Новости за 16.08.2017

The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dosutm reacted at the latest controversial incident involving the Balkh governor Ata Mohammad Noor regarding the arrest of the Balkh provincial council member Asif Momand, saying the supporters of the new coalition will stand against the conspiracies being hatched against Noor. The Office of the First Vice President Read the full article...

The Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has harshly criticized certain media outlets, specifically the ones being operated from Iran, of sparking tensions among the various sects, groups, or movements in Afghanistan. Noting the recent media reports regarding the ongoing differences and deadly clashes among the Taliban and ISIS militants in Afghanistan, Hezb-e-Islami strongly condemned the Read the full article...

The owner of Dawi oil and former share holder of Kabul Bank Abdul Ghafar Dawi has been jailed for nine years on charges of embezzlement of at least $38 million in a fuel contract. Dawi’s court hearing was organized late on Tuesday evening in the Anti-Corruption Justice Center of Afghanistan. Apart from Dawi, his deputy Read the full article...

Two key leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the clashes with the security forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment in a statement said the incident took place   late on Monday night in the vicinity of Read the full article...

The Afghan government has instructed a delegation to investigate the controversial incident that took place in the northern Balkh province inside the airport leading to the arrest of Asif Momand. The Afghanistan Attorney General’s Office said the delegation will launch its investigations amid claims that an arrest warrant was issued by them for the arrest Read the full article...

The Afghan Air Force expects to take delivery of the first four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the United States next month, it has been reported. (Photo: NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan) The NATO-led Resolute Support mission says “The first of 4 UH-60’s has completed its final technical evaluations and will be delivered to the Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with the deputy foreign minister of Pakistan Tehmina Janjua in Kabul on Tuesday in his office in ARG Palace. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said President Ghani discussed the bilateral issues of interest and concerns with the deputy foreign minister of Pakistan, specifically pointing towards Read the full article...

The Office of the National Security Council of Afghanistan reacted at the remarks of Balkh governor Ata Mohammad Noor after he alleged that the top security officials are attempting to destabilize the province. A spokesman for the National Security Council Qadir Shah said the National Security Council dismisses the remarks by Ata Mohammad as baseless Read the full article...