Herat - Latest News
Posted 13 Feb, 2014
Herat Mayor Claims Candidates Violated Campaign Rules
Complaints against five of the Presidential candidates will be filed to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), claimed Herat Mayor Mohammad Salim Tarakai on Thursday.The Herat government certified...
Posted 4 Feb, 2014
Herat Residents Welcome Campaign Season
Residents of western Herat province on Tuesday welcomed the beginning of the Presidential campaigns, which have seen a flurry of activity from the candidates who only have until April 2 to win over vo...
Posted 3 Dec, 2013
First Industrial City for Carpets Opens in Herat
An industrial town for carpet weaving and processing will be established in western Herat province with more than 1,500 people, local officials said on Monday.This is the first rug town in the country...
Posted 14 Nov, 2013
Herat Insurgents Reject Peace, Rejoin Fight
A number of Taliban militants who either joined the Afghan government's reconciliation program or were freed after being detained have reportedly returned to the battlefield in western Herat province...
Posted 31 Oct, 2013
5 Civilians Caught in Crossfire of Herat Clash
Five civilians and an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer were killed in a clash between the ALP and Taliban insurgents on Wednesday night in western Herat province, officials said."The incident took pl...
Posted 5 Oct, 2013
