Новости за 25.05.2016

The Pakistani Army Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif has conveyed serious concern to the US Ambassador to Pakistan over a drone strike that targeted the Taliban Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. According to the local media reports, Gen. Sharif conveyed his concern over the airstrike during a meeting at Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters. “While expressing Read the full article...

The Afghan National Army Chief of Staff General Qadam Shah Shaheem instructed the Afghan commandos to use all force against the enemies of the country. He was speaking during a gathering in Kabul on the occasion of the graduation of 900 commandos of the Afghan National Army. Gen. Shaheem said the Afghan civilians should not Read the full article...

At least 8 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were martyred in fight against terrorism in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. According to an operational update by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the soldiers were martyred while conducting counter-terrorism operations against the internal and external terrorists. “The Afghan Read the full article...

At least 61 militants were killed and dozens of others were wounded in the latest clearance operations of the Afghan National Security and Defense (ANSDF), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. According to a statement by MoD, the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in various parts of the country with the support Read the full article...

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned a suicide attack in Kabul which left at least 11 people dead. “The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s suicide attack in an outlying western suburb of Kabul which killed eleven civilians and injured ten,” a statement by the UN mission said. The statement Read the full article...

The Taliban militants group released a photograph of the group’s newly-appointed supreme leader Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada. No further details have been given regarding the background of Mawlavi Akhundzada who replaced Mullah Akhtar Mansoor 3 days after he was killed in a drone strike. Meanwhile the former Afghan Intelligence Chief Rahmatullah Nabil has said Mawlavi Akhundzada Read the full article...

Militants attacking the US and Afghan forces will be targeted and will have no safe haven, the US Department of State has said. Mark C. Toner, deputy spokesperson for the State Department, told reporters “If you’re going to carry out attacks, if you’re going to lead attacks against our forces and against Afghan’s forces – Read the full article...

At least eleven people were killed and ten others were wounded in an explosion in Kabul province earlier today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior earlier confirmed the incident and said at least ten people were killed and four others were wounded. Najib Danish sad the attack took place in the 5th police district of Kabul Read the full article...

The Taliban militants group confirmed the death of the group’s supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and announced Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada as his successor. A statement by the group said Mawlavi Akhundzada was appointed as the successor of Mansoor after he was unanimously voted by the leadership council members. The statement further added that Sirajuddin Haqqani Read the full article...

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has offered condolences to the family and supporters of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor over his death. Hekmatyar has released an unusual statement amid ongoing peace efforts between his party and the Afghan government, calling on Taliban to form a coalition with him. He has called on Taliban to jointly work Read the full article...