Новости за 28.11.2016

President Mohammad Ashraf visited Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan after inaugurating the Asian International Railway, the Presidential Palace officials said. Presidential spokesman, Haroon Chakhanuri, confirmed that President Ghani arrived in Mazar-e-Shari city this evening. According to the officials, President Ghani has visited the province to review the performance Read the full article...

A top leader of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was killed along with at least 43 other militants in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed during the joint military operations conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Read the full article...

At least eight Taliban insurgents were killed in a premature explosion triggered by suicide attack vests in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) said the incident took place in Ghani Khel district as the militants were busy preparing the suicide attack vests. MoD further added that another Taliban insurgent Read the full article...

A young girl was shot dead by in Kabul city earlier today with preliminary reports suggesting the girl was shot dead by one of her relatives. Security officials in Kabul police confirmed that the girl was shot dead near a high school located in Bagh-e-Raees in the 7th police district of the city. The officials Read the full article...

At least six militants have been arrested after they managed to infiltrate among the Afghan forces to conduct insurgency by disguising as security personnel. The provincial government media office in a statement said the militants were arrested by the operatives of the provincial intelligence department, National Directorate of Security (NDS). The statement further added that Read the full article...

Two suicide bombers recruited by the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were arrested by the Afghan intelligence operative in Kabul city. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the two young men were arrested from the vicinity of the 5th police district of the city. A Read the full article...

The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the Asian International Railway during a special ceremony organized in Turkmenabad area of Turkmenistan. Calling the inauguration of railway as ‘historic’, President Ghani said the Afghan government remains committed to turn all the bordering provinces of the country into major economic hubs. President Ghani further added that the Read the full article...

At least 7 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike carried out by US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the airstrike took place on Sunday afternoon in Haska Mina district. The officials further added that three militants Read the full article...

President Elect Donald Trump hasn’t talked too much about Afghanistan, but what is clear is his frustration with the current American foreign policy. From his disdain of the United States’ role in NATO, Middle East and Trade deals, we can discern some guiding notions his foreign policy will work under. He has criticized the NATO Read the full article...