Новости за 08.01.2016

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe during the first match of Twenty20 International on Friday, a game described as a nail-biting one for the Afghan spectators as Zimbabwe batsmen aggressively chased the target until the last ball of the game. Afghanistan won the toss in the first match of the Twenty20 International match played at Read the full article...

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have beheaded at least seven people including Taliban insurgents in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A local official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed to Ashna TV/Voice of America that the ISIS loyalists have beheaded 6 Taliban insurgents and one Afghan Read the full article...

A woman has been executed by her own son in the Syrian city of Raqqa after she urged him to leave the group, it has been reported. The woman was accused of ‘apostasy’ after the ISIS militant reported her for trying to persuade him to leave the terror group, activists in Syria said. The Syrian Read the full article...

A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban group has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Balochistan province of Pakistan, it has been reported. According to the local media reports in Pakistan, the senior Taliban leader, Mawlawi Mohammad Alam was shot dead by gunmen close to Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The incident took Read the full article...

The Indian Consulate in western Herat province of Afghanistan rejected reports regarding the seizure of a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) outside the consulate compound. Earlier reports suggested that the Afghan national security forces thwarted a terrorist attack plot in western Herat province of Afghanistan by seizing a vehicle packed with explosives. Local officials said vehicle was Read the full article...

A mild earthquake jolted Kabul city this afternoon with epicenter of the quake reported in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.0 with the epicenter recorded in Jurm district having a location of 36.580°N 70.937°E and depth of 219 km. This comes Read the full article...

The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has called on US Congress to help Afghanistan in building an efficient air force as the Afghan national security forces are critical need of air support. During a meeting with the US Congress delegation led by Senator Bob Corker, President Ghani said Afghanistan needs to complete the inventory of Read the full article...

At least 35 people including government personnel have been arrested over celebratory gunfire in capital Kabul following the victory of the Afghanistan cricket team against Zimbabwe. Kabul police chief Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the individuals were arrested from different parts of Kabul city for aerial firing and disrupting the comfort of Kabul residents. He Read the full article...

The first Twenty20 International match between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will be played in Sharjah tonight following the conclusion of a five-match One Day International series. The match will start at 8:30 pm Afghanistan time and is part of a two-match series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates. The second T20 Read the full article...