Новости за 12.05.2016

A video has emerged online which shows a SAudi Arabian family therapist offering advice regarding wife beating, it has been reported. The video by Khaled Al-Saqaby was reportedly recorded earlier this year but was translated and released by the Washington DC-based Middle East Media Research Institute last month. In his video, Al-Saqaby says he is Read the full article...

At least 82 Taliban insurgents were killed or wounded during a heavy clash in western Herat province of Afghanistan, the security sources said Thursday. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed during the clearance operations conducted as part of the Zafar-4 military operations. However, the local officials, said the militants were killed Read the full article...

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert of the Taliban group was killed in an explosion in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. The Ministry fo Defense (MoD) said the IED expert and three militants were busy in making an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) when the explosion took place. MoD said the incident took place in Sojani Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said he does not want an apology from the British Prime Minister David Cameron for describing Afghanistan as ‘fantastically corrupt’. In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Ghanis said Afghanistan was “one of the most corrupt countries on earth”. “He was describing the legacy of the past, a Read the full article...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and partners reaffirmed commitment to support financial sustainment of the Afghan National Security Forces. The commitment was made at the plenary meeting of the Afghan National Army Trust Fund Board on Wednesday, the alliance said in a statement. “Participants also discussed the ongoing coordination in Afghanistan between the Afghan Read the full article...

The main border gate between Afghanistan and Pakistan remained close for second day as tensions persist among the Afghan and Pakistani border guards, reportedly on the issue of fencing the border by Pakistani forces. According to the reports, hundreds of vehicles have remained stranded on both side of the border as well as thousands of Read the full article...

A suicide attack took place in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, two days after a similar attack left at least 10 people dead. The incident has reportedly taken place in Ghani Khel district targeting the Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces. A local security official confirmed that the ALP forces were targeted near a hospital in Ghani Read the full article...

The $1.7 billion CASA-1000 project was inaugurated by the officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan today. Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah participated in the inauguration ceremony of the project in Tajikistan on Afghanistan’s behalf. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister, and President of Read the full article...

A Taliban commander was killed in an airstrike by the Afghan Air Force in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the Taliban commander identified as Hanif was killed in the raid which was conducted in Darqad district. A statement by MoD said at least two other militants were also wounded Read the full article...

The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has hailed the Afghan and US special forces for the successful operation that led to the recovery of Ali Haidar Gilani, saying the raid demonstrates the growing the capabilities and effectiveness of the Afghan forces. “The raid demonstrates the growing capabilities and effectiveness of the Afghan security forces and Read the full article...

The Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano pilots have flown more than 260 sorties since January when they received the first batch of the light attack aircraft from the United States, it has been reported. “Since January, Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots have flown more than 260 sorties, supporting operational and training missions,” Resolute Support Read the full article...