Новости за 16.02.2016

Deadly clashes have been erupting between two rival groups of Taliban in central Ghazni province of Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday. The provincial governor said that one group belongs to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and the other one to Mullah Mohammad Rasoul. According to Mohammad Aman Hamim, the clashes which started in the jurisdiction of Nawa Read the full article...

Mohammad Ismail Khan, a prominent Jihadi leader and former Minister of Energy and Power has urged government to get the assistance of Mujahideen for security. While talking to a gathering in western Herat province, Ismail Khan said that government has failed to maintain security and therefore it should adopt changes in the rankings of security Read the full article...

Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) says that Afghan Air Force needs further assistance from the United States. Mohammad Hanif Atmar told US’s Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Marcel Lettre on Monday that his country has played a key role in suppressing terrorism in Afghanistan and the region. However, he expressed concern over the raise Read the full article...

Unknown armed men have gunned down a religious scholar in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar said Mawlawi Ahmad Shah attended a religious class in a mosque in Angor Bagh area yesterday. According to Ataullah Khogyaand, when the religious scholar came out of the mosque he came under Read the full article...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has called on Taliban to come to negotiation table saying that they can’t reach to their hopes through war. While talking to a gathering organized to celebrate the withdrawal of Red Army from Afghanistan, CEO Abdullah said the National Unity Government (NUG) has been trying to reach to a Read the full article...

Security officials say Operation Shaheen 18 launched against insurgents in Achin District on Saturday has been successfully going on. General Fazal Ahmad Shirzad, Police Chief of Nangarhar and Brigadier General Mohammad Nasim Sangin who is commanding the Afghan National Army in the area said 44 militants have been killed and 18 others wounded in the Read the full article...