Новости за 18.06.2015

Terrorists affiliated with various groups have been noted along the border with Tajikistan and inside the Afghan soil, it has been reported. The issue was shared by a top-rank security official from Tajikistan during a session of the Council of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Border Forces Commanders, according to Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency. Read the full article...

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan kicked off its 3rd official rugby tournament in Kabul today with the Afghanistan Rugby Federation (ARF) hoping the game will one day be as popular as cricket and football which already has offered a rare glimmer of hope in the war-torn country. Afghanistan Rugby Federation (ARF) is one of the new federation Read the full article...

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said that the United States may have spent taxpayer dollars on schools and teachers that did not exist. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has spent $769 million supporting education in Afghanistan as of March 31, 2015. SIGAR said an enquiry into the $769 Read the full article...

The Pakistani politician and chief of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has cancelled his scheduled visit to Afghanistan. Khan was reportedly invited by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Wednesday, 17th June. He was expected to hold talks on strengthening the Pakistan-Afghanistan relations as well issue of Read the full article...

China has banned Ramazan fasting in its Uighur Muslim-dominated region of Xinjiang. Authorities have issued a notice to students, teachers and civil servants in Xinjiang region not to practice fasting during the month of Ramazan. Restaurants have also received orders to remain open as normal. “Food service workplaces will operate normal hours during Ramadan,” a Read the full article...

A district medical facility, its equipment and two ambulances have been torched in a rebel attack in restive Helmand province. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said that militants stormed a market in Musa Qala District last night. He said afterwards, gunmen targeted the district office with light and heavy weapons they Read the full article...

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said Afghanistan exported $3 to $3.3 billion of goods and services annually from the year 2011 to 2014. According to quarterly reports by SIGAR, Afghanistan exports to United States amounted to $63 million last year while the United States exported $782 million in goods to Afghanistan Read the full article...

In the show of his carefulness for the security forces who are sacrificing to secure the country from terrorists, President Ghani while expressing proud and gratitude over the national defendants announced a “Fund” to support their families. President Ghani in his live speech to the nation on the eve of Ramazan said that the attempts Read the full article...

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concerns regarding the ongoing operation led by Ata Mohammad Noor, the acting governor of Balkh and chief executive of the Hezb-e-Jamiat Islami. Patricia Gossman, HRW’s senior researcher on Afghanistan, told the Voice of America/Ashna TV, there are strong evidences which shows Mr. Noor is controlling and supporting local Read the full article...

Three women returning from a wedding party have gone missing in western Herat province. Nisar Ahmad Popal, governor of Guzara District said that the women belong to Jibrail locality of Herat city who attended a wedding in Guzara District. He said after attending the wedding the women together with their children left in a “Saracha” Read the full article...

Six people have been killed and 23 others wounded in a traffic accident in southern Zabul province. A “303” passenger vehicle going from Kabul to southern Kandahar province collided with a fuel tanker on Thursday. Wazir Jawadi, governor of Zabul’s Shah Joy District said that the incident took place in Qayoum Qala area around 07:30 Read the full article...

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) rejected claims by Pakistani authorities suggesting a critically wounded Afghan soldier was rescued after the Pakistani troops crossed border into Afghanistan and took the wounded soldier to a hospital on the other side of Durand Line. A statement by MoI said the wounded soldier was transferred to a hospital in Read the full article...

Two body guards of a district governor were killed after unidentified gunmen shot at them in volatile Helmand province last night. Yousuf, Governor of Girishk District was in the capital city of his district along with his body guards when unidentified gunmen targeted them. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor said that Yousuf survived Read the full article...

Several people have been killed and wounded in a shooting spree in the U.S. state of Carolina. The suspect is believed to be between 20 to 21 years old white man who opened fire at the prayers at the historic black church of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in the city of Charleston, south Carolina Read the full article...

The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) Gen. John F Campbell extended the mission’s best wishes to the people of Afghanistan on the occasion of holy month of Ramadan, while reaffirming the alliance’s long term commitment to Afghanistan. “Salam-u-Alaikum. On behalf of all members of Resolute Support, I want to extend my best wishes Read the full article...