Новости за 22.08.2015

A major Bollywood film based on the true story of an Indian man who spent 22 years carving a massive gap in a mountain after his wife died in tragic circumstances hit cinema screens on Friday. The man, Dashrath Manjhi, was an impoverished labourer from India’s lowest caste, undertook the mammoth task when his wife Read the full article...

Afghan Mixed Martial Art (MMA) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz defeated his opponent from the Czech Republic during an event by knocking him out. Mubariz said he knocked his opponent during the second round of the match despite his weight was 7 kgs more than him. Vostry is a professional MMA fighter from the Czech Republic Read the full article...

At least three foreign nationals were among those killed in a suicide attack which targeted the convoy of the foreigners in capital Kabul this afternoon. The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan confirmed that three contractors of the alliance died as a result of the explosion. “One Resolute Support U.S. contractor was killed and Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national security forces thwarted a plot by the anti-government armed militant groups to carry out rocket attack on Kabul city. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said police forces discovered at least four rockets prepared by the militants to launch on Kabul city. MoI further added that the rockets were discovered and defused after Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has detained nine Taliban terrorists from southern Kandahar province. A statement issued by the NDS on Saturday states that these terrorists were arrested during special raids in Kandahar city, the provincial capital of Kandahar. The statement further states that the nine-member group was involved in Read the full article...

The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) thwarted deadly attack plot by the anti-government armed militant groups by confiscating a huge amount of explosives. A statement by NDS said around 7 tons of explosives were seized by NDS operatives shortly after it crossed into Paktika province from South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan. Read the full article...

The former Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief Amrullah Saleh has said Pakistan’s military intelligence – Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is at war against the Afghan people. Saleh said a series of deadly attacks plotted and coordinated by Taliban militants in coordination with ISI is aimed at cementing power for Taliban’s new Read the full article...

A relatively heavy explosion was heard in capital Kabul after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the vicinity of Abdul Haq square. The public health ministry spokesman, Wahidudllah Mayar said at least twelve people were killed and sixty six others were wounded including five women. Mayar further added that a foreign national and a woman Read the full article...

After a sharp rise in insurgent activities in northern Afghanistan, the former Jihadi commander and current First Vice President of Afghanistan wore the army uniform, geared up like a soldier and went to the front line to fight with Taliban and other militant groups. He began the crackdown in Faryab province and intends to spread Read the full article...

Government forces have pushed back Taliban militants in Kohistanat District of Sar-e-Pul province. Imamuddin Aman, spokesman for the police headquarters of Sar-e-Pul province said that government forces have retaken several villages from Taliban. He added that this success is achieved during security operations in which civilians are also supporting their forces. Jarghan, Faiz Abad, Bangala Read the full article...

The presidents of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have called for political solution to Afghanistan’s problems. Tajikistan’s president Emomali Rahmon after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in Ashqabad, capital of Turkmnestan, said that political solution is the only way to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan. A joint statement issued by the two leaders Read the full article...

30 insurgents have been killed in newest security operations in six provinces, Ministry of Interior announced in on Saturday. A statement issued by the ministry states that the operations were conducted in the jurisdiction of Nangarhar, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Urozgan, Logar and Helmand provinces in past 24 hours. According to the statement, the operations carried out Read the full article...

A senior deputy of the Islamic State in Iraq and The Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has been killed in a US airstrike in Iraq. Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali was said to be the second-in-command within ISIS who took part in several key offensive for the militant group. One offensive that he took part in led ISIS Read the full article...

A powerful explosion rocked Khas Urozgan District of Urozgan province on Friday. Toryalai, the district police chief said that three people were killed and six others wounded in the explosion. But a security official has told Azadi Radio on condition of anonymity that eight people were killed in yesterday’s explosion. He said those killed include Read the full article...