Afghanistan News » Parwan News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: Afghanistan’s Armed Resistance Is Spreading. Can It Challenge the Taliban?
Armed resistance against the Taliban is expanding across Afghanistan as new opposition groups emerge and former security personnel join the fight.
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: ISAF Transfers Parwan Province Security to Afghan Forces
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker witnessed the security responsibilities for Parwan ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: Afghan Women Defy Taliban Restrictions Through Online Protests
Afghan women's protests continue online despite Taliban restrictions, as activists risk their safety to defend education, freedom and women's rights ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: 47 guardians graduate in Parwan
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan- Forty-seven Guardians graduated from the Afghan Local Police (ALP) training course during a ceremony at the Kohi Safi District Center in Parwan province, Aug. 5. The new ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: Forcefully Deported Afghan Women Return to a Life of Fear and Anxiety
PARWAN, Afghanistan, November 13 (IPS) - When Roya, a former police officer under Afghanistan’s Republic government, left the country with her family, she felt a great sense of relief, having escaped ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: Eight Afghan soldiers die fighting off Taliban attack on key city
In a separate incident north of the capital Kabul, unidentified gunmen opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers at a mosque, killing at least seven people and wounding 12, police said.
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: Taliban ambush kills 11 Afghan soldiers: Officials
At least 11 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, officials said Monday, as troops face their first fighting season without NATO combat support. The militants ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: Afghan President Visits Flood-Hit Parwan Province, Pledges Urgent Aid Package
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pledged an urgent aid and recovery package to the residents of Parwan Province, which has been hit by heavy flooding in recent days. During a ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: ‘We Have Stitched Our Hearts to Hope’: The Unseen Resistance of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
Afghan women say that they respond to Taliban oppression in vastly different ways depending on their social, cultural, and personal contexts.
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Security: 6 killed as vehicle plunges into river in E. Afghanistan
At least six people were killed when their vehicle plunged into a river in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province on Thursday, a local police official said. The accident occurred when the vehicle ...