Новости за 14.02.2018

A suicide bomber was arrested before he manage to carry out an attack using the a motorcycle packed with explosives in Lashkagah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province. The provincial government media office in a statement said the would-be suicide bomber was arrested from the vicinity of Nawa district in Zhar Sahib area. The Read the full article...

The US military officials are saying that around $5.2 billion have been requested for the Afghan national defense and security forces in the defense budget for the US army for the fiscal year 2019. Director, Army Budget, Major General Paul A. Chamberlain, said the request includes approximately $5.2 billion for the Afghan Security Forces fund Read the full article...

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music and an American musical band (Metalllica) have won the 2018 Polar Music Prize, it has been reported. The Polar Music Prize is a prestigious prize which is often referred to as music’s Noble Prize. According to reports, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and the Metallica Band are expected Read the full article...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is aiming to increase the number of the international forces in the framework of the train, advise, and assist mission to close to 16,000 during the year 2018. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday that “At least twenty-eight Allies and partners are increasing their Read the full article...

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the terrorist groups’ residuals are attempting to take advantage from the presence of around 2.7 million Afghan refugees based in Pakistan. He made the remarks during a meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Military Forces of a number of in Kabul Read the full article...

The Afghan Air Force (AAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on Taliban hideouts in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan leaving at least three militants dead or wounded. The 209th Shaheen Corps in the North said the latest airstrikes were carried out in the vicinity of Qala-e-Zal district with the help of the MD-530 helicopters. Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe by six wickets during the third match of the bilateral One Day International (ODI) series. (Photo: International Cricket Council) The Zimbabwe national team elected to bat first after winning the toss during the third match played in Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates. Zimbabwe all its wickets during Read the full article...

The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has rejected reports suggesting that the National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar and the Intelligence Chief Masoom Stanikzai are enganged in separate talks with the Taliban group after the deadly attacks. The Office of the Natinal Security Council in a statement said, this is a clarification on Read the full article...