Новости за 09.05.2018

The Indian Cricket Board officials on Tuesday announced the squad for the one-off and historic test match against Afghanistan scheduled for June. The officials are saying that the Indian side will be led by Ajinkya Rahane in the absence of Virat Kohli who will be playing County cricket in England. The decision was made after Read the full article...

The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), says the findings of the directorate indicate that the notorious Haqqan terrorist network was involved behind today’s coordinated attacks in Kabul city. NDS in a statement said the attacks were planned with the support of Lashkar-e-Taiba militants group. This comes as the ISIS Khurasan had earlier claimed Read the full article...

The Minister of Interior Wais Ahmad Barmak confirms that a standoff is still underway in Police District#10 in Shar Naw area of the city. Speaking during a press conference, Barmak said the security forces face resistance from at least two to three militants. Barmak further added that the attack in Shar Naw was carried out Read the full article...

A relatively powerful earthquake jolted Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan earlier this afternoon. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said recorded the epicenter of the quake in Ishkashim district of Tajiistan close to the the northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. According to USGS, the quake location has been recorded at 36.990°N 71.369°E having Read the full article...

The ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, has claimed responsibility for one of the coordinated attacks in Kabul city. The group has released a statement in Arabic language claiming that the attack on a police station in Dasht Barchi was carried out by a group of suicide bombers of ISIS Khurasan. There are still Read the full article...

The Afghan Air Force pilots conducted the first mission with the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters a day after they received their graduation certificates from the Mission Qualification Training. “Just one day after graduating from Mission Qualification Training, the first Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk crews took to the sky for an operational mission in Read the full article...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has demanded an immediate halt to the US-led air campaign after the UNAMA confirmed civilian casualties in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan forces in northern Kunduz province. Karzai said he was appalled by the UN report regarding the civilian casualties in Kunduz airstrike and is concerned regarding the Read the full article...

The sound of the second explosion was heard from Shahr Naw area of Kabul city few minutes after an explosion took place in West of the capital. There are no reports regarding the type of the explosion and it is yet not clear if the blast has inflicted casualties on civilians or security forces or Read the full article...

Sporadic gunfire followed by an explosion was heard in Kabul city few minutes. The incident has reportedly taken place in the vicinity of the 13th police district of the city. The type of the explosion has not been ascertained so far and there are no reports available regarding the possible casualties. Eyewitnesses are saying that Read the full article...

The Ministry of Defenseof Afghanistan reacted at the recent report published by the UN mission in Afghanistan regarding the deadly airstrike in Kunduz. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said late on Monday that the latest findings by the mission indicate that 36 civilians were killed and 71 others were wounded in the airstrike Read the full article...

At least 21 civilians were killed or wounded in mortar attack by the Taliban militants in eastern Nangahrar province of Afghanistan. According to the local officials, the incident took place on Tuesday afternoon at around 5 am local time in Bati Kot district. The provincial government media office in a statement said a mortar round Read the full article...