Новости за 28.03.2016

A campaign to clean capital Kabul was launched today with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani participating in the opening of the campaign in a bid to encourage the citizens of the country to contribute and keep the cities clean. The campaign was launched from Bibi Mehro area of Kabul city today which comes as the residents Read the full article...

The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan General John W. Nicholson strongly condemned the suicide attack by Pakistani Taliban in Lahore city that left over 370 people dead or wounded. “Resolute Support strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, which took the lives of more than 72 people including 29 Read the full article...

Nearly 100 Taliban militants were killed or wounded during the operations in Khanshin district of southern Helmand province which was retaken by the Afghan forces yesterday. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 60 Taliban insurgents were killed and 30 others were wounded during the operations conducted jointly by the Afghan forces. The control Read the full article...

Mohammad Halim Fidayee, governor of central Logar province has strongly condemned the killing of Colonel Mohammada Jan. Fidayee says strict actions would be taken against the perpetrators. Colonel Mohammada Jan who was garrison commander of the fourth brigade- The 203 Thunder Military Corps- lost his life in a bomb blast on Sunday. The bomb was Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has seized two weapons catches of insurgents in central Logar province. Officials say one of the depots was discovered in Pakhtoonabad area of Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital, while the other one was intercepted in the jurisdiction of Khwakhi district last night. Two rocket launchers, 12 Read the full article...

The acting Afghan intelligence chief Massoud Andarabi has said the Taliban group will pursue violence with the full support of Pakistani military intelligence, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Briefing the Afghan lawmakers in the Lower House of the Parliament, Andarabi said the Taliban group will pursue violence in the summer as they are being supported by Read the full article...

The speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi has lost 4 family members in a traffic incident in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials in Kunduz, the incident took place late on Sunday afternoon in Dasht-e-Abadan area of Kunduz. Provincial police chief Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh Read the full article...

Tajikistan has arrested a drug trafficker with over 100 kilograms of drugs, the country’s Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Monday. According to the ministry, the 36-year-old man hailing from Badakhshan province of Afghanistan is a member of an organized criminal group and was arrested in a police operation in the city of Kulob on Read the full article...

Afghan Air Force has targeted a hideout of insurgents in Dwab district of eastern Nooristan province, 201st Military Corps said in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, eight Taliban were killed and 12 others wounded in the air strikes yesterday. Those killed include Janat Gul and Abdul Sattar, two commanders of Taliban, the Read the full article...

A coordinated deadly suicide attack plot was foiled in the restive Helmand province located in south of Afghanistan with the discovery of 3 bikes packed with explosives. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the bikes were discovered and seized from Nad-e-Ali and Lashkargah city of Helmand. A statement by NDS said the Read the full article...

A rocket has landed on the new parliament building in the west of capital Kabul earlier today. The incident took place as the senior security officials were on the way towards the building to brief the lawmakers on the current situation of the country. Eyewitnesses in the area are saying four rockets were fired on the Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national cricket team head coach Inzamam-ul-Haq has said the Afghan team needs to play against big countries in a bid to help the minnows prosper as an international team in the future. Inzamam was speaking following a historic win by the Afghan team against the powerful team of West Indies which the Afghan Read the full article...

The shadow district govern of the Taliban group for Tala Barfak district of Baghlan province was killed during an operation conducted by the Afghan security forces. Provincial police spokesman Jawed Basharat said the operation was jointly conducted by the Afghan police, army and intelligence operatives in Khenjan district. He said the slain Taliban shadow district Read the full article...