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NDS arrested Haqqani commander while attempting to enter Khowst
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested a Haqqani Terrorist Network commander while attempting to enter the Khost city wearing a Burqa.
A statement released by NDS Afghanistan on Monday read that Namatullah known as Khalid who was assigned as the commander of the terrorist network for Dwa Manda district was arrested by NDS members while he was trying to enter to the Khowst city to perform terrorist attacks.
He has confessed he was appointed as the military commander of Haqqani Network in Miranshah and was in charge of 100 militants in the district.
This comes as Afghanistan’s intelligence released footage on Sunday in which two suicide attackers belonged to Haqqani terrorist network who was planned to target the training center of the custom police in Kabul city were killed by NDS members.
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Ten members of a family die due to flood in Badakhshan
Ten members of a family have died due to the flood in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.
Mohammad Kamgar, head of disasters of provincial disaster management authority, said that the incident happened last night in Murchak area of provincial capital Faizabad, and women and children are among the dead.
He added that rescue teams are busy finding bodies and casualties are likely to rise.
It comes a day after floods damaged agricultural lands, water canals and roads in Shuhada and Warduj districts of Badakhshan province.
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Nearly 1,500 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) announced Saturday the deportation of over one thousand Afghan migrants from Pakistan.
The ministry stated in a statement that a total of 1,479 Afghan migrants have returned to the country after being expelled by Pakistan.
These refugees re-entered the country through the Spin Boldak border and the Torkham border in Nangarhar province.
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently stated that support for women and girls remains a primary concern among returnees, as they face multiple dangers.
According to the latest report by UNHCR, among the returnees, 80 percent are women and children, with 48 percent being women and girls, and another 13 percent being female heads of households.
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40 ancient artifacts discovered in Ghor province
Following the recent flash floods in Ghor, 40 ancient artifacts have been discovered and confiscated in the Minaret of Jam area of this province, local officials said.
Abdul Hai Zaim, the head of information and culture of Ghor said that these artifacts were taken out from the areas around the Minaret of Jam after heavy rains, which were collected by the security forces and the local people and handed over to the government.
Zaim stated that the antiquities date back to the period of the Ghoris.
He added that these artifacts have been handed over to the local museum of Ghor province.
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