Новости за 26.02.2017

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe by 106 runs in the fifth and final match of the One Day International (ODI) series to clinch it in its favor 3-2. Afghanistan set a target of 254 runs for Zimbabwe after they won the toss and elected to bat first, losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. Read the full article...

The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan regarding the persistent artillery shelling in eastern provinces of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned and a protest was lodged by deputy foreign minister for administrative affair Dr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha. Dr. Read the full article...

A shadow provincial governor of the Taliban group was killed along with at least 20 others during the counter-terrorism operations, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Sunday. According to a statement by MoD, at least twenty three militants were also wounded during the same operations. The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Read the full article...

The national unity government has a clear definition for friends and foes, the chief executive of the government Abdullah Abdullah said Sunday. He made the remarks during a meeting with the youths and activists of the Afghanistan Intellectuals Process. Clarifying the stance of the government in fight against terrorism, Abdullah said a clear definition for Read the full article...

The supreme leader of the Taliban group has issued a new statement on upcoming new solar year, calling its fighters and the Afghan people to plant a tree. Claiming that the group is involved in fight for the freedom of the country, Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada said the group is utilizing all the available resources for Read the full article...

The government of India is mulling to build low-cost houses in Afghanistan in a bid to help resolve the housing issues of the Afghan refugees repatriating to country, it has been reported. India’s joint secretary for development partnership agreement in ministry of external affairs M Subbarayudu informed regarding the plan yesterday. He was speaking during Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani conferred high state medal of Ghazni Amanullah Khan on NATO Senior Civilian Representative Ismail Aramaz for his services in supporting Afghanistan’s stability. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani met with Mr. Aramaz in the Presidential Palace on Saturday evening. The two sides emphasized on continued cooperation between Read the full article...

Amid deteriorating relations between Kabul and Islamabad, the government of Pakistan eyes to create a joint mechanism, involving military, intelligence, and political cooperation to jointly fight terrorism. Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz informed regarding the talks during a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday. He said Islamabad has sent its proposals to Kabul for Read the full article...

At least forty two civilians were rescued from the captivity of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province. According to the local security officials, the civilians were abducted from the vicinity of Pacher Agam district around four months ago. The officials further added that the civilians Read the full article...