Новости за 20.07.2017

The Taliban insurgents suffered casualties in an airstrike conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the local officials said Thursday. The airstrike was carried out late on Wednesday night using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, drone, in Lalpur district. The provincial government media office in a statement confirmed the airstrike on the Taliban Read the full article...

At least six rockets landed near the residence of Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf, the former Afghan lawmaker and one of the prominent political and Jihadi leaders of the country. Sources close to Sayyaf said the incident took place earlier today in Paghman district after six rockets fired from unknown location landed in the vicinity close Read the full article...

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in his latest remarks has said the new political coalitions or fronts are formed mainly to seek share in the power. Hekmatyar made the remarks during a meeting with a group of the youths of the country in his residence. He said the political leaders should admit their failures Read the full article...

A minor Afghan girl has lost both of her legs in a roadside bomb explosion in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, days after the UN mission in Afghanistan released its latest civilian casualties report, accusing the militant groups for the majority of the civilian casualties, mainly caused by improvised explosive device attacks. According to the Read the full article...

The Afghan government has included the sexual abuse of children ‘Bacha Baazi’ crime in its revised penal code. The Minister of Justice Abdul Basir Anwar informed regarding the inclusion of the crime in the penal code during a press conference in Kabul today. He said the sexual abuse of children ‘Bach Baazi’ is one of Read the full article...

The Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated attack on the security posts in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, carrying out at least two car bombings using the Humvee armored vehicles. According to the local government officials, the attack was launched earlier today in Gereshk district and a standoff is underway between the insurgents and the security Read the full article...

The United States Department of States released its latest reports regarding on terrorism for 2016 providing an overall report regarding the terrorism related upheavals during the year. The new report by the State Department further strengthens the claims made by the Afghan officials regarding the presence of the safe havens of the Taliban and Haqqani Read the full article...

The Pakistani military officials reacted regarding the remarks of the Afghan defense officials regarding the latest operation launched in Khyber Agency, close to the Durand Line, saying such remarks are unwarranted. The Afghan defense officials had earlier said the terrorist centers are located in the key cities of Pakistan and not in the tribal regions Read the full article...