Новости за 01.09.2015

Taliban group’s shadow governor for northern Faryab province was arrested before he manage to escape to Quetta city of Pakistan. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Qari Salahuddin Ayubi was arrested from Herat-Shindand route on Monday night. A statement by NDS said Qari Ayubi was leading insurgency activities in norther parts Read the full article...

A female Afghan activists has reportedly posted her nude photo in a bid to protest against the public punishment of a young woman and man in western Ghor province of Afghanistan. The photograph of the female activist was widely shared in social media websites with subscribers saying the activist who is a journalist took the Read the full article...

The Afghan government slammed Pakistani officials for their remarks regarding the elimination of Haqqani Terrorist Network following military operations in tribal regions of Pakistan. The Presidential Palace issued a statement after Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz claimed that the terrorist network is no more operational in Pakistan and that they have shifted to Afghanistan. Read the full article...

A young boy and girl were publicly punished on adultery charges in Ghor province. The couple received 100 lashes each by the order of primary court after they were held guilty of having illegal contacts with each other. Ahmad, 21, and Zarmina, 22, were arrested from Feroz Koh city by security personnel and put Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that the government contracts were main source of corruption in previous years. While talking to an anti-corruption gathering in Kabul, President Ghani said that one of the reasons that the curroption reached to its peak in Afghanistan was that the receivers of the government contract would not execute it Read the full article...

Afghanistan’s Under-19 cricket team has beaten Under-19 cricket team of Saudi Arabia. This is the 4th consecutive victory of Afghanistan’s U-19 in the ACC Premiere League. Saudi Arabia won the toss and chose to bat first making 158 runs in 39 overs with all players out. Afghan players played well both in balling and batting. Read the full article...

Unknown armed men have gunned down the Chief Military Attorney of northern Baghlan province. The incident took place in the provincial capital Pul-i-Khumri on Tuesday morning. Local officials say Munawar Shah was on his way to his office when he came under the attack. This comes only a day after a top government official as Read the full article...

The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum raised questions regarding the appointment of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the new chief of the Taliban group following his controversial succession. Upon his return to capital Kabul after almost a month long operation in northern parts of the country, Gen. Dostum appeared in a press conference late Read the full article...

Six people have been killed and at least 50 others wounded in a suicide attack in Khybar Agency of Pakistan. A top official told reporters that the suicide bomber was trying to enter a local government office in Jamrud area. Shahab ali Shah said due to tight security the bomber could not enter so he blew Read the full article...

Just a few weeks after its rollout, the mobile money pilot program registration in Kapisa for Afghan Local Police is complete; bringing a safer, transparent payment process to the province—and plans to expand throughout Afghanistan. Mohammad Aqa Kohistani, Director General Treasury, Ministry of Finance, attended the historic program kick-off earlier this month, which jumpstarted the Read the full article...

Severe clashes have taken place between security forces and Taliban in parts of Dand-e-Ghor in northern Baghlan province. Reports suggest that Taliban carried out a coordinated attack on a security post in this district late on Monday. Bismillah Atash a member of the Provincial Council of Baghlan said that Taliban were able to seize the Read the full article...

The newly-appointed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has been given a deadline to settle issues over his election which led to the widening rift among the Taliban leadership, it has been reported. The deadline set for Mullah Mansoor is set to expire on Tuesday and has been set by a council of the religious clerics Read the full article...

The United States embassy in Kabul has asked its citizens currently visiting or residing in Afghanistan to consider departing due to security concerns. A statement issued by the embassy on Monday states that reports suggest that militants are planning attacks against locations, vehicles, and individuals with potential American connections. “The U.S. Embassy in Kabul continues Read the full article...