Новости за 30.09.2015

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed Hamdullah Daneshi as the acting provincial governor of northern Kunduz province. Daneshi’s appointment was confirmed by the Presidential Palace earlier tonight. His appointment was followed three days after the Taliban militants launched coordinated attack on the provincial capital of Kunduz province. The Taliban militants are still in control of Read the full article...

The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) rejected reports regarding the possible ban of Facebook social media website in Afghanistan. Calling the reports as ‘baseless’ NDS spokesman Haseeb Sediqi said the Afghan intelligence will never prevent the people to have access to social websites which helps in public awareness, considering the vast use Read the full article...

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has urged the warring sides in northern city of Kundoz to protect civilians and respect international law and humanitarian rights. “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Kunduz following the Taliban’s attack on the city,” Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Read the full article...

The While House has strongly condemned Taliban attacks in key northern city of Afghanistan. Josh Earnest, White House spokesman said on Tuesday that Afghan troops are starting to retake some buildings in Kudoz city and that the United States is providing advisory support to them. “The United States strongly condemns the Taliban attacks in Kunduz. Read the full article...

Air ticket has jumped from AFG 5,000 to 13,000 in northeastern Badakhshan province after Taliban stormed the provincial capital of northern Kundoz province, head of the province’s Provincial Council says. Abdullah Naji Nazari has told Killid Radio that as Kundoz fall to Taliban and some of the highways to Kabul closed, the price jumped to Read the full article...

Amid persistent siege of the provincial capital of northern Kunduz city by the Taliban militants, the NATO special forces have been deployed in the area to support the Afghan national security forces in retaking the control of the city. A Western military source speaking on the condition of anonymity told AFP that the forces are Read the full article...

By Manish Rai Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to set up a joint team of both the countries as Moscow ramps up its military support for Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, who is losing ground to Islamist militants in country’s bloody civil war. Israel has set up a Read the full article...

Rahmatullah Nabil, director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency – has apologized to the nation for the occurrence of Kundoz attack. While talking at the Lower House of Parliament or Wolesi Jirga, where Nabi was summoned to answer questions of the lawmakers regarding the fall of Kundoz, he said militants Read the full article...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said at least 30 people have been killed and over 200 others have been wounded after the Taliban militants launched coordinated attack on Kunduz city earlier on Monday morning. MoPH spokesman, Wahidullah Mayar, said around 90 percent of those killed or injured are civilians. The casualties toll could be Read the full article...

The United States has announced the inclusion of the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan and Pakistan IS-Khorasan in latest terror watch-list. The State Department issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the designation of 10 individuals and five groups, imposing sanctions against key IS leaders and financial figures. It also amended the designations of two additional Read the full article...

The police chief of eastern Nangarhar province says that Pakistan’ spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) is leading the Daesh militant group in his province. Fazal Ahmad Shirzad said that 90 per cent fighters of the group are Pakistani nationals. Shirzad’s comments come as Daesh is extending its activities in remote areas of Nangarhar province. The Read the full article...

Saudi authorities have distributed nearly 1,100 photos of dead Hajis to foreign diplomats to help identify their nationalities. They were not only from the stampede in Makkah but from the entire pilgrimage. Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Mansour al-Turki said the death include those died of natural causes. According to officials, some of them Read the full article...

Political analyzers believe Kundoz fall to Taliban based on a deal but the acting Defense Minister said that negligence in duties might have taken place. Regardless, Parliament wants key officials of this province be dragged to judiciary but the governor has been fleeing. According to the latest reports, Mohammad Omar Safi has changed at least Read the full article...