Новости за 22.05.2018

The Global Witness organization has reported that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) is extracting Talc from the deposits/mines in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to a new report by the Global Witness, citing unnamed sources, the group has brought in foreign engineers from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and installed heavy Read the full article...

The police forces in Kabul have arrested at least three individuals on charges of hanging a man to death in Kabul city, the security officials said Monday. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials said the three suspects had murdered a man by hanging him to death inside a house in the vicinity of the 6th Read the full article...

The local officials in southern Kandahar province are saying that the casualties toll have climbed in the deadly car bomb explosion in Kandahar city. Provincial governor’s spokesman Mohammad Daud Ahmadi confirmed that at least 16 people have been killed in the explosion and there are fears that the death toll will further climb. He said Read the full article...

The Afghan and US forces have carried out a series of new operations against the Taliban targets in western Farah province in response to last week’s coordinated attack on the provincial capital. (US Air Force Photo) The 207th Zafar Corps of the Afghan Military in the West said the latest operations were conducted in the Read the full article...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) says the Afghan Air Force (AAF) is effectively using the laser-guided bombs to prevent the civilian casualties during the airstrikes. Expressing optimisms regarding the deployment of the state-of-the-art technology against the militants, the defense ministry said the deployment of the bombs have helped the Afghan Air Force pilots to precisely Read the full article...

The security officials have presented a report regarding the Farah after their return from a visit to the province following the Taliban attack on the provincial capital. The Office of the President, ARG Palace said the report regarding the Farah was presented by the security officials during a meeting of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Read the full article...

A relatively heavy explosion rocked Kandahar city the provincial capital of Kandahar province in South of Afghanistan this afternoon. According to the preliminary reports, the incident took place after a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives. A security source in Kandahar says the incident has taken place in the vicinity of the 4th Read the full article...

The inspectors-general of Pentagon, State Department, and US Agency for International Development, have presented their new findings regarding the developments achieved in Afghanistan as part of President Donald Trump’s new strategy for South Asia. The latest findings were reportedly presented in a report to the US Congress as the inspectors-general have cited little progress in Read the full article...

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced Washington new demands for the inclusion in a new nuclear treaty with Iran. Among several other demands regarding Iran’s nuclear program and Middle East, Washington has asked Iran to end support for the Taliban and other “terrorists” in Afghanistan and the region and cease harbouring Read the full article...

The Taliban militants launched a large scale attack on two districts of southeastern Ghazni province amid reports several security personnel have lost their lives during the clashes. A provincial council member Ahmad Faqiri confirmed the attack and said several security personnel were martyred during the clashes with the Taliban insurgents. He said the commander of Read the full article...