Новости за 03.10.2016

The Taliban militants group has released numerous videos earlier this evening which purportedly shows the capture of the strategic Kunduz city in north of Afghanistan. The authenticity of the videos which can not be independently verified shows the Taliban group moving towards the main square which was captured by the group last year. The group Read the full article...

The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan has said the US enablers including the air power are in position to assist in Kunduz amid reports that the Taliban insurgents have launched a coordinated attack on the strategic Kunduz city. “Resolute Support & USFOR-A forces continue to support ANDSF through training, advising & assisting as Read the full article...

A major Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for the establishment of gas power plant in the northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan as efforts are underway to resolve the electricity shortage in the country. The MoU signed in the presence of President Ghani and other high level government officials will pave the way for the Read the full article...

Afghanistan welcomed the announcement by the United Kingdom to provide up to $1 billion in aid as the government is preparing to host a major conference in Brussels this week. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani thanked Prime Minister Teresa May for this generous contribution of the government and people of the United Kingdom, and said “this Read the full article...

In the last two years, Afghanistan has been facing unprecedented challenges. However, several major development projects have initiated, launched or completed. But the government has failed to deliver its promises. Thousands of Afghans died in violence. The government lost control of several districts across the country and hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced to flee Read the full article...

The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar has strongly reacted towards the insulting of the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai during an event to mark the death anniversary of Burhanuddin Rabbani. In a statement released by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Atmar has called Karzai an influential personality in the history of Read the full article...

A top police official was killed in a major coordinated attack launched by the Taliban militants in the restive Nawa district of southern Helmand province. The district police chief of Nawa was reportedly killed during the clashes with the Taliban militants earlier this morning. There are reports that the Taliban insurgents have managed to take Read the full article...

The Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on Kunduz city to recapture its control a year after the control of the strategic city was briefly taken by the militants. The provincial officials have said the attack was launched from different areas on the city late on Sunday night and sporadic clashes still continue in the Read the full article...

A relatively heavy explosion rocked capital Kabul earlier this morning leaving at least one person dead and two others wounded. Eyewitnesses in the police district 10 of the city have said several people have sustained injuries in the blast. An official in the Ministry of Interior confirmed the incident and said the blast took Read the full article...