Новости за 07.03.2017

The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said the presence of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, in Kabul will have a positive impact on security situation of the country. Gen. Dostum made the remarks during a meeting with the top officials of Hezb-e-Islami, including Hekmatyar’s son Habib-ur-Rehman Hekmatyar in Kabul. He said Read the full article...

Over seventy artillery rockets landed in two districts of eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan in the latest cross-border shelling from the other side of Durand Line. According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Monday night after at last 76 rockets were fired from the other side of the line. Provincial Read the full article...

The Afghan security forces have thwarted a plot by the anti-government armed militant groups to assassinate a lawmaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said two terrorists appointed for the attack were arrested by the intelligence operatives before they manage to carry out the Read the full article...

A delegation of senior Taliban leaders have visited China from their political office in Qatar, it has been reported. Informed Taliban sources have said the delegation is led by Sher Abbas Stanikzai have visited the country on invitation of the government of China. The delegation comprise of senior leaders including Maulvi Shahabuddin Dilawar, Jan Muhammad Read the full article...

The Afghan government has approved at least eight contracts worth around AFN 25 billion, the Office of the President, ARG Palace said. The contracts were approved during the National Procurement Commission meeting chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The contracts approved during the meeting include third phase project for Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz, design Read the full article...

The Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said the major terror sanctuaries are located in Pakistan, emphasizing that Islamabad must eliminate the safe havens for its own and regions stability. Atmar made the remarks during his speech at the 19th Asian Conference on Combating Terrorism, evolving an Asian response arranged by Institute of Defense Read the full article...

An explosion took place in Kabul city earlier this morning with preliminary reports suggesting one person was killed in the incident. The explosion took place in the vicinity of the 6th police district of the city triggered by a magnetic bomb. Eyewitnesses in the area said the magnetic bomb was planted in a civilian vehicle Read the full article...

Several stranded Afghans started returning to the country as the two key crossings along the Durand Line were reopened after almost eighteen days. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced that the Torkham and Chaman crossings will be open for two days so that the visa holders stranded on the two sides can return to their Read the full article...