Новости за 05.05.2016

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed Mohammad Masoom Stanikzai as the acting Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief. According to a statement by the Office of the President, General Abdullah has been assigned for the post of acting minister of defense. The statement further added that Stanikzai will also serve as Ministerial Adviser to Read the full article...

The former Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil has endorsed the residents of central provinces for protesting against the change of 500Kv TUTAP route to Salang. Nabil issued an online statement following the announcement of TUTAP’s change of route from central Bamyan-Maidan Wardak to Salang which sparked criticisms and protests among Read the full article...

Nearly 200 militants have been arrested before joining the Taliban ranks in north of Afghanistan, local security officials in Parwan said. According to the officials, the militants were being transported in large trucks used for the transport of sheep when they were arrested in Salang area. Senior police officials in Salang said the majority of Read the full article...

An Afghan film actress Marina Golbahari has been forced to seek asylum in France after receiving death threats from the hardliners in Afghanistan for her role as an actress. The death threats against Golbahari reportedly intensified after appearing in a film festival in South Korea where she was pictured with head uncovered, drawing the attention Read the full article...

The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have arrested two Pakistani insurgents with large cache of explosives from the eastern Nangarhar province. According to the security officials, the two militants are originally residents of Waziristan and were arrested from the exit gate of Darunta. The officials further added that the two were looking to plan and Read the full article...

Two brothers have been arrested for plotting and coordinated terrorist attacks in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. The two brothers were arrested from Mengjik district as operations are underway led by Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum to clear the province from militants presence. General Mohammad Hashim, Security Chief of the Vice President’s Office, said Read the full article...

The US Embassy in Kabul has released a new security alert warning its citizens that “the threat of kidnapping and hostage taking continues to be very high.” The latest alert followed a day after the US Embassy warned regarding a possible suicide and coordinated attack or kidnapping in the 10th police district of the city. Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said corruption is a national stigma admitting that the government has not been able to uproot it from the governmental institutions. In his remarks during at the European Conference ‘the way ahead for anti-corruption in Afghanistan’ President Ghani said there are certain cases and factors which are keen to weaken Read the full article...

The Taliban militants suffered heavy casualties during the raids of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in southern Kandahar province. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 32 militants were killed and 18 others were wounded during the operations. A statement by MoD said at least two militants were arrested during the same operation Read the full article...

A deadly suicide attack plot to target a populated area of Takhar in northeast of Afghanistan has been thwarted by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said a would-be suicide bomber was arrested in connection to the attack plot by the intelligence operatives. A statement by NDS Read the full article...

The Amnesty International has urged President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani not to sign the execution orders of prisoners convicted of terror offences. The appeal by Amnesty International comes as the Taliban group made a plea to international organizations to intervene and stop the Afghan government to implement death sentences. In its latest release titled “Afghanistan: The Read the full article...

The US Embassy in Kabul has issued an alert regarding ongoing threats of suicide and/or coordinated attacks in Police District 10 of Kabul city. Citing threat alerts issued by police chief of PD#10, the Embassy said “The Kabul City Police District 10 Chief of Police has issued a warning to Kabul City residents, especially in Read the full article...

Standing by Afghanistan: the strategic choice Afghanistan’s defence and security forces face enormous challenges. They are countering an insurgency of well-equipped guerrilla fighters, who enjoy the unconditional support of organised crime, international terrorists and some neighboring countries. They are on the front line of the fight against terrorist groups including Al-Qaida, so-called Islamic State and Read the full article...