Новости за 28.01.2017

Contracts worth $55.8 million for the electricity supply to Logar, Paktia, and Khost provinces were signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the contracts were signed between Jaguar and Angelique International and the State power supply company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS). DABS Chief Qudratullah Read the full article...

The Taliban militants suffered casualties during a coordinated attack on an army base in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the attack was launched on the base in Nad-e-Ali district but the Afghan forces managed to repulse the attack. The officials further added that seven Taliban insurgents were killed and Read the full article...

At least 14 militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air Force in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the airstrike was carried out in Nad-e-Ali district. The provincial government office in a statement said the militants were targeted in an area located between Hazargan and Noor Read the full article...

The Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on security posts in Tarinkot city, the provincial capital of southern Uruzgan province, local officials said Saturday. The attack was launched late on Friday night in Sarchakhlo area, leaving at least four policemen wounded. A local security official confirmed the incident and said the clashes continued for several Read the full article...

The military commission chief of the Taliban group was killed during an ambush of the Afghan security forces in southern Zabul province. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Mawlavi Sediq was killed along with at least 9 militants during a joint ambush of the Afghan police and Afghan army forces. MoI further added that the Read the full article...

The supreme leader of the Taliban group Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has replaced 24 shadow officials in a bid to consolidate his influence over the insurgency, it has been reported. The replacements include 16 shadow governors               and eight other provincial-level officials including one whose job will be to offer technical support for major attacks on Read the full article...

At least 10 militants belonging to the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group and Lashkar-e-Islam were killed in separate operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment in a statement said at least 2 ISIS loyalists and 5 Lashkar-e-Islam militants were killed in a US drone Read the full article...