Новости за 11.01.2017

Local officials in Herat province are saying at least three Iranians have been arrested by the Afghan police over terror charges. An official in the counter-terrorism directorate Fazal-ur-Rehman Khadem said the three Iranians were arrested as they were operating in the province to carry out assassination of the individuals. No further details were given regarding Read the full article...

The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar arrived in southern Kandahar province today leading a delegation of high level government officials to investigate the deadly attack on government guesthouse. Tawab Ghorzang, spokesman of the National Security Council (NSC), said “A high level security line ministries delegation leading by NSA Atmar, just reached to Kandahar to Read the full article...

The Afghan parliament confirmed that 36 employees of the parliament including secretariat of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, and some workers of the Upper House were killed in yesterday’s coordinated suicide attack. Dozens of other were also wounded in the attack which took place close to the parliament building. The Afghan officials Read the full article...

The provincial police chief of the southern Kandahar province General Abdul Raziq has said notorious Haqqani terrorist network with the support of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) were behind the deadly attack on governor’s compound. Speaking during a press conference, Gen. Raziq said the Haqqani network and ISI were working since a long period of Read the full article...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials have confirmed death of five diplomats in a deadly bombing in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The officials further added that the diplomats killed in the attack have been identified as Mohammed Ali Zainal Al Bastaki, Abdullah Mohammed Essa Obaid Al Kaabi, Ahmed Rashid Salim Ali Al Mazroui, Ahmed Read the full article...

A heavy explosion rocked Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province earlier today. Preliminary reports indicate the blast was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device planted on a roadside to target a police vehicle. No casualties have been reported with an official saying the IED was detonated near a hotel in the city. Read the full article...

The problem regarding the safe havens of the terrorist groups in Pakistan still persists, the United States Department of State said Tuesday. State Department spokesperson Mark Toner made the remarks in response to a question regarding Afghan officials concerns about the attacks being carried out in Afghanistan using the Pakistani soil. Endorsing Afghanistan’s view that Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has vowed reprisal following a deadly attack in capital Kabul late on Tuesday afternoon that left at least 38 dead and over 70 wounded. Insisting that the killers of the Afghan people will not remain safe at any corner of the country, President Ghani slammed the Taliban group for claiming responsibility Read the full article...

The Taliban group has reacted at the deadly explosions in Kandahar that left at least several people dead and around a dozen wounded including the UAE Ambassador and provincial governor. The group’s spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said they were not involved in the attack, blaming the officials for internal issues and dispute. “Overnight #Kandahar incident Read the full article...