Новости за 25.12.2015

A relatively powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan including capital Kabul around 11:45 pm local time with Richter scale recorded at 6.2 magnitude. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the epicenter of the quake was 40km WSW of Askasham district of northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. The location of the quake has been recorded at 36.515°N Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe in the opening match of One Day International (ODI) series played at sharjah. Afghanistan set a target of 132 runs for Zimbabwe after winning the toss and electing to bat first, losing all wickets after 38.5 overs were bowled. Opener Noor Ali Zadran contributed the majority of the Read the full article...

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan have released a new propaganda video which purportedly shows the extreme violent acts of the terror group in Afghanistan. The authenticity of the video has not been verified but it was released by the affiliates of the terror on Friday Read the full article...

The Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Raheel Sharif will visit Kabul on 27th December to meet with the Afghan officials ,it has been reported. A spokesman for the Pakistani military media wing Asim Bajwa said “During his day-long visit the army chief will hold meetings with senior political and military leadership of Afghanistan.” No Read the full article...

The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani hailed India for the delivery of three Mi-25 gunship helicopters, calling it a major step towards the stability of Afghanistan as India is having a major contribution in the reconstruction of the country. Ghani was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the new parliament building built with the finical Read the full article...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 500 scholarships for the children of members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANS) who have lost their lives defending the country. In his speech during the inauguration ceremony of the new Afghan parliament building, Modi said “Today, I announce 500 scholarships for children of the martyrs of Read the full article...

The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly-built Afghan parliament building. The new parliament building was inaugurated in the presence of Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Speaker of the Lower of House Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) and Abdul Hadi Muslimyar, Chairman of the Afghan Senate House – Upper House of Parliament. Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani welcomed the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kabul early on Friday morning. This is Modi’s first to Afghanistan and he is expected to inaugurate the new Afghan parliament building built with the financial support of Indian government. Modi arrived in capital in the early hours of Friday morning and was Read the full article...