Новости за 16.05.2017

According to the local government and security officials, the incident took place in the first police district of the city. The officials further added that the incident took place around 8:20 pm local time targeting the security forces. The type of the explosion and casualties as a result of the incident has not been ascertained Read the full article...

A Pakistani man has been arrested over the murder of a young Afghan boy over 25 rupees in Karachi city of Pakistan, it has been reported. The suspect was reportedly arrested by Azizabad police after murdering a 15-year-old Afghan boy who was demanding Pakistani rupees 25 against the work he had done for the culprit. Read the full article...

A female Afghan pilot aims to make solo round-the-world flight and become the youngest woman in the history to have such an achievement, it has been reported. The 29-year-old woman, Shaesta Waiz, was preparing to launch the trip on Monday by starting from the trans-atlantic leg of the journey. Waiz moved to United States in Read the full article...

At least four Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike involving fighter jets in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Chaparhar district. The statement further added that the militants were targeted around 8 am local time in Kariz Read the full article...

The Afghanistan Attorney General Farid Hamidi said Tuesday that the alleged sexual abuse of Ahmad Ishchi involving Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum is seriously being probed. Hamidi made the remarks during a press conference in Kabul today as he briefing the media regarding the ongoing efforts to tackle corruption in the country.  Hamidi said Read the full article...

At least two civilians were killed in an explosion in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani confirmed that the blast took place inside a house belonging to an individual identified as Habibullah. Khogyani further added that the house is located in the first police Read the full article...

The United Nations Special Envoy for Afghanistan met with the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in Kabul today. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a statement said “The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, today held an introductory meeting in Kabul with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The meeting took place as part of Read the full article...

The Taliban insurgents suffered casualties after launching a major coordinated attack on several districts of eastern Kunar province. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in a statement said the attack was launched late on Monday night by the Taliban insurgents. A statement by the 201st Silab Corps said the Taliban Read the full article...

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have retaken the Qala-e-Zal district of Kunduz province, ten days after the Taliban insurgents seized its control. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed that the control of the district was retaken during the operations launched around 6 am local time today. The provincial police spokesman Mr. Rahmani earlier Read the full article...

At least fifteen anti-government armed militants were killed during the ongoing Silab-5 operations in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. The provincial government in a statement said the operations were launched on Monday morning covering the areas in Alingar district. The statement further added that the militants were targeted in Basram, Katal, Maidanio, Hakimabad, Qasaba, Salimgar, Read the full article...