Новости за 29.11.2017

A local leader of the Taliban group was critically wounded in an explosion in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the local officials said Wednesday. The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place in Khogyani district of Nangarhar amid ongoing tensions among the Taliban ranks in this province. However, the statement Read the full article...

At least eight donkeys were put into jail by the police authorities in India over the alleged destruction of precious plants, it has been reported. According to the local media reports, the eight donkeys spent four days in Orai jail located in Jalaun district in Utter Pradesh state of the country The donkeys were puti Read the full article...

The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission and the US forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson says the attacks on Taliban financial engine will continue as heavy losses have been inflicted on the group and its associated in recent raids. Speaking to reporters in Pentagon via video teleconference, Gen. Nicholson said operations under the Read the full article...

Another key member of the Taliban group has been killed amid growing tensions among the Taliban ranks in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local officials, the latest incident took place in the vicinity of Shirzad district. The provincial government media office in a statement also confirmed the incident and said a key Read the full article...

A Russian man has accidentally killed himself as he was attempting to take a selfie picture while posing with a live grenade, it has been reported. According to the Russian police officials, the man identified as Alexander Sasha Chechik had apparently taken out the pin of the grenade and was looking to take a picture Read the full article...

At least five prisoners who were sentenced to death over kidnapping charges were hanged to death in Kabul prison today. The Ministry of Interior officials confirmed that the five convicts were hanged to death in Pul-e-Charkhi prison of Kabul earlier today. The officials further added that the men were sentenced to death by all courts Read the full article...

A suspect has been arrested in connection to a grenade attack in Kabul city that left at least eight people dead and around 36 others wounded. The criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials said late on Tuesday that a suspect has been arrested in connection to a grenade attack which took place a while ago in Read the full article...

The infighting among the Taliban and ISIS militants has spread to eastern Laghman province as reports indicate the two sides have suffered heavy casualties in the latest clashes. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in the East says the latest clashes broke out in Khogyani district on Tuesday and spread to eastern Laghman Read the full article...

The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission and the US forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson has said the pressures on Taliban, Haqqani network, and their enablers will rise in a bid to force the militants to start talks for negotiated settlement. Speaking to reporters in Pentagon through video teleconference, Gen. Nicholson said  Afghanistan Read the full article...