Новости за 16.01.2018

The US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to discuss key issues of mutual interest as well as the soaring tensions between the government and the chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami Ata Mohammad Noor. The White House in a statement said the Vice President highlighted Kabul’s continued engagement and critical progress Read the full article...

The Minister of Interior of Afghanistan Wais Ahmad Barmak admits that a number of the national police officers are involved in certain illegal activities. Barmak made the remarks during a press conference in Kabul today and this is the first time a top Afghan official admits the involvement of the police officers in the illegal Read the full article...

At least fifteen militants hailing from Tajikistan were killed were killed in a series of airstrikes conducted in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. According to the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military, the Afghan Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes against the militants hideouts in Jurm district using the A-29 planes. A Read the full article...

The Special Operations Forces of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) continue to apply pressure on the Taliban through an aggressive winter campaign in the northern parts of the country. With the new fighting season is due to kick off in coming months, the size and strength of the Afghan Special Forces are Read the full article...

A top US General Joseph Dunford has said he is committed to improve relations between Washington and Islamabad as relations between the two nations have deteriorated recently, mainly due to the presence of the sanctuaries of the terror groups. Gen. Dunford, the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made the remarks as he Read the full article...

A key Pakistani politician and the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has slammed the policymakers of the country regarding the growing role of India in Afghanistan. Maulana Fazl reportedly made the remarks during his speech in the National Assembly of Pakistan on Monday. “The United States do not trust us and that is Read the full article...

At least twenty three militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group and other insurgent groups were killed in separate drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan military said Tuesday that the latest airstrikes were carried out in Achin and Shirzad districts. Read the full article...

At least twenty two militants were killed or wounded during the clashes in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, the Afghan army officials said late on Monday. According to the officials of the 209th Shaheen Corps, the clash took place in the vicinity of Chahar Bolak district of Balkh province between the Afghan armed forces and Read the full article...

The top US commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has warned that the enemy is not safe anywhere in Helmand province as he insisted on condition-based implementation of the new US strategy. Gen. Nicholson who is also in command of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan made the remarks during a ceremony, the first Read the full article...