Новости за 28.12.2015

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Monday that the Afghan Air Force (AAF) will receive additional combat aircraft within the next three weeks. In his speech during the inauguration of the new compound of Ministry of Defense, President Ghani thanked India for the delivery of Mi-25 gunships, calling the close-air support for the Afghan forces a Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national football team defeated Maldives 4-1 during their third and final appearance in Group B of South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) Suzuki Cup this evening. with today’s victory, the Afghan team finished as top of the group and will face Sri Lanka during the semi-final of the tournament. The Afghan captain Faisal Shaista Read the full article...

The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan strongly condemned car bomb attack in capital Kabul which left at least one civilian dead and thirty three others wounded, including children. A statement by the alliance said “Resolute Support strongly condemns the Taliban attack on Afghan civilians in Kabul today. Current reports state the attack has Read the full article...

68 militants belonging to the militant group of Islamic State (IS) or Daesh have been killed in fresh air strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s spokesperson reported on Monday. In an online statement, Ataullah Khogyani says the air strikes were carried out by Afghan Air Force in Abdulkhil, Bandar, Janjal Shaga, Mazdaki Darah and Read the full article...

The new Ministry of Defense (MoD) compound, branded as Afghanistan’s ‘mini-Pentagon’, was formally inaugurated by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah today. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a number of other high level government officials, including acting Defense Minister Masoom Stanikzai as well as the commander of the NATO-led Resolute Read the full article...

Taliban have rejected the report of a meeting between their Supreme Leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “A British newspaper ‘The Sunday Times’ published a report claiming that the leader of Islamic Emirate, Amir ul Mumineen Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor, held a meeting in Tajikistan in the month of September with the Read the full article...

A distressing report has emerged from Syria regarding the latest atrocity committed by the fanatics of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group, intentionally targeting a woman who was caught breastfeeding her son under a tree. According to reports, the female ISIS fanatics belonging to Al-Khansa Brigade mutilated and murdered the woman Read the full article...

First Deputy of Wolesi Jerga or the Lower House of Parliament claims that government only targets Taliban when there are internal clashes among militants in Nangarhar. “When there is a clash between Taliban and Daesh, then Taliban are bombed and Daesh is not,” Haji Zahir Qadir said during Monday’s session. While expressing concern over the Read the full article...

Unknown gunmen riding on a motorcycle have shot dead a polio vaccinator in southern Afghanistan. Samim Khpolwak, spokesperson for the governor of Kandahar province said the incident took place in 4th PD of Kandahar city, the provincial capital, this morning. Khpolwak said two female vaccinators were targeted in the attack, “one died on the spot Read the full article...

A suicide bomber has been killed in the explosion of his own explosives in front of a district police HQ in southern Helmand province. The incident took place in Gerishk District around 0830 (local time) on Monday after police fired at the suicide bomber attempting to enter to the police HQ. Shah Mahmood Ashna, spokesperson Read the full article...

A former top American defense official has said the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan is enabled by the group’s safe havens situated in the neighboring Pakistan besides an internecine struggle among different Taliban factions playing a role in the growing violence. “At the hands of the Taliban. This offensive is enabled by sanctuaries in Pakistan. And Read the full article...

A powerful lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir who is currently heading a group of armed volunteers against the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in eastern Nangarhar province says oppression of Daesh is not tolerable anymore. He said terrorists need to face the same fate, adding that government has not assisted the uprising Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national football team will face Maldives in their last appearance in Group B of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Suzuki Cup this evening, with an eye to finish top of the group. (AFF Photo) The Afghan team has already secured place among the top scorer of the tournament, having played 2 matches Read the full article...

Afghan Air Force has bombed positions of the loyalists of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh. According to reports, two airstrikes were carried out in parts of the district dominated by the group in eastern Nangarhar province. Haji Ghalib Mujahid, governor of Achin District confirms the Read the full article...

A relatively heavy explosion rocked capital Kabul earlier today after a suicide bomber detonated a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in the 9th police district of Kabul city. Sediq Sediq, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), confirmed that the blast took place after a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated by a suicide bomber Read the full article...