Новости за 05.03.2016

At least five people including Turkish nationals have been killed or wounded in an attack by gunmen in capital Kabul earlier tonight. The security officials in Kabul police department confirmed the incident and said a Turkish national was killed along with an Afghan and three others were wounded. The officials, citing preliminary police reports, further Read the full article...

The anti-government armed militants suffered heavy casualties after staging an offensive on Afghan security posts in Sangin and Marjah districts of Helmand province. The Ministry of Defense (MoD), said at least 52 militants were killed 45 others were wounded after the security forces responded to the offensive with close-air support by Afghan Air Force and Read the full article...

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan rejected to sit-in for direct peace talks with the Afghan government in the framework of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG). According to a statement released by the group, the decision to refrain from direct negotiations was taken due to deployment of troops by US to Afghanistan, ongoing airstrikes, and Read the full article...

At least twenty six militants were killed and nine others were wounded in the latest clearance operations conducted by the Afghan National security forces, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. According to an operational update by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the operations were conducted in various parts of the country in the past 24 Read the full article...

The Afghan-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Siyar Bahadurzada is facing the American UFC fighter Brandon Thatch in his UFC return tonight. The contest is part of the UFC 196 that will be held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bahadurzada makes a return to UFC after two years of absence that Read the full article...

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford has said that the addition of MD-530 helicopters and A-29 Super Tucano light attack fixed-wing aircraft to Afghan Air Force will make a difference as integration of aviation assets into the Afghan combined arms campaign will receive more attention this year. The Read the full article...

Shortly after receiving signed jerseys from the football star Lionel Messi, the Afghan kid has received a gift pack of ‘Peace Ball’ from Turkey. The 5-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi attracted global attention after his photographs went viral, charming the internet with a shirt prepared from plastic. According to the local media reports in Turkey, the gift Read the full article...

The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces rescued 15 construction workers in the restive Maidan Wardak province, the local officials said Saturday. The Taliban militants were looking to kidnap the construction workers from Syedabad district where they were on the way to the road construction work in Azadkhel and Haft Asia area. The provincial government media Read the full article...

The U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has said the U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan to protect the nuclear weapons of Pakistan. Trump made the remarks during a presidential debate, saying “I think you have to stay in Afghanistan for a while, because of the fact that you are right next to Pakistan, which has Read the full article...