Новости за 06.03.2016

Direct peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban militants group has reportedly been postponed for a week or two, a day after Taliban rejected participation in the talks. Javid Faisal, deputy spokesman for Chief Executive Officer, has said the talks will likely start with some delays, despite the government was fully prepared for the Read the full article...

The Afghan-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Siyar Bahadurzada returned to UFC with a victory over American UFC fighter Brandon Thatch during UFC 196. Held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bahadurzada submitted the Elevation Fight Team standout with a third-round arm-triangle choke. Bahadurzada ended the fight in his favour during the Read the full article...

At least 39 anti-government armed militants were killed in the latest counter-terrorism operations of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in various provinces of the country. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 29 militants were also injured and 10 suspected militants were arrested during the same operations. A statement by MoD said at Read the full article...

The speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said Sunday that the country is going through most unpleasant times in the past 14 years. Ibrahimi was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the new working year of the parliament which entered its sixth year. He said the Afghan people Read the full article...

A new documentary has been released regarding the sexual abuse of teenage boys in Afghanistan amid concerns that the social stigma is on the rise despite efforts to curb the activities, normally involving influential people. The new documentary by Russian TV unveils the miseries that force the children to hand over themselves to the influential Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called on Taliban militants group to choose between war and peace, insisting that the group is facing a major test to choose between the country, nation and militancy. In his speech during the inauguration of the 6th working year of the Afghan parliament, President Ghani said the ongoing violence in the Read the full article...

The athletes in Bamyan won the 6th round of Ski Challenge, a competition in which athletes from various provinces and foreigners participate. The competition was organized for two days in Chapdara area of Bamyan with the male athletes contesting in the first day of the competition while the second day was organized for female athletes. Read the full article...

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group suffered heavy casualties as the clearance operations against the terror group concluded in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said the operations to suppress the activities of the terror group under the name of Shaheen-18 Read the full article...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the ongoing talks by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) were Afghanistan’s only hope for peace. In interview with India’s The Hindu newspaper, Karzai said there is no other hope for peace despite the fact the talks were being held in Pakistan. “We have no other hope for Read the full article...