Новости за 26.07.2015

The Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei has tweeted a picture of the US President Barack Obama committing suicide despite a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the US. The graphic posted on Khamenei’s Twitter account that appears to depict President Obama holding a gun to his head. A message was also accompanied with Read the full article...

There is a famous saying in among the Afghans that “Our city is our homes” which encourages the people to participate towards the cleanliness of the city similar as we keep our residence and living rooms clean. However, majority of the people and officials as well as public servants turn a deaf ear and blind Read the full article...

16 insurgents have been killed in internal clashes in eastern and southern parts of the country. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for the provincial police headquarters of Nangarhar province says that 11 militants were killed and 24 others wounded in a clash erupted between two militant groups in Gorgore area of Haska Mina District yesterday. Another Read the full article...

The reservoir filling in Salma dam project located in western Herat province of Afghanistan started today with the closure of the dam’s diversion tunnel gate. The Indian Consulate in western Herat province announced today that the Salma Dam reservoir will be 20 kilometer long and 3 kilometer wide. The storage capacity of the reservoir will Read the full article...

A worker of the United States Embassy has been gunned down by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. According to police Iqbal Baig who was working with US Drug Enforcement Agency was gunned down at his residence earlier on Sunday morning. Khalid Awan, a police officer who confirmed Baig’s killing said that security officials from Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have released at least 107 policemen who were captured following three days of heavy gun battle in the restive Wardoj district. A local official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the policemen were released after they were disarmed by the group. According to reports, the joint military base which fall Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has busted a gang of kidnappers in southern Helmand province. A statement issued by NDS on Sunday states that the gang was arrested from the jurisdiction of Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkargah. According to NDS statement, the nine member group was functioning under the leadership Read the full article...

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped 14 civilians in Pul-i-Kumri, the provincial capital of northern Baghlan province. Bismillah Attash, member of the provincial council of Baghlan says that the incident took place yesterday. He said a group of unknown armed men stopped a civilian bus and took hostage 20 people, including six women, traveling in it. According Read the full article...

Reports suggest that five militants have been killed in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar’s Lal Pur District. Pakistan’s Dawn news quoting a source says that the drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in which militants were traveling. Dawn further states that five militants were killed in the airstrike carried out near Shilman Read the full article...

At least 110 soldiers have surrendered to Taliban militants in Badakhshan province, an official says and Taliban claim. Abdullah Naji Nazari, head of the provincial council of Badakhshan says that 180 soldiers who were under the siege of Taliban in Tir Giran area of Wardouj District have finally surrendered to the insurgents. Nazari said that Read the full article...

Kuwaiti-born Mohammad Emwazi who is wanted dead or alive for allegedly beheading American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and the British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning has reportedly escaped from the IS-controlled territory in Syria to Libya. Reports also suggest that the militant group of ISIS is also looking to capture its Read the full article...

48 militants have been killed in newest military operations across the country, Ministry of Defense announced on Monday morning. A statement issued by the ministry states that these insurgents were killed in different parts of the country in past 24 hours. The statement adds that 20 militants were also wounded during these operations and 12 Read the full article...

The second round of direct peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban group representatives will be hosted by Pakistan. A senior Pakistani security official has said negotiations on reconciliation process will continue in Pakistan. The official quoted by the local media said some progress is expected during the second round of talks considering the Read the full article...