Новости за 23.02.2017

The Afghan government for the first time has finalized a law to criminalize the bullying and sexual abuse of children (Bacha Baazi). Officials in the ministry of justice of Afghanistan have said the draft law finalized by the government criminalizes the abuse of children. A spokesman for the ministry of justice Aman Riazat told BBC’s Read the full article...

At least ten Taliban insurgents were killed in a series of air and ground operations conducted in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. According to the security officials North of Afghanistan, the operations in the outskirts of Kunduz started late on Wednesday and are underway in other districts. A spokesman for the 20th Pamir Division in Read the full article...

At least eleven Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The provincial government in a statement said at least two local leaders of the group were among those killed. The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out in north of Garamser district in Umomi Bagh area. Read the full article...

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said peace is possible with the Taliban group but their safe havens must be eliminated first. Abdullah made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation of the European Parliament. He said there have been developments recently in Afghan peace process and reconciliation with Taliban is likely however Read the full article...

At least five people were killed and thirty five others were wounded in an explosion in Lahore city of Pakistan. The incident took place earlier today in Defense area of Lahore city targeting a restaurant. According to the Pakistan officials, the nature of the blast could not be confirmed at the moment. No group has Read the full article...

At least eighteen loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the ongoing clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The local security officials are saying that the militants were killed in the past 24 hours in Haska Mina and Nazian districts. At least two ISIS loyalists Read the full article...

Germany has deported at least 18 more Afghan asylum seekers whose applications were rejected by the authorities of the country, it has been reported. The latest deportation forms the group of rejected asylum seekers who have been sent back to Afghanistan amid ongoing demonstrations by Germans criticizing the government move for risking the migrants’ lives. Read the full article...

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Afghanistan informed regarding the launch of fourth generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology (4G) across the country. Engineer Syed Ahmadshah Sadat, the acting minister of communications and information technology, said the leadership of the ministry in coordination with the presidential palace decided to announce the policy for Read the full article...

The 4-year security plan of the Afghan government was discussed along with the other issues of bilateral interest during President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s meeting with a top NATO general. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani met with Gen. Salvatore Farina, the commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command in the presidential Read the full article...