Новости за 30.08.2016

A Taliban commander was killed in an explosion in western Herat province of Afghanistan along with four other Taliban insurgents. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the slain Taliban commander was identified as Taj Mohammad and fell prey to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by fellow militants. According to a statement by MoD, the Read the full article...

Scores of the residents of southeastern Paktia province wants to shift the remains of the former Afghan President Dr. Najibullah to Kabul province. The demand was made during a gathering attended by tribal elders, members of the provincial council, and Afghan clerics. Provincial council secretary Mohammad Rahman Qaderi quoted in a report by RFE said the Read the full article...

A large cache of explosives and weapons was seized in Kapisa province close to capital Kabul by the operatives of the Afghan intelligence. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the cache was discovered during an operation conducted in the vicinity of Kapisa province but no further details were given. NDS further added that the Read the full article...

At least six civilians were killed in an explosion in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, local officials said Tuesday. Provincial governor’s spokesman Omar Zwak confirmed the incident took place late on Monday evening in Nawa district. He said the civilians belonged to a single family and at least five others also sustained injuries in the Read the full article...

An agreement was signed between India and the United States on Monday to enable the military of the two nations access each other’s bases and facilities around the world. The agreement, Logistics exchange memorandum of agreement, was signed by the Indian defense minister Manohar Parrikar and US defense secretary Ashton Carter. According to a joint Read the full article...

The brother of Haqqani terrorist network leader has likely been sentenced to death by a primary court in Afghanistan. The Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) arrested Anas Haqqani along with another key Haqqani network leader late in 2014. Anas is the brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani and son of Jalaluddin Haqqani and was Read the full article...

The Minister of Urban Development Affairs and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi hailed the Afghan entrepreneur Ibrahim Mohib for investing over $200 million to build a major trade complex in the capital. Mr. Naderi called on the other Afghan entrepreneurs to follow Mr. Mohib and invest in the country in a bid to help the Read the full article...