Новости за 26.11.2015

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has assigned a delegation of high level government officials to launch an investigation regarding the alleged support the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loyalists receive from the government. A statement by ARG Presidential Palace said the delegation was assigned after deputy house speaker Mohammad Zahi Qadir claimed that the loyalists Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has dismissed the provincial Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief along with a number of other high level government officials. President Ghani arrived in Kunduz this morning on a second visit within the past one month to hold talks with the government officials and local residents. The provincial NDS Read the full article...

The Chairman of the Upper House of Parliament – Meshrano Jirga, Fazal Hadi Muslimyar said Wednesday that Afghanistan welcomes and supports the initiative by the Russian President Vladimir Putin to create an international coalition against terrorism. In a plenary meeting at the Russian Federation Council Upper House of Parliament, Muslimyar said “We welcome and support Read the full article...

At least four militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been arrested from Paghman district of Kabul. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the suspects were arrested during a special military operation conducted by intelligence operatives. A statement by NDS said the detained militants Read the full article...

The Pakistani security officials have claimed a senior member of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan. The officials further added that Khan Sayed who was also known as Sajna was killed on Wednesday close to Durand Line with North Waziristan. Leading a breakaway faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Sajna Read the full article...

The groundbreaking ceremony of the long delayed $10 billion Trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline will take place in Turkmenistan on 13th December, it has been reported. Work on 1,735-km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project will start on 13th December, according to the Turkmenistan ambassador to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov. High level Afghan government officials including, President Mohammad Ashraf Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani leading a high level delegation arrived in northern Kundoz province this morning. According to reports, President Ghani will hold meetings with local security and other government officials and discuss with them the security and administrative operation in this province. He will also hold meetings with members of the provincial council and local Read the full article...

At least nine Taliban militants including three senior commanders of the group have been killed during clashes with the Afghan security forces in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the Taliban militants were killed in Khwaja Bahauddin district during the gun battle which started few days earlier. Provincial governor spokesman Read the full article...

A contract worth $70 million has been awarded to a US-based company for the procurement of eight ScanEagle drones for the government of Afghanistan, it has been reported. According to the US Department of Defense (MoD), the systems include 65 ScanEagle drones in total, along with spare parts, support equipment, field service support, as well Read the full article...