Новости за 09.04.2016

Kabul city was rocked by back to back explosions earlier tonight causing panic among the city residents amid deteriorating security situation. preliminary reports suggest a number of rockets were fired from unknown location which landed in key parts of the city. According to initial reports, 3 rockets have landed in police districts 2 and 10th Read the full article...

At least four young suicide bombers were arrested by the Afghan National Security Forces in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan before they manage to carry out attacks. According to the local security officials, the young bombers were looking to carry out suicide attacks in different parts of Kunduz province and were arrested by intelligence operatives. Read the full article...

The US Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed US support to Afghanistan during a surprise visit to Kabul today. In a press conference with his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani, Kerry said the US support to Afghanistan will continue in a bid to prevent Afghanistan become a safe haven of the terror groups. Kerry arrived in Read the full article...

The US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit to meet with the Afghan officials, including President Ghani and CEO Abdullah. According to Department of State, Kerry will reaffirm support to the government of national unity and the Afghan national security forces. John Kirby, spokesman for the US State Read the full article...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned a drone strike in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, claiming that civilians were killed in the raid. According to a statement released by the Office of the Former President, the drone strike by US forces in Barmal district left a number of civilians dead. The statement further added Read the full article...

At least 33 anti-government armed militants were killed in the latest clearance operations conducted by the Afghan National Security Forces. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan Army and security forces from the other institutions, including the Afghan Air Force. According to an operational update by MoD, at least Read the full article...

The Afghan parliament has approved Farid Hamidi as the new Attorney General during a voting process organized in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga. He unanimously approved for the post after receiving 200 votes of confidence from the lawmakers present during today’s session. Hamidi was introduced to the Afghan parliament by Vice President Read the full article...

A senior Taliban leader Mullah Qayum Zakir has proposed that the Taliban leadership should hold peace talks with the Afghan government, United States and other Western countries. In a letter to the Taliban group’s council, Mullah Zakir has proposed that the Taliban group should adopt a new strategy for the movement’s internal and external policies. Read the full article...

The Afghan lawmakers have approved Gen. Taj Mohammad Jahid as the new Minister of Interior during a voting process today. Gen. Jahid received 190 votes of confidence from the lawmakers in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga and was approved for the post. He was introduced to the Afghan lawmakers along with the Read the full article...

An Afghan youth has qualified to the semi-finals of the a science and technology competition in United States for a computer application he has developed. Tamim Isazadah, a student of Computer Science Faculty, has created the application with an aim to help resolve the issues of education in the country. According to Isazadah, the application Read the full article...

At least 17 people kidnapped by Taliban militants have been rescued by police forces in western Herat province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the Taliban militants abducted the civilians from Zindjan district of Herat as they were on their way for weekend break. Provincial police spokesman Abdul Rauf Ahmadi confirmed that the Read the full article...

A deadly explosion plot by the anti-government armed militants to target the Friday prayers was thwarted by the Afghan security forces. According to a statement by the provincial government media office, the militants were looking to target the mosque in Khewa district using a gas cylinder packed with explosives. The statement further added that the Read the full article...