Новости за 19.06.2018

The Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar laid the foundation stones for two key projects in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan having a total value of around four million US Dollars. The foundation stones for a standard cricket ground and construction of 8.2 kilometers of road in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of Balkh, were Read the full article...

The Afghan government officials are saying that the enemies of Afghanistan are attempting to harm the peace efforts between the government and Taliban group. Presidential spokesperson Shah Husssain Murtazwi told reporters that certain circles having enmity with the ceasefire and peace process with the Taliban group are based inside the country as well as abroad. Read the full article...

The Chief Executive of the Unity Government Abdullah has called on the leadership council of the Taliban group to respect the will of the nation and start peace talks with government in a bid to end the ongoing violence. Abdullah issued a statement to welcome the arrival of Helmand peace convoy to Kabul and said Read the full article...

The air corridor between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia will be inaugurated next week as efforts are underway to boost Afghanistan’s export trade. Samir Rasa, spokesperson to senior presidential advisor for banking and financial affairs, informed regarding the planned inauguration of the new air corridor. Speaking during a press conference in Kabul, Rasa said the Memorandum Read the full article...

The Taliban group has reportedly reshuffled the group’s leadership council after Eid Al-Fitr ceasefire, the provincial police chief of Kandahar General Abdul Raziq has said. According to Gen. Raziq, the group has removed Amir Khan Mutaqi from his post as Taliban leader for cultural and information affairs due to the negligence he committed to share Read the full article...

Russia has called the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan a ‘fratricidal war’ while hailing the Afghan government for its decision to extend the ceasefire with the Taliban group. “We welcome the statement by President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani on the extension of the temporary ceasefire announced by the Government of Afghanistan on Read the full article...

The Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorat of Security (NDS), have eliminated the hideouts of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) whic were used as launch pads during the deadly attacks during Eid Al-Fitr in Nangarhar province. The provincial government media office in a statement said the NDS Special Forces Read the full article...

The Afghan security forces and the Taliban militants suffered casualties during the clashes in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said the clashes erupted after a group of armed insurgents launched a coordinated attack on security posts in Dasht Archi district. The statement further added the militants attacked Read the full article...

Italy has reaffirmed continued support to Afghanistan and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in the framework of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission. The Italian Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta reaffirmed Italy’s continued support to Afghanistan during a meeting with the Chief Executive of the Afghan Unity Government Abdullah Abdullah. She called Afghanistan a friend Read the full article...