Новости за 01.04.2016

The presidential special envoy for good governance Ahmad Zia Massoud insisted on the vital role of fight against corruption during a gathering in capital Kabul. Massoud said combating the growing graft in the country was as important as fight against the terror groups, insisting that majority of the corruption cases have not been looked after Read the full article...

Turkey has pledged continued military support to Afghanistan in the format of NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission, the country’s Chief of Army Staff Hulusi Akar said. Akar arrived to Afghanistan and met with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani this afternoon to discuss bilateral relations between Kabul and Ankura and cooperation between the two nations. According to Read the full article...

The former Afghan interior minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai has said Pakistan is against peace and stability in Afghanistan, insisting that the Afghan government should not expect the country to help in bring peace in Afghanistan. In his speech during a ceremony to mark the death anniversary of a senior police official Hekmatullah Haqmal, Daudzai said Read the full article...

Pakistan claims arresting more people alleged of spying for the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). Pakistan’s The Express Tribune reports that the arrests were made based on the information provided by Kulbushan Yadav who was recently detained from Balochistan province on allegation of being a member of RAW. The media outlet citing Read the full article...

A distressing photo purportedly showing violence among the Afghan and Syrian refugees has emerged from Greece amid reports of persistent tensions among the refugees. The photograph was posted in a report published in local newspaper TO BHMA, a day after reports emerged regarding a bloody clash among the Afghan and Syrian refugees in Greek port. Read the full article...

The United States and Saudi Arabia have jointly sanctioned four individuals and two organizations, alleged of fundraising for terrorism in South Asia and Middle East. The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday that the sanctioned individuals and organizations have ties across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, adding that they provide money for al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Read the full article...

The former Afghan parliament member and women’s rights activists Farkhunda Zahra Naderi focused on the power of the Afghan women during her speech at TEDx global conferences. Titled ‘The journey of myself where I am still a traveller’, Miss Naderi provided an individualistic perspective regarding the path of her life and about the building block Read the full article...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Friday at least seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers lost their lives in the latest counter-terrorism operations across the country. According to an operational update by MoD, the soldiers lost their lives as they were conducting clearance operations in in south of the country in the past 24 hours. Read the full article...

The former Afghan defense minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi slammed the Taliban group for assassinating the Afghan security officials on the orders of Pakistan’s military intelligence, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). He was speaking during a gathering to commemorate the first death anniversary of Hekmatullah Haqmal who was assassinated in Helmand province a year ago. Mohammadi hailed Read the full article...

At least five militants were killed during a raid by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 10 militants were also wounded during the raid conducted in Ghorak district. The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report Read the full article...

Two militants were blown up by own explosives in western Herat province of Afghanistan as they were busy making an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said four civilians including a child were injured in the incident. No further details were given regarding the exact location where the incident took place although Read the full article...