Новости за 22.02.2017

A deadly suicide attack plot was foiled in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan with the destruction of a truck packed with explosives. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the truck was targeted in an airstrike in Nawa district of Ghazni on Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement by MoI, at least two suicide bombers were Read the full article...

At least seven security guards of the First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum appeared in Attorney General’s Office for investigations into the alleged torture and sexual abuse Ahmad Ishchi, the political rival of Gen. Dostum. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Sediq Sediqi confirmed that the Vice President’s security guards appeared in Attorney General’s Read the full article...

At least four people were killed and over 20 others were wounded in an explosion in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the incident took place this afternoon in Jani Khel district. The district administrative chief Haji Naeem confirmed that the incident took place in a market. He said a Read the full article...

The government of Japan has pledged $3.3 million to support city resilience project in Afghanistan, including risk reduction, human and economic losses, and impacts, particularly the life of women and girls and vulnerable people in cities of Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif. The Embassy of Japan in a statement said the funds will be spent through the Read the full article...

At least 35 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the latest operations being conducted as part of the Shaheen-25 operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said at least 30 militants including a commander of the group identified as Read the full article...

According to reports, Pakistan has authorized its military to carry out operations against the militants in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s finance minister Ishaq Dar has reportedly informed the Pakistani Senate that the authorization was granted after evidences were received regarding the use of Afghan soil in recent attacks in Pakistan, according to VOA’s Afghanistan service. This comes Read the full article...

Afghanistan today took its first steps towards the creation of a National Export Strategy (NES) that will set out its trade priorities. According to a statement by International Trade Center, more than 100 representatives from the public and private sector are meeting in Kabul for a two-day meeting to explore challenges and opportunities for improving Read the full article...

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for the inauguration of the engineering design of TAPI gas pipeline project. The MoU was signed by acting chief of Afghan Gas Company and Chief Executive of IFL Mr. Stephen. The acting minister of mines and petroleum Ghezal Habibyar said the Read the full article...

The National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSC) has urged the relevant authorities to expedite the process of implementing provisions of peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the NSC meeting was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, focusing on security related issues as well as the Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national cricket team lost the third One Day International (ODI) match against Zimbabwe as the Afghan players were close to a third straight win and the series victory. The Afghan team was defeated by Zimbabwe by three runs during the third match and following their two consecutive wins. Zimbabwe won the toss during Read the full article...

The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has rejected his house is under siege by the Afghan security forces, calling the reports as propaganda by the enemies to spark tensions among the government leaders. Speaking during a gathering in his house late on Tuesday evening, Dostum said he has no differences with President Mohammad Read the full article...