Новости за 24.09.2016

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved s approved a $31.37 million grant to prepare the Salang Corridor rehabilitation project to improve the efficiency and safety of movement of goods and people in Afghanistan and across Central Asia. “We are grateful for the continued support and contributions of ADB and the Government of Japan,” said Eklil Read the full article...

The rapist and murderer of an Afghan child has reportedly been sentenced to death by an Iranian court almost six months after the brutal incident took place in the outskirts of capital Tehran. The 6-year-old Setayish Quraishi was abducted in Khairabad area in Veramin city in the outskirts of Tehran earlier this year and was Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has instructed the selection committee which was formed to select new members for the election commissions of Afghanistan. Deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazvi told reporters that the committee was instructed to start with the approval of the election law by the President. Murtazvi further added that the leaders of the Read the full article...

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar may nominate for the presidential elections scheduled to be organized in 2019 as a draft peace agreement was signed between the Afghan government and the party last week. A top leader of the party Qazi Hakim has indicated that Hekmatyar could stand in the next presidential elections. “Although Read the full article...

The ISIS loyalists fighting in Afghanistan are mainly ex-Pakistani members and are receiving support from the main group leaders based in Syria, the top US commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has said. General Nicholson who is also the commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan has said there are up to Read the full article...

The delivery of at least 141 different types of weapons to the Taliban insurgents in western Herat province was stopped by the Afghan intelligence operatives. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the weapons were loaded professionally in a truck and the group was looking to deliver them to its fighters in Herat province. According Read the full article...

The provincial police chief of southern Uruzgan province Mohammad Wais Samimi and provincial security chief Abdul Qawi were dismissed from his post after a steep rise in violence in the province. According to the local government officials, Abdul Qawi has been summoned to Kabul and Syed Saqib has been appointed to replace Abdul Qawi as Read the full article...

The Taliban militants attacked Salang pass, a key tunnel pass that connects capital Kabul with the northern provinces. Security sources confirmed the militants launched the attack on northern part of Salang by targeting a vehicle of the security personnel. The sources further added that three people were killed and three others were wounded during the clash Read the full article...

The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has welcomed the signing of the draft peace agreement between the Afghan government and Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Gen. Dostum made the remarks during a visit to northern Balkh province as he was on his way to Shebarghan city. He met with the commander of Read the full article...