Новости за 13.03.2017

The provincial governor of the northern Balkh province and  a prominent political figure heading the influential Jamiat-e-Islami party has apologized for supporting Abdullah Abdullah during the 2014 presidential elections. He accused the Chief Executive of the unity government for supporting a specific circle around him and announced to halt cooperation with the Chief Executive Office. Read the full article...

An explosion rocked Kabul city in the vicinity of the 10th police district earlier this evening, leaving at least one person dead and nearly eight others wounded. A minibus was targeted as it was travelling between Taimani and Qala-e-Fatullah area of the city, carrying the employees of a private telecommunications company. The Ministry of Interior Read the full article...

A former shareholder of Kabul Bank and the head of Dawi Oil Abdul Ghafar Dawi has been arrested in capital Kabul. According to reports, Dawi has been arrested on warrants of the Afghan Judicial Center. Reports also indicate that Mr. Dawi was put on Exit Control List after he was summoned by the Afghanistan Attorney Read the full article...

A key leader of the Taliban group identified as Abdul Wali was killed during clashes with the security forces in eastern Laghman province. The provincial government media office in a statement said Wali was killed during the clashes between the Afghan forces and Taliban insurgents in Alishen district. The statement further added that the clashes Read the full article...

The Afghan and Russian officials are expected to hold talks on host of issues including counter-terrorism and improvement of bilateral ties between Kabul and Moscow. National Security Council spokesman Tawab Ghorzang said “Mohammad Haneef Atmar, National Security Adviser of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will leave Kabul for Moscow, the capital of Russian Federation for Read the full article...

A plan by the Taliban insurgents to capture the eastern Laghman province was foiled by the Afghan a security forces. The group planned to capture the province after they suffered heavy casualties during the ongoing counter-terrorism operations. The provincial government media office in a statement said the top Taliban leaders and commanders who had been Read the full article...

The Afghan Sikh community has decided not to celebrate Holi this year in a bid to pay tribute to the recently deadly attacks in capital Kabul, particularly to Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital victims. The Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah hailed the Sikh community’s decision and called it a symbolic move aimed at conveying a Read the full article...

At least thirty two soldiers of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces were rescued from a Taliban-run jail in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. A spokesman for the 215th Maiwand Corps of the Afghan National Army Gen. Mohammad Rasool Zazai confirmed the release of the ALP personnel. He said the hostages were kept inside a Read the full article...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan summoned the Chargé D’affaires of Pakistani Consulate over persistent artillery shelling and sporadic airspace violations by the Pakistani military helicopters. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the Pakistani diplomat was summoned in the first political office by Musa Arefi to convey Afghanistan’s complaints. Read the full article...