Новости за 19.05.2016

A top Afghan army general Abdul Basir Sharwan was martyred in an explosion southern Kandahar province, the third senior Afghan general martyred in a span of almost 4 months. According to the provincial government media office, Gen. Sharwand, the commander of the 1st Brigade of 205th Atal Corps of Afghan National Army, was martyred while Read the full article...

The provincial governor of northern Faryab province Sayed Anwar Sadat has slammed the acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province for his provocative statement over a deadly clash between the supporters of Junbish Millie and Jamiat-e-Islami parties. In an online statement, Sadat criticized Noor for the emotional release by issuing the statement, adding that the Read the full article...

The United States Department of States said Wednesday that the Taliban a group has a choice to participate in direct peace talks with the Afghan government as the 5th round of Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) group in Pakistan. The State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters Ambassador Olson, the US special representative for Afghanistan and Read the full article...

A policeman has killed eight of his comrades in the latest insider attack in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan, local officials said Thursday. The incident took place late on Wednesday night in a police check post located on Kabul-Kandahar highway. A security official confirmed that the policeman carried out the attack with the help of Read the full article...

Kabul, Afghanistan: Despite conflict and poverty, Afghanistan has made reasonable progress in its reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health over the last decade, says the first systematic analysis and case study of the country. Afghanistan, with over four decades of conflict and political instability, has some of the worst health and mortality indicators seen globally. Read the full article...

A commander of the Taliban group Hafiz Saadullah was among ten militants killed after blown up by own explosives in southeastern Ghazni and western Herat provinces. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed in three separate incidents in Ab Band and Khogyani districts of Gahzni and Shindand district of Herat. MoD did Read the full article...

The authorities in southern Kandahar province have banned women’s songs in the local media, a move which has sparked outrage among the media supporters in the country. NAI organization which supports open media in Afghanistan reacted towards the move, saying no governmental or non-governmental organizations have the right to ban women’s songs in the media. Read the full article...

A cargo plane belonging to Silk Way Airlines crashed in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan leaving at least 7 people dead. According to Azerbaijan’s civil aviation administration officials, the plane crashed after taking off from Dwyer airport in Helmand province. The officials further added that the crew of the cargo plane were from Azerbaijan, Ukraine Read the full article...

At least three Taliban militants assigned by the group to kill local government officials and tribal elders as well as religious clerics were arrested from southern Helmand province. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the three militants were arrested were assigned by Taliban group leader Mullah Nemat to carry out the assassination of the Read the full article...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has claimed at least 102 militants were killed during the clearance operations in central Maidan Wardak and southeastern Ghazni provinces during the past 10 days. According to a statement by MoD, the operations were conducted in Zankhan district of Ghazni and Maidan Wardak provinces as part of ‘Sultan Wrath’ operations. Read the full article...

At least 27 militants were killed and 11 others were wounded as a bloody clash erupted among the Taliban fighters and loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. According to the local government officials in Nangarhar, the clash took place in Achin and Khogyani district of Nangarhar. The officials further added that 15 Read the full article...

Pakistan on Wednesday hosted the 5th round of Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) meeting on Afghan peace process nearly three months after the 4th round of the talks concluded in Kabul. The last round of QCG meeting in capital Kabul late in the month of February which concluded amid hopes that a direct peace talks would Read the full article...

The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party Ata Mohammad Noor has claimed that several people were left dead in an attack by the supporters of Junbish Milli party which is led by Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum. According to a statement by Noor, the attack was carried Read the full article...