Новости за 09.12.2015

The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief Rahmatullah Nabil issued an unusual statement slamming Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his remarks delivered during the Heart of Asia summit where he said the enemy of Afghanistan is Pakistan’s enemy. The message was posted on official Facebook page of Mr. Nabil earlier tonight Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani hailed India for supporting the Afghan national security forces, specifically the Afghan Air Force. The Presidential Palace said President Ghani met with the External Affairs Minister of India on the sideline of the Heart of Asia conference in Islamabad today. No further details were given regarding India’s support to the Afghan Read the full article...

Two Afghan Air Force trainees have vanished from an Air Force Base in United States where they were undergoing training and shortly before their graduation, it has been reported. According to the local media reports, citing local officials, the two Afghan trainees did not report for duty Tuesday at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Read the full article...

At least 16 militants were killed following a clash between the Taliban militants and loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province. According to the local government officials, the clash took place in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar on Tuesday. Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal said at Read the full article...

The Government of the United States plans to award 80 Fulbright scholarships to Afghan students this year, including 77 for Master’s and 3 for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degrees. With an aim to increase the number of scholarships every year after more than 20 years of suspension, the US government has awarded scholarships to around Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned that the instability would spread in the region if violence and insurgency persists in Afghanistan. In his remarks during the annual Heart of Asia summit in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, President Ghani inisted on regional cooperation in a bid to maintain peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Read the full article...

Police in Kabul arrested a man on charges of blackmailing, kidnapping and raping of scores of girls in capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday. The suspected has been identified as Ashraf who was on the Most Wanted List of the Afghan police during the past several months. Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Gen. Zahir Zahir, Read the full article...