Новости за 29.07.2015

Officials in White House said Wednesday that reports suggesting the death of Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Mohammad are credible. The White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz said the United States has concluded that reports confirming Mullah Omar’s death are credible. Without commenting on the time regarding Mullah Omar’s death, Schultz said the U.S. intelligence community Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have taken control of Nawzad district in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, the local officials said. A member of the provincial council Ataullah Afghan said the district fall to Taliban control following days of heavy clashes between the Taliban militants and Afghan security forces. A lawmaker in the Upper House Read the full article...

The government of Afghanistan formally confirmed the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. A statement by the President Palace said “The government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, based on credible information, confirms that Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of the Taliban died in April 2013 in Pakistan.” The statement further added “The government Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday left for Germany for the treatment of his leg, the Presidential Palace said. A statement by the palace said President Ghani left for Germany on Wednesday afternoon after receiving consultations from his doctors. The statement further added President Ghani suffered injury during an event marking the national olympics days. Read the full article...

The Presidential Palace officials said Wednesday that reports regarding the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar could not confirmed or rejected as further investigations would be required to ascertain the report. Syed Zafar Haeshmi, deputy spokesman to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said the government has received reports regarding the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar. He said Read the full article...

Unidentified armed men have torched a school in the outskirt of Ghazni city, the provincial capital of Ghazni province. Mohammad Abid Abid, the director of the directorate of education in Ghazni province said that the incident took place in Khosk area around 10 pm last night. He said unidentified armed men set fire to Imam Read the full article...

Pakistan’s The Express Tribune which has partnership with the International New York Times reports that the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is confirmed by the group’s central leadership. According to the media outlet a former minister of the Afghan Taliban who is now a member of the group’s leadership has said on condition Read the full article...

Reports suggest that the Islamic State or Daesh is planning to attack India for provoking an an Armageddon-like confrontation with the US, IS-related Urdu language documents state. India’s NDTV sighting an investigative report published by USA Today and reported by American Media Institute states that the 32-page documents was received from a Pakistani citizen who Read the full article...

22 militants have been killed in newest military operations in eleven provinces, Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday morning. A statement issued by the ministry states that these operations were conducted in Kunar, Nangarhar, Kundoz, Faryab, Balkh, Kandahar, Zabul, Urozgan, Maidan Wardak and Paktia province in past 24 hours. According to the statement, 22 militants Read the full article...

Malik Ishaq, the leader of terrorist-designated group of Lashkar-e-Jhangavi has been killed in police encounter in Punjab province of Pakistan. Officials say Malik Ishaq was killed in Shahwala area of Muzaffargarh city while escaping from security forces earlier on Wednesday morning. Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials say the shootout erupted after a group of 12 Read the full article...

Two civilians have lost lives and 11 others, including policemen, sustained injuries in a bomb explosion in northern Kundoz province. Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, spokesman for the provincial police headquarters said that the bomb was attached to a civilian vehicle that detonated at the entrance of the regional hospital in Kundoz city this morning. He said Read the full article...

The Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death has reportedly been confirmed by authorities in Pakistan who have shared the issue with the Afghan government officials. The issue was reportedly discussed during the cabinet meeting following the confirmation by Pakistani authorities, it has been reported. The Pakistani authorities have said Mullah Mohammad Omar has passed Read the full article...

Five senior government officials have been sacked over abuse of power in eastern Nangarhar province. Those fired include police chiefs of Haska Mina and Achin districts as well as three officials from the custom department. A statement issued by Nangarhar Media Office states that these officials were fired after complaints by ordinary citizens. According to Read the full article...

The death of an Afghan national fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Syria has been confirmed for the first time amid concerns regarding growing number of Afghans being deployed to Syria to fight for the regime and rebel groups. The man identified as Abdul Basir was reportedly killed Read the full article...

Reports suggest that the Afghan government and Taliban delegations are again meeting in the Murree exurb of Islamabad for peace talks on Friday. Pakistani news agency dawn quotes an unnamed government source close to the talks saying that the second round of peace talks are more substantive, raising hopes for a workable peace process to Read the full article...