Новости за 06.02.2016

An Iraqi refugee has raped a 10-year-old boy in Austria with police officials saying the perpetrator has admitted to the wrongdoing, saying sexual assault on the child was as a result of ‘sexual emergency’. According to reports, the incident took place in a public swimming pool in Vienna, the capital city of Austria late last Read the full article...

A newborn child has gone missing from the delivery ward of Nangarhar Regional Hospital. Grandfather of the missing boy complained to Saleem Khan Kundozi, governor of Nangarhar province, over the incident on Saturday. Saidak told Kundozi in a meeting which was also attended by civil society activists that his grandson went missing on Monday and Read the full article...

The direct talks date between the Afghan government and Taliban group representatives is expected to be ascertained by the end of this month. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said the participants of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) agreed to continue joint efforts for setting a date for direct peace talks between the representatives of Read the full article...

The minister of Inter Noor-ul-haq Uloomi has reportedly resigned from his position, apparently due to internal differences within the government. According to sources privy of the development, the resignation of Mr. Uloomi has not bee accepted by the President so far. The sources further added that Mr. Uloomi resigned from his position after his assignment Read the full article...

A deadly blast targeted the Pakistani forces vehicle in Quetta city, the provincial capital of Balochistan province of Pakistan this afternoon. According to the preliminary reports, at least eight people were killed and around 35 others were wounded in the blast. A local security official, Imtiaz Shah, quoted by local newspapers, said members of the Frontier Corps Read the full article...

At least sixteen Pakistani militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group loyalists in Afghanistan, were killed in separate airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials the militants were killed in two separate raids in Batikot and Achin districts where the loyalists of the Read the full article...

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck southern parts of Taiwan before dawn on Saturday leaving seven people killed and at least 422 others wounded. Hundreds of firefighters and military personnel are engaged in rescue operation trying to save scores of people under the debris of the collapsed buildings. The hard Read the full article...

At least sixty eight anti-government militants were killed in latest counter-terrorism operations led by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in the past forty eight hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in two separate statements provided an operational update regarding ongoing counter-terrorism operations in different parts of the country. In the first statement, the Ministry of Read the full article...

The former Afghan skipper Mohammad Nabi says he is feeling to proud for himself and Afghanistan to play in Pakistan Super League, emphasizing that he will take the lessons from his interactions with key international players to youngsters in Afghanistan. Playing alongside stalwarts like Viv Richards and Kevin Pietersen, Nabi plays for the Quetta Gladiators. Read the full article...

The third round of quadrilateral talks aimed at finalizing the roadmap to Afghan peace process has kicked off in Islamabad. Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai is representing Afghanistan in the 4-nation talks while Pakistan is represented by its Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry. U.S. and China the two other stakeholders of the meeting are represented Read the full article...

The Pentagon has released 198 photographs on February 5 showing abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq by U.S. personnel. Many of the photographs released by Pentagon show close-ups of cuts and bruises on the arms and legs of the prisoners. According to Pentagon, the photographs came from investigations into 56 allegations of misconduct by Read the full article...

The social media website Twitter has suspended has suspended 125,000 accounts related to the terrorist group of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Twitter put out a blog post on Friday describing efforts it has taken to “combat violent extremism,” claiming that the platform has suspended “over 125,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist Read the full article...

12 militants from the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh have been killed in a clash with security forces in eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar governor’s spokesperson said the clash erupted in Sayed Ahmadkhil area of Kot District in the wee hours of Saturday. Ataullah Khogyani added that the clash left 12 militants Read the full article...

A local journalist has been in coma after a gunman shot him in the head in Pul-i-Khumri, the provincial capital of northern Baghlan province. Mohammad Ibrahim Hashemi and Mohammad Musa Hashemi, both brothers and employees of Adib Radio, were attack on their way home in first police district of the city on Thursday night. Mohammad Read the full article...

The university entry test “Kankor” from the graduates of 12th grade is taking place in eastern Nangarhar province today. Only those graduates would be able to participate in the test who have received ID cards from Nangarhar University on Thursday and Friday. Officials say 1,701 graduates were issued the ID cards including 851 girls. Ministry Read the full article...