Новости за 20.05.2017

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor on Saturday inaugurated three key completed projects worth 921.3 billion Afghanis in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan. A statement by the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) said Minister Naderi inaugurated the Islamic Cultural Center built by the ministry over a period of 3 Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said Pakistan is in isolation but emphasized that an isolated Pakistan is not in the favor of Afghanistan. The Afghan President made the remarks during a meeting with the local tribal elders of southern Kandahar province on Friday evening. He said the Afghan government managed to establish friendly relations and Read the full article...

A group of heavily armed insurgents launched a coordinated attack on Kabul Bank branch in Gardez city, the provincial capital of Paktia province this afternoon. The provincial public health officials said at least two people were killed and nearly 20 others have been wounded so far as clashes are still underway in the area. Officials in Read the full article...

The Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum will return from Turkey soon, the Afghan government officials said Saturday. A presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi told reporters that Gen. Dostum left Kabul for Turkey on Friday evening. He said Gen. Dostum is in Turkey for the treatment purposes and that he will return to the country Read the full article...

At least sixteen militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the counter-terrorism in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said a commander of the group identified as Hamza was killed along with 9 other insurgents. Read the full article...

A senior commander of the Taliban group has been killed along with six other militants in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the senior Taliban commander killed during the operation has been identified as Faqir Mohammad Khairkhwa who was killed during an operation on Friday. The officials further added that Read the full article...

A Taliban leader belonging to the Red Unit of the group was killed during an operation jointly conducted by the Afghan and US forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said at least 33 militants including the leader of the group were killed during the operation conducted Read the full article...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and partners reaffirmed their Warsaw commitments to sustainable security in Afghanistan and to their strong partnership with Afghanistan. According to a statement by the alliance “NATO Allies and operational partners contributing to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission met today (19 May 2017), at NATO Headquarters, to review ongoing Read the full article...

At least 750 militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed in the past two and half months in Afghanistan. The US Forces in Afghanistan in a statement said “Since early 2016, Afghan and US counter-terrorism forces have put relentless pressure on ISIS-Khurasan, Read the full article...