Новости за 31.12.2015

The rapid growth of cricket in Afghanistan has attracted attention and fans not only in Afghanistan but on international level as well, specifically with it’s maiden appearance in ICC One Day International (ODI) World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has added that first victory of the Afghan team in ICC World Cup in its Read the full article...

The Afghan intelligence operatives conducted a successful operation in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan and rescued at least ten civilians taken hostage by terrorist groups. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the civilians were abducted by the militants earlier and were safely rescued by the intelligence operatives. No further details were given regarding the Read the full article...

The Afghanistan National Football team defeated Sri Lanka by 5-0 during the semi-finals of South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) championship this evening and will face India during the final match of the tournament on coming Sunday to defend it’s SAFF championship title. India sealed victory during the first semi-final match organized earlier this afternoon by Read the full article...

A leader of Afghan Taliban has received medical treatment at Pakistan’s largest research-oriented cancer specialized hospital and radiation oncology centre located in Lahore city, Geo News reported on Thursday. Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan who heads Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) has told Geo’s Hamid Mir during its program ‘Capital Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has prevented a suicide bombing in the capital of eastern Laghman province. A statement released by NDS on Thursday states that Ihasanullah S/O Zabihullah was assigned by the militant commander Samarqand to carry out attack in a crowded area of Mehtarlam city but he was Read the full article...

A traffic accident has left five people killed and 25 others wounded on Kabul-Kandahar highway. The accident took place in the jurisdiction of Ghazni’s Ab Band District around 06:30 am this morning. Traffic Officer of Ghazni province while confirming the incident said that the truck gutted after colliding with ‘303’ passenger bus causing burn injuries Read the full article...

Escaping war and poverty in their respective countries, including 20 percent Afghans, over one million refugees and migrants have fled to Europe by sea this year, many on board dangerously inadequate vessels run by people smugglers. The latest figures released by UNHCR shows that some 1,000,573 used the Mediterranean Sea to reach out to Europe, Read the full article...

25 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh group have been killed and 31 others wounded in two air strikes in eastern Nangarhar province. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday, the precise strikes were carried out in past 24 hours based on the coordinates of Afghan Read the full article...

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have released a photograph which purportedly shows a group of Taliban fighters captured apparently during a clash in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The photograph was shared by the affiliates of the terror group in social media earlier on Thursday. Although the Read the full article...

Firefighters have put down the fire that erupted in a cotton market in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, this morning. It erupted at around 07:30 am (local time) and continued for about two hours before it was controlled. One person sustained injuries in the fire who was taken Nangarhar Regional Hospital for treatment. It Read the full article...

The United States is eyeing on imposing sanctions on some Iranian firms and individuals over the country’s ballistic missile program. Reuters news agency citing report from the Wall Street Journal states that the potential sanctions would target about 12 companies and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their suspected Read the full article...

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a newly married woman in Kohistanat District of northern Sar-e-Pul province. Akhtar Bibi, 40, had been imprisoned on adultery charges for one year. Upon release from jail, she married a relative and continued ordinary life in her village. Reports suggest that she was mysteriously killed on Wednesday night. Governor of Read the full article...