old pervert Afghan mullah marries six-year-old girl: WATCH Video

The mullah said he was married to the girl in a ceremony last month. 

Aug 01, 2016, 16:45 PM IST

Explosive-laden car near Indian consulate building in Herat creates panic

Security forces have recovered a car with explosives near Indian consulate building in Herat, Afghanistan. One person has been arrested in this regard. 

Jan 08, 2016, 16:52 PM IST

Afghan forces besiege insurgents near Indian consulate in Mazar

Afghan special forces fought with insurgents barricaded in a house near the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday after an overnight attack that coincided with an assault on an Indian air base near the border with Pakistan.

Jan 04, 2016, 13:22 PM IST

Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif attacked, two gunmen killed

Explosions and gunfire rang out late on Sunday as militants tried to storm the Indian diplomatic mission in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, officials said.

 

Jan 03, 2016, 22:52 PM IST

70 militants killed in Afghanistan operations

 At least 145 militants have been killed in military operations within past 24 hours, the ministry of defence said on Wednesday.

Sep 16, 2015, 16:04 PM IST