Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 02:57
Gunmen shot dead two aides of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, officials said, highlighting the security threat surrounding the April poll.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:06
A former Afghan warlord who served as water and energy minister in previous administration narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the country`s western Herat province, a police spokesman said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:37
Ten Taliban militants gave up fighting and resumed normal life in the western Afghanistan province of Herat Wednesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 12:42
Nearly 50 militants were killed in police operations in Afghan provinces in the past 24 hours, the Afghanistan`s interior ministry said Tuesday morning.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 15:59
Iran denounced on Sunday a protest outside its Herat consulate in which one person was reportedly killed and demanding more security for its diplomatic missions in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 12:48
One person was killed and three injured on Saturday when protestors raided the Iranian consulate in Herat city, the provincial capital of the western Afghan province of Herat, police said.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 10:10
Women have shown increasing interest in joining the police in the western province of Herat.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 17:29
Scientists have found that the heart of King Richard I, who ruled England in the 12th-Century, was preserved using mercury, mint and frankincense, among other sweet-smelling plants.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 12:35
A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people in Afghanistan`s relatively peaceful western Herat province near the border with Iran.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 13:02
Two minibuses appeared to have been hit by either a land mine or another type of roadside explosive.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 00:31
The Afghan city of Herat could be under Afghan control by the end of 2011, Italian Defence Minister said today.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 21:23
The Afghan city of Herat could be under Afghan control by the end of 2011.
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