Новости за 21.05.2016

A couple in United States got married in an unusual ceremony attended by 1,100 guests but they were all cats, it has been reported. The couple, Louise Veronneau and Dominic Husson, tied the knot outside the city of Parlier in California State of the United States on Tuesday. Originally from Canada, the couple met in Read the full article...

The Pakistani military announced Saturday that Angoor Adda check post was handed over to the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF). A spokesman for the Pakistani military said the check post was handed over to the Afghan forces in a bid to improve bilateral relations and border management. “To strengthen brotherly relation between Pakistan Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani expressed optimism regarding efforts to empower the Afghan women, emphasizing that the women are moving forward in making progress equally and should to shoulder with the men. Ghani further added that the women in the country are now capable to independently represent themselves. The Afghan women suffered the most during the Read the full article...

The United Kingdom reaffirmed support ot the Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) and confirmed to sustain an annual contribution of £70 until 2020. The commitment was made by the British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond during the NATO foreign ministerial in Brussels on Friday. The British Embassy in Kabul, citing Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left for Qatar today for a two-day state visit to participate in a summit in Doha and meet with the country’s officials. The Office of the President in a statement said President Ghani is accompanied by a delegation of high level government officials. The statement further added President Ghani is visiting Read the full article...

At least six policemen were reportedly killed in a suspected insider attack in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, two days after a policeman killed his 8 colleagues in a similar attack in Zabul province. A local security official said the attack was apparently carried out by 3 policemen as a total of 9 policemen were Read the full article...

The government of India has pledged $1 million for the annual routine routine maintenance of Habibia High School in Kabul. The funds will be spent utilized for replacement of electricity transformers and related works, immediate civil repairs, modernization programme and annual routine maintenance. “In pursuance of India’s long-standing support to Habibia School in Kabul, Government Read the full article...

Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has said the country has no control over the Taliban group, a statement which he makes nearly three months after admitting Pakistan’s influence over the group. “Vested interests have often tried to create a perception that Pakistan actually controls the Taliban,” Aziz said. He said such an impression breeds Read the full article...

A suicide bomber has reportedly targeted a convoy of the US forces in Bagram district of northern Baghlan province earlier today. According to the eyewitnesses in the area, the suicide bomber rammed a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) into the convoy of the US forces. The Taliban group claimed responsibility behind the incident and claimed Read the full article...

Taliban’s shadow judge for southern Helmand province was killed during an operation Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) led by 215th Maiwand Corps of the Afghan Army. According to a statement by 215th Maiwand Corps, the operations were conducted in Marjah district where Taliban’s shadow judge Haji Rahmatulalh was killed along with a member of the Read the full article...

A Taliban group member who was involved in planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was arrested during a military operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives in Nangarhar. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Fazullah was actively involved in planting IEDs and organizing terrorist attacks in Kot district. A statement by NDS said Fazlullah was arrested Read the full article...

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with the two Afghan men who cycled 7000 miles to promote peace and solidarity. The Afghan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations, Mahmood Saikal, said the two bikers were welcomed in New York after they cycled 7000 mile. Saikal further added that the two men thanked Read the full article...

A Pakistani official has said the Afghan government must block the Taliban military gains and offer incentives to the Taliban group in a bid to help revive the faltering peace effort. “We believe that there should be effective action by Afghan national security forces to ensure that there are no military gains by the Taliban,” Read the full article...