Новости за 20.06.2015

The Taliban militants have taken control of Chardara district in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan amid reports that the militants are getting closer towards the center of the province. The district fall to Taliban control earlier tonight following hours of gun battle between the militants and the security forces. A member of the provincial council Read the full article...

At least 14 civilians were killed and 5 others were wounded in an explosion which targeted a civilian vehicle in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The incident took place earlier this evening in Marjah district after a car carrying civilian struck with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the anti-government armed militants. The provincial Read the full article...

The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives arrested a suspect along with 61 AK-47 assault rifles together with a pistol from Kabul city. A statement by NDS said the suspect was arrested during a special military operation conducted by the intelligence operatives. The suspect was identified as Barakatullah who was arrested from Read the full article...

The affiliates of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have beheaded a man in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to local government officials, the victim was a local official of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development who was working in National Solidarity Program. The district administrative chief of Batikot Haji Ghalib Read the full article...

Salahudin Rabani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs presented his 100-day Action Plan to public on Saturday. He said after reviewing foreign relationship and agreement with the President, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to close at least three of its embassies. Rabani said Afghanistan’s embassies in Brazil, South Africa and Hungary are the ones Read the full article...

The Ministry of Defense rejected reports of 75 % rise in Afghan security forces casualties this year. General Dawlat Waziri, the ministry’s spokesman confirmed that a casualty rise has been recorded but stated that it is not by 75 %. He said Afghan forces casualty has risen by around 3.5 % this year in comparison Read the full article...

10 soldiers have embraced martyrdom and 70 militants killed in newest military operations across the country, Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. A statement issued by the Ministry of Defense states that the 10 soldiers  from Afghan National Army embraced martyrdom due to insurgent fire and landmine explosions in past 48 hours. The statement adds Read the full article...

The registration of unregistered Afghan refugees in Pakistan is scheduled to begin on 25 July and expected to complete by January 2016. Currently there are approximately 10,00000 Afghan refugees, most of them in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who do not have proper documentation to stay in Pakistan. The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has been Read the full article...

A newest air strike has left seven insurgents dead in eastern Nangarhar province. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for the police department of Nangarhar province says that the air strike was carried out in Kamar Kandaw area of Haska Mina District around 01:30 PM on Friday. He said all those killed in the attack were foreign Read the full article...

A report published by the Azadi Radio suggests that the casualties of Afghan security forces have risen by 75 percent in first six months of 2015. Based on the report 60 % rise has been recorded due to the lack of lethal items and logistics, they have not been delivered on time to the security Read the full article...

The US State Department has said Iran facilitated mainly Iraq Shia and Afghan fighters to support the brutal crackdown by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “In 2014, Iran continued to provide arms, financing, training and the facilitation of primary Iraq Shia and Afghan fighters to support the Assad regime’s brutal crackdown,” the State Department said Read the full article...

The social media have been rife with propaganda activities by pro-ISIS activists, claiming new barbaric killings by the affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan. Although the authenticity of the posts remain unverified, at least three posts have circulated online during the recent days, claiming execution of defectors Read the full article...