Новости за 11.07.2016

Frustrated with the persistent support of certain elements in Pakistan to militant groups, several senior US lawmakers are expected to ask Pakistan if it is a friend of foe of Washington. The senior lawmakers and their witnesses are going to discuss the issue during a hearing that would be jointly held by House Subcommittees on Read the full article...

A commander leading the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was killed during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province. According to the defense sources, the ISIS commander was identified as Meera Jan and was killed together with his 13 fighters. The sources further added that the operation was conducted Read the full article...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged for more focus on rooting out militants in Pakistan, joining the Afghan government officials who are criticizing Pakistan for allowing the Afghan militant groups to use its soil for attacks in Afghanistan. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the former President saidthe U.S. has prolonged Read the full article...

At least six people were wounded after an explosive device went off inside a classroom in a school located in the southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan. According to the local education officials, at least five students and a teacher were wounded in the blast. The officials further added that the explosives were planted in a Read the full article...

Roshan’s M-Paisa, Afghanistan’s leading M-Commerce provider, has been awarded the contract to distribute stipend payments to 9,500 female interns of the Promote-Women in Economy (WIE) program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). The contract was awarded through the Promote-WIE implementing partner Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI). Roshan was the first company to launch Read the full article...

A group of Haqqani network suicide attack organizers were arrested during an operation from Kabul city, the Afghan intelligence said Monday. According to a statement by the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the group included three key members of the terrorist network. The statement further added that the individuals were expert in the making of Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has demanded the handover of the Afghan militants based in Pakistan and those who are opposing peace talks with the Afghan government. Speaking during a press conference following his return from Poland, President Ghani said the Afghan government wants Pakistan to handover those militants opposing peace. He said the message of Read the full article...

A prominent Pakistani politician has claimed that many undocumented Afghan refugees are behind the incidents of kidnappings for ransom and terrorism in the country, particularly in Peshawar city. The Chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf has also claimed that the hostility within the host population has increased as a result of the incidents involving the undocumented Afghan Read the full article...

At least 31 militants fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed during the ongoing operations in eastern Nangarhar province. According to the local officials, the militants were killed during the raids in two separate districts, including Kot and Achin. The loyalists of the terror group started their Read the full article...

The medical business in Peshawar city of Pakistan has suffered significantly following the Torkham incident last month which led to the decreased movement of Afghans to the country who were mainly traveling for medical care. According to reports, half of patients at the private hospitals in Peshawar were the Afghans. Neurosurgeon Dr Tariq Khan, who Read the full article...