Новости за 04.02.2017

At least ten people lost their lives in heavy snowfall and avalanche in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the avalanche swept several houses in Maimi district late on Friday night. The provincial chief of the national disaster management authority Syed Abdullah Humayoun said at least 12 people also sustained Read the full article...

Unknown militants have shot dead a religious cleric and his wife in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the couple was shot dead in Yousuf Khel district. Provincial police chief Abdul Rauf Masoud confirmed the incident and said unknown militants stormed into the house of the cleric. Without providing further Read the full article...

A child suicide bomber who was forced to carry out suicide attack by the Taliban militants surrendered him to the police forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the 12-year-old child, Abdullah, was originally hailing from southern Zabul province. A statement said the child was appointed for a suicide Read the full article...

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group and Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces suffered casualties in the latest clash between the two sides in eastern Nangarhar province. According to the local government officials, the ISIS loyalists launched an attack on ALP check posts in Kot district late on Thursday Read the full article...

The Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents suffered casualties in the latest clashes in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media issued a statement late on Friday afternoon, saying the Taliban militants launched a major coordinated attack on several security posts in Garamser district. The statement further added that the attack was Read the full article...

The name of Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has been removed from the sanctions list of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). According to a statement by UNSC, “On 3 February 2017, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities removed the name below from Read the full article...

The Afghanistan A cricket team, development team, cruised to a 4-0 series lead over Zimbabwe-A with the 4th consecutive win an unofficial One Day International (ODI) series. Played at Harare, the Afghan team elected to field first in the fourth match, with the Zimbabwe team setting a target of 213 runs for Afghanistan. Tinotenda Mutombodzi Read the full article...