Новости за 28.09.2015

The newly appointed leader of the Taliban group Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor has issued a statement following a coordinated attack on Kunduz city. Mullah Mansoor’s call to refrain from harming civilians and their properties while ruling out retribution of the government employees and security personnel provided that they abandon all negative thoughts, message of peace Read the full article...

Forces belonging to the units of the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police Special Operations Forces and Public Order Forces in northern Balkh province are on the way to northern Kunduz province following the fall of Kunduz city to Taliban control. The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor said the forces Read the full article...

Heavy clashes have also been reported in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan following a major offensive by the Taliban militants in the neighboring Kunduz province. The Taliban militants have reportedly launched the attack on the district’s administrative compound and police headquarter earlier this evening. A local security official confirmed that additional forces have been deployed Read the full article...

The deputy chief of staff of the Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Murad Ali Murad said the Afghan security forces retreated from Kunduz city to prevent civilian casualties. Admitting that the security institutions had conflicting information regarding the possible attack on the city, Gen. Murad said the Afghan security forces did not fully respond to Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have taken full control of the central city of northern Kunduz province, local security officials said. A local security official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the Taliban militants have taken full control of the city and the security forces have fully retreated. The deputy provincial governor Hamidullah Danishi earlier Read the full article...

Sediqi Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior told a press conference in Kabul on Monday afternoon that security force have been preventing the advancement of Taliban militants in Kundoz city. He said that security forces have good cooperation and are moving ahead vigilantly in order to prevent civilian casualties. Sediqi further said that a Read the full article...

Parliament has assigned a commission to investigate the rumors of a deal between government officials and Taliban militants in northern Baghlan province. Abdul Rawouf Ibrahimi said on Monday’s session that the internal security commission of the parliament has been given the task to investigate the issue. Reports published recently indicated that Dand Ghori area of Read the full article...

The large-scale coordinated attack on security posts in Achin District of eastern Nangarhar province was organized by Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), the district governor said on Monday. According to Haji Ghalib, militants planned to seize Achin District and reach out to other parts of Nangarhar from there. “This is a mountainous district which Read the full article...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, NATO and British Embassy in Kabul have strongly condemned the suicide attack in Paktika province that left nine people killed and 51 others wounded on Sunday. “Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah strongly condemns the attack targeting local civilians, including women & children in a stadium in Paktika.” A twitter post Read the full article...

An envoy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations in Iran says that up to 2,000 Afghans cross the border into Iran illegally every day. Mohammad Asif Durzabi says that looking at the daily count, every month Up to 60,000 Afghans are illegally arriving in Iran. He said that most of these people are trying Read the full article...

A high ranking Chinese delegation is expected in Kabul in near future, A statement released by the Ministry of Finance states. The statement does not provide detail about the purpose of the visit but it comes after a recent visit of the Finance Minister to China. Eklil Hakimi attended an economical summit of Asian and Read the full article...

Security forces have foiled the Taliban plan to release prisoners from captivity in Shindand District of western Herat province. Abdul Ahmad Fazal, governor of Shindand District said that Taliban begun their attack by firing rockets at the police HQ following which they started to exchange fire with security forces. He said two policemen sustained injuries Read the full article...

Three rockets were fired from unknown location on the house of Member of Parliament Haji Abdul Zahir Qadir in eastern Nangarhar province. Reports suggest that three rockets were fired at Haji Abdul Zahir Qadir’s house around 09:00 PM last night. One rocket landed close to or in the vicinity of Haji Abdul Zahir Qadir’s house Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have launched coordinated attacks in the central city of northern Kunduz province with heavy clashes still continue between assailants and the Afghan security forces. The Taliban militants have reportedly launched their attacks overnight from the western, northeastern and southern parts of the city. Provincial police spokesman Syed Sarwar Husaini confirmed that clashes Read the full article...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) officials have informed of new polio cases identified in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. MoPH spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said the three new polio cases were identified in Achin and Shirzad districts. The two districts are among the most volatile districts of Nangarhar province where anti-government armed militant groups including Read the full article...