Новости за 14.09.2015

The Russian forces may return on Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan amid fears the deteriorating security situation may affect the security of Central Asian countries, it has been reported. A source close to the Secretary General of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has said the return of Russian forces on Afghanistan-Tajikistan border is not Read the full article...

A new book has been released regarding a fearsome al-Qaeda leader unveiling his involvement in illegitimate sexual activities despite he was preaching against while he was serving as an imam in the United States. The book “Objective Troy” written by journalist Scott Shane focuses on the life of Anwar al-Awlaki, the most fearsome member of Read the full article...

A deadly car bomb attack plot was thwarted by the Afghan national security forces in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the Taliban militants were looking to detonated a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in the city but the plot was thwarted by Read the full article...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai had ordered the security officials not to attack the training centers belonging to the Taliban militants in central Logar province, it has been reported. According to the local security officials quoted by BBC, the former president had ordered to prevent military operation on the training center despite the Taliban Read the full article...

23 Afghan journalists have quit Afghanistan for Europe, NAI supporting open media in Afghanistan announced on Monday. NAI officials say that the 23 photojournalists were working with different media outlets in Afghanistan and left the country collectively last night. According to NAI, these journalists made the decision for various reasons including security, censorship imposed on Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s inelegance agency has killed a senior al-Qaeda commander with seven of his companions in Paktika province. A statement issued by the NDS on Monday states that NATO’s Resolute Support (RS) also assisted in the operation in Mokhtar Mina area of Gomal District in which the al-Qaeda men Read the full article...

The eldest son of Mullah Mohammad Omar has warned to carry out a suicide attack amid rift among the Taliban leadership following the death of the group’s found and Supreme Leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. In an audio message, Mullah Omar’s son, Mullah Yaqoob said, his father had not appointed a successor for the group, without Read the full article...

The National Procurement Commission (NPC) has approved eight contracts worth of AFG 2,938,000,000, Presidential Palace announced on Monday. A statement issued by the Presidential Palace states that these contracts were approved in NPC meeting chaired by President Mohamamd Ashraf Ghani on Sunday evening. The statement further states that 12 contracts were reviewed in the meeting Read the full article...

Following the rumors that the National Unity Government is facing issues and that it may collapse, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah made it clear on Monday that the government is not going to fall. While talking to the Council of Ministers on Monday, CEO Abdullah said that people should not think about the formation Read the full article...

Mohammad Fahim Hashimy has resigned from his position as head of the Afghanistan Olympic Committee, it has been reported. Hashimy is currently outside the country and has reportedly resigned from his position citing personal issues. He is among the prominent Afghan businessmen and assumed charge of the Afghanistan Olympic Committee earlier last year. Apart from Read the full article...

By Manish Rai Now after more than four years after it began, the full-blown civil war that developed in Syria has killed over 250,000 people, half of them civilians. In addition the UN estimates nearly 8 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes. When the additional 4 million Syrians who have fled into neighbouring Read the full article...

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 70 others wounded in an explosion in Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to reports, the explosion took place in a Rickshaw stand in Multan’s Vihari Chowk area on Sunday evening. Soon after the incident, security forces arrived at the site and shifted those wounded to nearby medical Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has detained a so-called district governor of Taliban group in eastern Nangarhar province. A statement released by NDS on Sunday states that Mawlawi Rafiullah alias Qari Esmatullah was rounded up with five of his men during a raid. Hidayatullah, Baitullah, Atiqullah, Khalid and Osman are Read the full article...

Taliban militants armed with heavy and light weapon have freed hundreds of inmates in attack on central jail in Ghazni province. Reports from the area suggest that suicide bombers were also used in the attack carried out after 12:00 am on Monday. Residents of Ghazni city, the provincial capital where the attack took place, say Read the full article...