Новости за 26.04.2017

Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov has said geopolitical games are being played around Afghanistan. Lavrov made the remarks during a meeting with the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Moscow on Tuesday. “Russia sincerely wants your friendly country to end the period of instability in its history and to work towards the prosperity Read the full article...

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot militants in Afghanistan suffered heavy casualties during an operation in southern Zabul province. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri said the militants were targeted during a night operation in Khak-e-Afghan district of Zabul. He said several ISIS militants including foreign insurgents Read the full article...

At least 91 insurgents have been killed as deadly clashes erupted among the Taliban insurgents and the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group. According to the local government officials, the majority of the casualties were inflicted to the Taliban insurgents. Provincial governor’s spokesman Mohammad Reza Ghafoori said the clashes Read the full article...

At least two insurgents belonging to Taliban’s Quetta Council were arrested during an operation in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the militants were operating in four different groups directly under the command of Quetta Council. A statement by NDS said the militants were appointed to carry Read the full article...

At least three militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed by wild pigs near Kirkuk city of Iraq, it has been reported. According to the local media reports, the incident took place in the vicinity of Al-Rashad area as the militants were trying to remove the wild boars Read the full article...

At least twenty eight militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government office in a statement said the operations were conducted in the restive Achin district. The statement further added that the militants were targeted Read the full article...

The new acting defense minister and the Afghan National Army Chief of Staff were introduced a day after defense minister Abdullah Habibi and Qadam Shah Shaheem resigned from their positions. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials said Tariq Shah Bahrami has been introduced as the acting Minister of Defense to replace Habibi and Mohammad Sharif Read the full article...