Новости за 27.03.2016

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack in Pakistan as the casualties toll has almost reached to 400 people. In an online statement released by the Office of the President, Ghani said “The Government of Afghanistan condemns today’s terrorist attacks in #Lahore, Pakistan in which many innocent civilians lost their lives.” The Read the full article...

The former Afghan skipper Mohammad Nabi secured top spot in the ICC World Twenty20 table for top wicket takers as the Afghan team concluded the World Cup campaign with passion. Nabi secures first place in the table having played 7 matches and taking 12 wickets since the start of the World Cup matches. The Afghan Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national football team captain Faysal Shayesteh eyes victory against Singapore in the upcoming qualifier match for FIFA 2018 World Cup. “We have come to Iran to defeat Singapore with the collaboration of spectators in the upcoming match,” Shayesteh said upon the arrival of the national football team to Iran for the qualifier match Read the full article...

A mother of two children has been executed allegedly for having immoral contacts with a man disregarding her husband in northern Jawzjan province. Officials say the woman was accused and handed over to Taliban by her in-laws. Shakib, governor of Faizabad district told Pajhwok Afghan News that the woman was gunned down in Mimlik village Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani hailed the Special Operations Forces of the Afghan National Army for their bravery and devotion in persistently thwarting the imposed war on the nation. In his speech to the service members of the Special Operations Forces, President Ghani said he is proud of the services of the special forces, specifically the Read the full article...

A deadly blast hit the Lahore city of Pakistan earlier this evening leaving at least 53 dead and over 100 others wounded, the officials have said. The type of the explosion has not been ascertained so far but reports emerging from the area suggest it was a powerful explosion which targeted a park area in Read the full article...

Afghanistan defeated West Indies in International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup T20 and made another history in the world of cricket on Sunday. West Indies won the toss and let Afghanistan to bat first. Although, West Indies did better on the balling side but Afghanistan was able to secure 123 runs with losing seven players Read the full article...

Presidential Palace says the High Economic Council (HEC) will receive draft of a comprehensive plan for the production of quality medicines in two months. Discussions were held on supply of medicines and medical products to Kabul and provinces in the latest meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC) on Saturday. President Ghani who was charring Read the full article...

Following days of growing rift among the supporters of two prominent political figures in northern Afghanistan, the tensions have been resolved in the northern Faryab province. The supporters of Junbish-e-Milli party led by vice president General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Jamiat-e-Islami party led Ata Mohammad Noor reconciled in northern Faryab province shortly after the growing Read the full article...

At least 46 militants including loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the latest clearance operations conducted by the Afghan national security forces. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in Helmand, Nuristan, Badakhshan, Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. According Read the full article...

A Taliban was killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in the restive Nuristan province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the Taliban commander has been identified as Taza Gul who was killed along with a number of his militants in the airstrike conducted in Du’ab district. An Read the full article...

Scores of anti-government armed militants have joined peace process in the restive eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local officials said Sunday. Provincial governor Salim Khan Kunduzi said 53 militants including four commanders leading the militants surrendered to the Afghan government by renouncing violence. He said 43 of the militants were fighting in Taliban group’s ranks Read the full article...

A large cache of weapons and ammunition was confiscated by the Afghan security forces from northern Parwan province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the cache included 118 various types of weapons and 20,200 rounds of ammunition. A statement by NDS said the cache included 93 pistols, 10 Ak-47 Read the full article...

A delegation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with the officials of Dehsabz – Barikab City Development Authority (DCDA), Independent Board of Kabul New City Development (KNC) on Saturday. According to DCDA, a meeting of Dip. Eng. Alham Omar Hotaki Deputy and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) held with JICA’s Infrastructure Director for (Afghanistan Read the full article...

The Afghan national security forces have retaken full control of Khanshin district in southern Helmand province of AFghanistan, security officials said. Sediq Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the district has been fully cleared of militants during operations conducted jointly by Afghan army and police forces. The control of the district fell Read the full article...

At least eleven militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the militants were killed in Mamand Dara district of Nangarhar on Saturday. Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal confirmed the airstrike was Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have killed the head of provincial court of Ghazni after capturing him in the Maidan Wardak province, local officials in Ghazni said. The incident took place in Salar district of Wardak province as Mohammad Anwar Rahmani was on his way to Ghazni province from capital Kabul. According to a statement released by Read the full article...

An infiltrated soldier has reportedly killed two Taliban militants in northern Faryab province before returning to his battalion. “#GreenOnBlack? Infiltrated government soldier killed 2 Taliban members and joined back his battalion in #Faryab,” states a post on the official twitter account of Sultan Faizi, head of the media and communications office of the Vice President Read the full article...

A firing incident took place at the joint border between Pakistan and Iran as President Hassan Rouhani was paying a visit to Islamabad. President Rouhani arrived in Pakistan on Friday and met his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain, the country’s Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Rahil Sharif. The two sides Read the full article...