Новости за 31.08.2015

The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum returned to Kabul today after participating in a month long military operation in northern provinces of Afghanistan, specifically in northern Faryab province. Gen. Dostum appeared in a press conference after his return from the north and accused Pakistan, particularly the country’s military and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Read the full article...

Amid frustrations regarding growing insurgency activities plotted by the anti-government armed militant groups based in Pakistan, the office of the Chief Executive Officer announced Monday that Islamabad will not be asked to mediate in future Afghan peace talks. Javid Faisal, spokesman to CEO Abdullah, told reporters in Kabul that there are no expectations in this Read the full article...

At least four family members of a Taliban commander was killed in an explosion in western Farah province of Afghanistan, local officials said. The incident took place inside the local Taliban commander’s house, leaving his mother, wife and two children dead. The circumstances surrounding the incident have not been ascertained so far but it is Read the full article...

The European Union home affairs ministers will hold an emergency meeting on migrant crisis next month in Brussels. “In order to assess the situation on the ground, the political actions underway and to discuss the next steps in order to strengthen the European response, the Luxembourg Minister for Immigration and Asylum Jean Asselborn decided to Read the full article...

The National Directorate of security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has detained 30 key members of Haqqani terrorist network and Peshawar Shura of Taliban during special operations. A statement issued by NDS on Monday states that these terrorists were involved in recent deadly attacks in Kabul. These attacks left hundreds of people killed and wounded. Read the full article...

Unidentified armed men attacked the director of information and cultural affairs of Kandahar province on Monday. Local officials say Hazrat Wali Hotak was going to office when gunmen opened fire at his vehicle in Kandahar city around 08:00 am this morning. Hotak received serious wounds but was quickly rushed to Mirwais Hospital for treatment where he was Read the full article...

Afghanistan’s U-19 cricket team has beaten the United Arab Emirates (UAE) U-19 cricket team by 10 wickets in the Asian Premiere League. UAE won the toss and chose to bat first but lost all of their players very quick. They made only 88 runs. Tariq Khan took the most wickets for Afghanistan. He took 5 Read the full article...

Dozens of schoolgirls have been hospitalized after falling ill at school in western Herat province, an official said on Monday. The students belong to a private school located in the Jibrail locality of Herat city. Herat Regional Hospital sources say 126 schoolgirls and their instructors were brought into the hospital this morning. Mohammad Rafiq Shirzai, spokesman Read the full article...

In the preface of the biography, it has been reiterated that Mullal Akhtar Mohammad Mansour is the legitimate leader of the Taliban. The biography begins with the Date of Birth and Place of Birth of Mullah Mansour. It states that he was born in 1968 in Band-i-TAimoor village of Maiwand District of southern Kandahar province According Read the full article...

When Daesh emerged in Afghanistan few months before, some militants who had separated ways with Taliban joined them. Daesh announced war against those who were still supporting Taliban. These differences led to fighting and left dozens of militants killed from both sides. Taliban ultimately sent open letter to Daesh’s affiliates in Iraq and Syria asking Read the full article...