Новости за 20.06.2017

A key Taliban group member who was trained for the suicide attacks was arrested by the security forces in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, the local officials said Monday. The detained Taliban group has been identified as Ahmad Khurshid who is a fresh graduate of a training center where militants are trained for the suicide Read the full article...

The protesters in Kabul claim that nearly thirty people were killed or wounded during the latest violence between the protesters and security forces. The members of the movement ‘Resurrection for Change’ involved in the sit-ins against the government, claimed that two of the protesters were killed and 27 others were wounded during the latest clash. Read the full article...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for the initiative to launch the Afghanistan-India air corridor. Modi expressed optimisms regarding the inauguration of the air corridor as he welcomed the arrival of the first flight to New Delhi from Kabul. In a twitter post, Modi said “Happy to welcome Read the full article...

The Chief Executive of the government of national unity of Afghanistan confirmed the death of a protester during last night’s clash with the security forces. Speaking during a gathering in Kabul today, Abdullah said the issue will be thoroughly investigated as he emphasized that the security personnel should exercises restraint while dealing with such issues. Read the full article...

An explosion took place in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan earlier today, leaving at least four people dead or wounded. The provincial government in a statement said the incident took place in the vicinity of the 4th police district of the city after a magnetic bomb planted in the Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani chaired a meeting to discuss the plan for Kabul city development and  steps to grow the economy of the capital. (Photo: AFP) The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the head of the independent directorate of capital zone development Elham Hotaki presented 15 recommendations for the development and economic growth Read the full article...

The Afghan government has approved ten major contracts worth 1.4 billion Afghanis during a meeting of the National Procurement Commission. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the meeting of the National Procurement Commission was organized on Monday morning in the presidential palace and was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The contracts approved Read the full article...

The anti-government armed militants are planning to carry out a suicide attack on the parliament building with the support of some lawmakers. The issue was shared by certain lawmakers in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, during the general session of the parliament on Monday. An MP Nilofar Ibrahimi said they have been Read the full article...

Three ex-senior officials of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) will be tried in the Appellate Court by the Anti-Corruption Justice Center (ACJC). According to the officials of ACJC, the appellate court hearing of the three former senior officials will open today. The officials further added that the court hearing will be conducted Read the full article...

A clash broke out between the protesters and security forces in the early hours of Tuesday morning amid reports some protesters were killed or wounded during the clash. The incident took place around 1 am local time after the security forces attempted to clear a tent set up by the protesters day ago. The clash Read the full article...