Новости за 21.06.2017

The United States Department of Defense has said the refurbishment work of 53 UH-60 or Blackhawk helicopters for the Afghan security forces has commenced. According to a new Pentagon report on Afghanistan “Under the ANDSF Road Map, the SMW will also expand to provide additional helicopter crews, consolidate the PC-12 aircraft into a new fixed-wing Read the full article...

The Afghan national defense and security forces have fully cleared the strategic Tora Bora area from the presence of the ISIS militants, leaving at least 44 militants dead and 22 more wounded during the operations, the local officials said. The commander of the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army General Mohammad Zaman Waziri said Read the full article...

The use of fresh fruits for conducting explosions by the militants in Afghanistan has sparked concerns among as pictures showing the use of watermelon for conducting attacks have gone viral on social media during the recent days. A man, believed to be a member of the militants groups, is shown in the pictures placing explosives Read the full article...

A relatively explosion has taken place in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to reports, the incident has taken place close to a government compound but there are no information available regarding the type of the explosion and possible casualties. In the meantime, eyewitnesses in the area said an Read the full article...

Four former senior officials of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing of Afghanistan were jailed and fined over the embezzlement of more than one billion Afghanis while they were serving in the ministry. The ex-officials, apart from one missing, were tried by the Appellate court of the special tribunal, Afghanistan Anti-Corruption Justice Center today. Read the full article...

Pakistan has launched the fencing and construction work along the Durand Line despite the objections by the Afghan authorities and recent clashes mainly having links with the dispute regarding the line. The Pakistani military informed regarding the commencement of the fencing work along the line on Tuesday, saying the step has been taken with an Read the full article...

The President Donald Trump’s administration is mulling to expand airstrikes against the militant groups based in Pakistan as part its approach to harden stance against the country, it has been reported. According to Reuters quoting informed US officials, the Trump administration appears ready to harden its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants Read the full article...

An explosion took place in Kabul city earlier today with the security officials saying at least one person was wounded. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Najib Danish confirmed the incident and said preliminary reports indicate one person was wounded in the explosion. He said the blast took place in the vicinity of the 15th Read the full article...