Новости за 02.01.2017

The authorities in Tajikistan are saying that an investigation is underway to ascertain claims made by the former Afghan officials suggesting the Taliban weapons are being repaired by the Russian experts inside the Tajik soil. A spokesman for Tajikistan’s border guard agency, Muhammadjon Ulughkhojaev, has said the allegations by the former Afghan officials are baseless. However, Read the full article...

At least 21 Taliban insurgents were killed in separate airstrikes conducted in central Logar province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Monday. The ministry further added that two key commanders of the group were also among those killed. “Acting upon confirmed intelligence reports, Air Forces stormed a hideout of armed Taliban in Charkh Read the full article...

The Afghan government has suspended the Minister of Communications and Information Technology as efforts are underway to implement massive reforms and tackle corruption among the government entities. A spokesman for the Presidential Palace Shah Hussaini Murtazvi confirmed the report and said the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdul Razaq Wahidi has been suspended until Read the full article...

Two top commanders of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were arrested and at least ten others were killed during the counter-terrorism operations in East of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment said the ISIS top commanders were arrested during a night operation conducted in Haska Mina district. According to Read the full article...

Members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces participated in air-to-ground integration training at a firing range here Dec. 27. The day-long training exercise was part of the ANDSF winter campaign, which focuses on enabling Afghan forces to regenerate capability and capacity, and is supported by the NATO train, advise, and assist mission. At Read the full article...

At least 6 people were wounded in an explosion near a mosque in Herat city in West of Afghanistan, local officials said Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening after an explosive device was detonated close to Imam Mohammad Baqer mosque. Provincial governor’s spokesman Jilani Farhad confirmed the incident and said the explosion took Read the full article...

Several women have picked arms against the Taliban insurgents and ISIS loyalists in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. The anti-ISIS and anti-Taliban uprising by women have taken shape in the remote Darzab district of Jawzjan. Photographs of the women armed with assault rifles have emerged online on social media websites as the majority of people Read the full article...

The Afghan security forces have arrested a group of four people for having links in the brutal murder of five female airport workers in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Provincial security chief General Rahmatullah Atrafi told reporters that the perpetrators of the attack were arrested based on an intelligence report. He said the men were Read the full article...