Ghor

Taliban overrun two districts in Afghanistan's Ghor, Faryab provinces in as many days

Taliban fighters overran a second district headquarters in as many days on Sunday, this one in western Ghor province, the provincial police chief said.

Taliban insurgents abduct, kill 20 Afghan civilians in Ghor

Taliban insurgents have killed at least 20 Afghan civilians after abducting them in the remote central province of Ghor the previous day, officials said Wednesday.

Islamic State militants kill 30 in Afghanistan, govt calls it revenge attack

Militants linked to the Islamic State group killed around 30 civilians, including children, in the central Afghan province of Ghor, the local government said on Wednesday.

A 60-year-old Afghan cleric arrested for marrying six-year-old girl

An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the war-battered country.