Новости за 31.12.2017

The US government plans to withhold $255 million in military fund to Pakistan as Washington is skeptical the country (Pakistan) has not taken serious steps against the terror networks, particularly the notorious Haqqani terrorist network, it has been reported. The New York Times on Saturday reported that the administration of the President Donald Trump was Read the full article...

The Afghan government has approved two new major electricity projects to be implemented jointly by private and public sectors and having a total value of $113 million. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the contracts were approved during the meeting of the national procurement commission chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday. Read the full article...

An explosion rocked Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan this afternoon. The incident took place during a funeral ceremony after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives among the participants of the ceremony. The Nangarhar governor’s office in a statement said the incident took place in the outskirts of Behsud district Read the full article...

An explosion rocked Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan this afternoon. The incident took place during a funeral ceremony after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives among the participants of the ceremony. Provincial governor’s spokesman said at least 15 people were killed and around 14 others were wounded in the Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have executed a lecturer and a student, days after kidnapping them in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said a lecturer of the agriculture institute and a student were kidnapped b the Taliban insurgents from an area between Bati Kot and Jalalabad two days ago. Read the full article...

The former Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah says a delegation should be formed to investigate the alleged support of Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to ISIS supporters who are being kept in the custody of the Afghan security forces. In another online statement posted on social media, Saleh said more than 20 former and current members of Read the full article...

At least twelve people were wounded in an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan. According to the local officials, the incident took place late on Saturday night after explosives planted in a vehicle went off in a crowded part of the city. Provincial police Chief Abdul Raziq Read the full article...

The Afghan security forces have foiled a plot by the anti-government armed militant groups to carry out a deadly suicide attack in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province. The provincial government media office in a statement said a suicide bombing vest packed with massive explosives and ball bearings was confiscated from a shop Read the full article...