Новости за 19.12.2015

Eight Afghan Air Force pilots completed their training and graduated from a program hosted by the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base in United States and will return to Afghanistan for combat, it has been reported. The graduation of the Afghan Air Force pilots comes as the Afghan national security forces are in Read the full article...

The provincial governor for northern Faryab province of Afghanistan Syed Anwar Sadat escaped unhurt from a Taliban ambush earlier this evening. The incident took place around 4:45 pm local time after Mr. Sadat was returning to the provincial capital following the inauguration of housing projects in Andkhoy district. An official privy of the developmetn said Read the full article...

The Afghanistan Under-19 national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team by 159 runs during the 4th and final match of Zimbabwe Under-19s tour of India series. Played in Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in India, the Afghan U-19s clean-washed Zimbabwe U-19s and claimed the series 4-0 with today’s win. The Afghan U-19s set a Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Minister of Interior Noor-ul-Haq Olomi on Saturday officially opened the newly constructed compound for the Ministry of Interior. The compound which is constructed on 183 Jireebs of land has modern facilities and is at least five-times larger than the previous one. About 95 percent construction of the compound is completed Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has prevented the occurrence of a suicide attack in northern Baghlan province. A statement released by NDS on Saturday states that they have arrested a would-be suicide bomber from Du Saraka area of Pul-i-Khumri, provincial capital of Baghlan, who had planned to blast his explosives Read the full article...

Taliban militants have killed three civilians who had stood up against insurgency in northwestern Jawzjan province. Colonel Abdul Hafiz Khashi, Jawzjan’s police chief said the incident took place in Kukoldash area of Faizabad District on Friday night. He added that the assailants came on a motorcycle and fled the area after killing three young men Read the full article...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $275 million to Afghanistan for energy infrastructure. The grant was signed between the Minister of Finance Eklil Ahmad Hakimi and ADB Country Director for Afghanistan Thomas Panella on Saturday to strengthen Afghanistan-Turkmenistan power interconnection which will improve energy supplies in country. Earlier on 4 December 2015, ADB’s Board Read the full article...

A number of Iraqi soldiers have been killed and wounded in a US-led coalition airstrike near Fallujah, west of Baghdad. A statement released by the joint operations command in Iraq which oversees war efforts against the Islamic State (IS) group, the casualties occurred during friendly fire on Friday. According to The Guardian, citing the command, Read the full article...

The acting-Defense Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Masoum Stanekzai says that Daesh and Taliban militants receive training at military bases in Pakistan. Pointing to Pakistan, Stanekzai has said that foreign intelligence tries to push militants into Afghanistan to show that this is the center of terrorism. Stanekzai, cited by Ariana news, says that Afghan forces will Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in central Maidan Wardak province on Friday to condole with families of those killed in a rocket explosion earlier this month. He met with families of the victims and apologized to them on behalf of the security and defense forces for occurrence of the incident. President Ghani said that perpetrators Read the full article...

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group is creating ‘little nests’ in Afghanistan as the group has stepped up efforts to gain foothold and expand its activities in the country. The US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warned regarding the emergent threat of the terror group during a surprise visit to Afghanistan Read the full article...