Новости за 23.11.2016

At least 8 militants were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Wednesday. According to MoD, the airstrike was carried out in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province. MoD further added that the airstrike was carried out during the clearance operation and as Read the full article...

The Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan (MoI) has suspended two more senior security officials in Kabul’s Police District#6 following a deadly attack on a mosque. MoI said the two senior security officials were suspended after four officials were suspended on Tuesday afternoon. According to MoI, the two suspended officials include the head of regional control Read the full article...

A group of three people were arrested by the Afghan police forces in Jalalabad city for having links with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group. The provincial police commandment in a statement said the three men were arrested during a special military operation conducted in the 4th police district of the Read the full article...

A man has been arrested over alleged rape of a 9-year-old girl in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, local official said Wednesday. Provincial governor’s spokesman Zabiullah Amani said the 36-year-old suspect was arrested during an operation on Tuesday. He said the man is accused of raping the child in Shiram are who allegedly forced into Read the full article...

The Minister of Women’s Affairs Dilbar Nazari said Wednesday that the ministry is intending to introduce 10 women to Afghan Ulema Council. Speaking during a ceremony to mark the International Day for the elimination of violence against women, Minister Nazari said the Afghan women continue to face issues despite numerous projects have been implemented to Read the full article...

A prominent al-Qaeda terrorist network leader was killed in airstrike conducted by US forces in Syria, the US Department of Defense has confirmed. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told reporters on Tuesday that the killing of Egyptian Abu Afghan al-Masri took place near Sarmada, located in Syria’s Idlib province, on November 18. Cook further added that Read the full article...

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says it welcomes the appointments to electoral commissions by the Afghan government. “This signals a new phase in the rebuilding of trust in the electoral institutions and process,” the UN mission said in a statement. The statement further added “The Mission acknowledges the critical task of expediting electoral Read the full article...