Новости за 13.04.2016

A provincial council member has been killed as clash erupted among the ex-Jihadi commanders in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan. The local security officials have confirmed that clashes erupted among Mullah Perum Qul and Ainuddin Rustaqi supporters earlier this evening. The officials further added that Mullah Qul was also a former Afghan lawmaker in the Read the full article...

The Afghanistan cricket team is expecting to play a cricket match with India as talks are underway between the cricket boards of the two countries. Azizullah Fazli, deputy to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), has told Radio Free Europe that the match will be played in the near future. He said negotiations have been made Read the full article...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) workers donated 41,000 cc of blood to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) blood bank today. According to MoFA, this is the second time the Ministry employees are donating blood to MoPH blood bank in a bid to help the families and citizens requiring blood. The campaign for blood Read the full article...

Afghan cricket players have secured positions among Top 10 players in the latest rankings of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The two players have managed to secure the spots in the Twenty20 format as per the ICC Player Rankings released on Tuesday, 12th April. Mohammad Shahzad has secured 10th position in the batting table of Read the full article...

The assault by Afghan lawmaker on the face of Minister of Rural Development has sparked furor among the lawmakers in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga. The lawmaker, Sakhi Mashwani, representing eastern Kunar province, assaulted on face of Nasir Ahmad Durani after picking the sign of his name from his table. The incident Read the full article...

The Taliban militants suffered casualties after attacking security posts in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, local officials said. Provincial police chief General Abdul Habib Syed Khel said Taliban militants launched coordinated attacks on security posts in Marwara and Sarkano districts earlier today. He said clashes still continued between the militants and Afghan security forces, leaving Read the full article...

A major attack plot by Haqqani terrorist network was foiled by the Afghan intelligence operatives in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said a huge cache of weapons and explosives prepared by the terror network for the attack was seized by NDS operatives. A statement by NDS said Read the full article...

The draft agreement for Chabahar strategic port was finalized between Afghanistan, Iran and India on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. A statement by MoFA said the draft agreement is ready for the signing to create transportation and transit corridor in Chabahar port. The draft agreement was finalized during a meeting organized in Read the full article...

At least 31 militants were killed and 30 others were wounded in air and ground raids of the Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. According to a statement by MoD, the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in seven different provinces of the country. Read the full article...

The Taliban group leaders are convening key meetings in their safe havens inside the Pakistani soil, a top Afghan defense official said Wednesday. The Chief of Army Staff General Qadam Shah Shaheem told reporters in Kabul that the Taliban gatherings, including meetings to pledge allegiance are taking place in Pakistan. Gen. Shaheem also criticized the Read the full article...

The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal met with prominent Pakistani politician Imran Khan to discuss the issues of the Afghan refugees based in Pakistan. The meeting followed amid concerns that the Pakistani authorities are harassing the Afghan refugees, specifically in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the country. According to the local media reports, Imran Read the full article...

The Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan said the Taliban group is attempting to hide setbacks and defeats the group sustained during the previous year by announcing a new spring offensive. Sediq Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, emphasized on the capabilities of the Afghan national security forces and said such propagandas and hollow attempts Read the full article...

An Afghan was unanimously appointed Human Rights Commissioner from Asia group in Organization of the Islamic Cooperation during an election process organized on Tuesday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Asila Wardak received the most votes among the candidates from all three zones (Asia, Africa and Middle East) during the election process for OIC Read the full article...

Ireland is hosting Afghanistan Cricket Team in July for a five match One Day International (ODI) series scheduled for July 10, 12, 14, 17 and 19 at the Belfast Capital of Northern Ireland. For the first time Afghanistan Cricket Team will be playing ground breaking five match series against Ireland Cricket Team. “The more games Read the full article...