Новости за 25.06.2015

The US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday that the United States and NATO is committed to a long term support for the Afghan national security forces. Speaking during a press conference following the conclusion of the NATO defense ministerial, Carter said “The US does intend, and NATO has pledged to both complete the Read the full article...

The acting Afghan defense minister Masoom Stanikzai said the Afghan delegation received a positive feedback regarding the proposals of the Afghan government shared during the NATO defense ministerial on Thursday. Speaking during a press conference following the conclusion of the meeting, Stanikzai said the Afghan delegation shared proposals on four main areas, including long term Read the full article...

The US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group is a rebrand of the militants already in the battlefield. “What we see frequently in Afghanistan with ISIL is a rebranding of those already on the battlefield, now adopting this new name they regard as Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has busted a gang of kidnappers in capital Kabul. A statement issued by the NDS on Thursday states that the group was involved in 21 murders, robbery, kidnapping, snatching money by threatening them and other immoral activities. The statement further states that the group has Read the full article...

The death toll from heat wave in Pakistan’s Sindh province has claimed to 1,000 since Saturday. More than 300 deaths were rerecorded on Tuesday alone and 229 others on Wednesday. The hard hit area in Sindh province is its provincial capital Karachi where 950 deaths have been recorded and dozens of others in other parts Read the full article...

The NATO Defense Ministers meeting formally kicked off to discuss the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) Mission in Afghanistan. The meeting is also attended by the Acting Minister of Defense Masoom Stanikzai who is expected to share the views and proposals of the Afghan government. The ministers will review progress made since the launch of our Read the full article...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed serious concern over the influence of the militant groups in Afghanistan. Putin in a meeting with Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai has said that the sharp rise in Taliban attacks after NATO ended its combat role and that activities of the so-called Islamic State group are more worrying. “We Read the full article...

The governor of Kisham District in northeastern Badakhshan province who received serious injuries in an explosion on Wednesday has succumbed to his wounds. Abdul Jabar Mosadiq was on way to his office when he faced the incident yesterday. MP Nilofar Ibrahimi said during the session of Wolesi Jirga yesterday that the District Governor was taken Read the full article...

To overcome the ongoing war in Afghanistan, the government has prepared a “Map of War”, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said. While in a meeting with members of Wolesi Jirga President Gahni said that all of the districts have been ranked as per their security importance. He added that three types of military operations have Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency  says that the recent attack on Parliament building in Kabul was orchestrated in Peshawar city, provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. NDS spokesman Haseeb Sediqi said on Wednesday that the attack was carried out by Haqani terrorist network with the support from Pakistan’s Read the full article...

Security forces have seized more than 300 kilograms of heroin in eastern Nangarhar province. Officials say the drug traffickers were planning to deliver the seized heroin to Kabul. The counter narcotics department officials in the police headquarters of Nangarhar province say that the drug traffickers had placed the seized 374 kilograms of heroin in a Read the full article...