Новости за 17.04.2017

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has fired his most senior adviser Ahmad Zia Massoud who was in charge of the presidential adviser for reforms and good governance. Sources in the Office of the President, ARG Palace, confirmed the dismissal of Mr. Massoud but no further details were given regarding the circumstances that led to the decision Read the full article...

Around two thousand kilograms of explosives were seized during an operation by the Afghan forces in Kabul. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the explosives were kept inside a house and the militants were apparently using them in terrorist attacks. The Ministry further added that the operation was conducted in the vicinity of Char Asiab Read the full article...

The construction of a ring road worth 256 million Afghanis kicked off in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. A ceremony was organized in Mehtarlam city, the provincial capital of Laghman to inaugurate the construction work of the ring. According to the local government officials, the construction work of the road will complete in coming twelve Read the full article...

The Taliban insurgents have executed a child and three women after charging them with the alleged cooperation with the government in northern Sar-e-Pul province. According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Sunday night in the vicinity of Sayad district. Provincial governor’s spokesman Zabiullah Amani confirmed the incident and said the Read the full article...

A senior security commander was killed in an ambush by the Taliban insurgents in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. The commander of Baghlan coordination command Gen. Abdul Hai Atayi was travelling from Badakhshan to Baghlan province when he was ambushed by the Taliban insurgents earlier today. According to reports, a number of others who were Read the full article...

At least four factories producing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were destroyed during an operation conducted by the Afghan commandos in southern Helmand province. Local officials said the operation was conducted on Sunday night in the vicinity of Marjah district. At least 800 various types of Improvised Explosive Device and two vehicles were also destroyed during Read the full article...

The United States reaffirmed support to improve the develop the capabilities of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) particularly the Afghan Air Force, the US National Security Adviser Gen. Herbert Raymond McMaster has said. The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar said he discussed in details regarding the further expansion of Read the full article...

At least two people were wounded in an explosion in capital Kabul earlier today, the Kabul police commandment officials said. The incident took place in the vicinity of the first police district of the city after a magnetic bomb planted in a vehicle went off. The Kabul police commandment Criminal Investigation Department confirmed the incident Read the full article...