Новости за 08.10.2015

The Russian intelligence estimates some 3,500 militants loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are operating in Afghanistan. Speaking to a security conference in Moscow, a senior Russian diplomat, has said militants from Russia are also trained by ISIS instructors in Afghanistan. Zamir Kabulov, President Putin’s special representative for Afghanistan, Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national football team was defeated 1-0 in their fourth match in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match this evening. Singapore’s Khairul Amri managed to hit the goal during the 72nd minute of the game by glancing in a corner kick from the left swinged by Faris Ramli. Afghanistan is playing in the Group E Read the full article...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is expecting to receive a report regarding the fighting season in Afghanistan at the end of this month. The United States Ambassador to NATO, Douglas Lute, told reporters in Brussels that NATO is expecting to take a decision in the coming weeks regarding the alliance’s posture in Afghanistan next year. Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has foiled a terrorist attack on the Ministry of Defense. A statement released by NDS on Thursday states that a group of five terrorists had planned to carry out a coordinated attack on the ministry, but their plan was thwarted. The statement further states that Read the full article...

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed the alliance’s support to Afghanistan amid deteriorating security situation in the country. In a doorstep statement ahead of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Stoltenberg, said “We will assess the situation in Afghanistan and also the need for the NATO presence based on military advice. We will assess Read the full article...

Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs says that religious scholars are not involved in terrorist activities. Dai-ul-haq Abid said on Thursday that mosques related to the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs are being administered. The Deputy Minister while talking to reporters in Kabul pointed to al-Qaeda and Daesh and said that religious scholars have Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested two terrorists belonging to Haqqani Terrorist Network before exploding a car bomb in capital Kabul. A statement issued by NDS late Wednesday stated that there were 250 kilograms of explosive materials in the vehicle the terrorists planned to blast. Due to the complicated Read the full article...

Afghanistan National Football Team to play against Singapore for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2018 which will be held in Russia. The match is scheduled to begin at 8 pm –Singapore local time — (5.30 pm IST, 1 pm BST) but the current haze in the host country might cause problems in front of the contest. Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed four new provincial governors, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) announced on Thursday. The four new governors were recommended by IDLG and approved by Presidential Palace. A statement released by IDLG states that Mohammad Yaseen Zia has been appointed as the governor for Takhar, Zahir Wahdat for Sar-e-Pul, Read the full article...

Afghanistan’s First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum in his visit to Russia called on the country’s officials for support in fight against terrorism which was welcomed by a number of Russian officials including the country’s defense minister Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu. While talking to Radio Azadi by telephone, Dostum’s spokesman Sultan Faizy said that Russia is evaluating Read the full article...

President Barack Obama has apologized to the leader of Doctors Without Borders over US airstrike in northern Kundoz province of Afghanistan that left several of the organization’s staffers and patients left dead. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said: “based on what the president has learned,” he thought it was best to “own up to Read the full article...