Новости за 23.08.2015

A gruesome video has gone viral in social media websites in Afghanistan which purportedly shows the execution of an alleged Taliban suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan. The video which has been widely shared in Facebook and Twitter websites, was reportedly filmed in the restive southern Zabul province. A man is shown in the video with Read the full article...

The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai was reportedly summoned by the Foreign Office of Pakistan over alleged rocket attack that left four Pakistani soldiers dead. A strong protest was lodged with the Afghan envoy, demanding Kabul to take measures on war-footing to put a curb on such cross-border attacks. Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations Read the full article...

At least 37 Taliban insurgents were killed and nearly 30 others were wounded following a series of airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force and coalition security forces. A statement by MoD said the airstrikes were carried out on Saturday and Sunday in Mosa Qala district. The statement further added that the group’s shadow district Read the full article...

Four Pakistani soldiers have been killed and four others wounded in a rocket attack in the tribal area of Khyber Agency, bordering Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. “Four Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and four others were injured due to rocket fire,” a statement issued by Pakistani military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) states. According to Read the full article...

Police in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province have seized more than 30,000 bullets from a civilian vehicle during a raid. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for Nangarhar police says the raid was conducted in Surkh Aab Bridge area of Surkh Rod District by personnel from the counter-narcotics department of the police headquarters. He said the counter-narcotics department Read the full article...

The United States has been disappointed over the collapse of ‘National-Security-level’ talks between Pakistan and India. John Kirby who is the spokesman for State Department said that they encourage both neighboring countries to resume the formal dialogues soon. “We are disappointed the talks will not happen this weekend and encourage India and Pakistan to resume Read the full article...

Afghan Special Security Forces launched a complex operation to provide relief to Commander Samad and his Afghan Local Police members in Khas Uruzgan, Uruzgan province last night. This operation included four Mi-17 helicopters from the Afghan Air Force, which launched during hours of darkness from a base in Kandahar province. The local police unit had Read the full article...

A group of young Afghan athletes would be leaving to India at the end of this month to participate in Kickboxing Championship. One female is among the group of five athletes to take part in the Championship of six Asian countries. Two of these five athletes are from Maidan Wardak province. Ainullah Haqbin who is Read the full article...

Four soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) sustained injuries in a bomb explosion in Kalakan District of Kabul province this morning. Rahmatullah Khan Faqirzada, governor of Kalakan District said the bomb had been placed on a roadside in Babush area, adding that it exploded as the ANA vehicle reached there. No one has been Read the full article...

41 insurgents have been killed in newest security operations, the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. A statement issued by the ministry on Sunday states that the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army and personnel from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency in Nangarhar, Baghlan, Kunduz, Read the full article...

The governor of Musa Qala District of southern Helmand province warns that Taliban are closing in on the center of this district. Mohammad Sharif Khan says that Taliban are now two kilometers away from the center of Musa Qala District where they are engaged in heavy clashes with security forces. He urged government to immediately Read the full article...

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has said they are not behind a deadly suicide attack in capital Kabul which left at least 12 people dead. The group issued a statement hours after the attack saying they did not have plan to carry out an attack in capital Kabul. The statement further added that the Read the full article...

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the latest suicide attack in Kabul that left 12 killed and 66 others wounded most of them civilians. “#_UNAMA_ strongly condemns #KabulAttack that killed at least eight people and injured more than 36, including women and children.” a post on UNAMA’s twitter account stated. The Read the full article...