Новости за 26.12.2015

The Afghanistan national cricket team managed to secure place among the top ten teams in the latest ranking for One Day International (ODI) of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Afghanistan rose two places and jumped to 10 after beating Zimbabwe on Saturday in the first match of One Day International (ODI) series consisting of five Read the full article...

The world’s most obese man weighing 444.5 kilograms has died at the age of 38 from a heart attack in Mexico, it has been reported. Andrés Moreno Sepúlveda weighed 70 stone (444.5kgs) at his heaviest, and became internationally renowned. He passed away on the morning of Christmas Day while he was being rushed to hospital Read the full article...

FOOL ME TEN TIMES AND SHAME ON WHO? Afghanistan needs to see beyond promises and commitments from Pakistan President Ashraf Ghani’s presence in the Heart of Asia Conference, held in Islamabad, symbolized grace and seems to be one of the positive developments in Pak-Afghan relations.   Though, many Afghan political leaders publicly discouraged Ghani not to Read the full article...

The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces thwarted a plot to carry out a series of roadside bomb attacks in Kabul, the defense authorities said Saturday. At least three Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were discovered and defused by the Afghan armed forces belonging to the 111 Division of Quick Reaction Forces. The IEDs were planted in Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national football team defeated Bhutan 3-0 in their second match of South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) Championship this evening. Played in Trivandrum International Stadium, the formation of the Afghan team was based on 4-2-3-1, which included four players in defense line, 2 players in defensive halfback, 3 players in the middle line and Read the full article...

Parliament on Saturday objected Russia’s contacts with Taliban calling it interference in Afghan affairs. While raising concerns over the contacts, parliamentarians said this is fight between two super powers and Afghans are not able to stand in rivalry. “There are concerns that Afghanistan might become a battle field for world powers,” said MP Sayed Mohammad Read the full article...

Ministry of Interior says the explosion in a mosque in northern Baghlan province that left at least 10 worshippers wounded was the work of Taliban. “Taliban once again planted bomb in a mosque. Explosion of Taliban-bomb left a number of worshippers wounded in a mosque in Baghlan,” said Sediq Sediqi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Read the full article...

India has arrested three people who were on their way to join the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in Afghanistan. A report published on Saturday by The India Times states that the three aspiring jihadists from Hyderabad, all final year students, were nabbed on their way to join Islamic state (IS) Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani telephoned Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday and reportedly discussed with him  regional issues and mutual interests. Further details regarding the conversation have not been revealed but this comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with both leaders the same day. PM Modi arrived in Kabul early on Read the full article...

12 people have been taken to Nangarhar Regional Hospital in wounded condition after a comparatively powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan. Spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar province said most of those wounded are students of Nangarhar University who sustained injuries during a stampede. Ataullah Khogyani added that the stampede took place when students of the university started Read the full article...

A roadside bomb explosion has killed a community elder in eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said the incident took place in Daman area of Behsood District on Friday afternoon. Ataullah Khogyanai added that the community elder had been driving in vehicle on which a roadside bomb exploded. According to Khogyani, Read the full article...

By Manish Rai The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syrian peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives. U.N. gave its blessing to a plan negotiated earlier in Vienna that Read the full article...