Новости за 23.11.2015

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) dismissed lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir’s claims regarding the presence of leaders of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIs) terrorist group in capital Kabul. A statement by MoI said it strongly rejects remarks by a lawmaker regarding the presence of ISIS leaders in Kabul and the support they receive from Read the full article...

Sher Mohammad Abbas Stankezai who was until recently the acting head of Taliban’s political office in Qatar will stay as head of the office. According to Pakistan’s The Express Tribune News, a Taliban news source, the appointment was made by Taliban’s Supreme Leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. Abdul Salam Hanafi has been appointed as deputy Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national cricket team set a target of 390 runs with their extraordinary performance in their second innings of the ICC Intercontinental Cup on Monday. Mohammad Shahzad’s 116 together with 112 runs scored by Hashmatullah Shahidi and 127 runs by Asghar Stanikzai helped the Afghan team to overcome the poor performance of the batting Read the full article...

The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Afghanistan and Pakistan should work “strenuously” to meet the trade target of USD 5 billion by 2018. Insisting on the existence of a great scope for increasing bilateral trade, Sharif pledged Pakistan’s all possible support to Afghanistan and accomplish all infrastructure development and energy sector projects to Read the full article...

Government of Afghanistan has been concerned over the activities of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in the country. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah told the Council of Ministers on Monday that Hizb-ut-Tahrir has been functioning in academic environments, societies and among youths. He said Hizb-ut-Tahrir is the civil branch of terrorist networks that convince people for terrorist activities Read the full article...

Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the Parliament says that the security situation in the country worsened after security agreements were signed. Abdul Rawouf Ibrahimi said during Monday’s session that Afghanistan signed several security accords one-after-the-other with America, NATO, Italy, Britain and Germany expecting that the security situation would get better but it has turned Read the full article...

Haji Zahir Qadir, first deputy of the Lower House of Parliament or Wolesi Jirga has claimed that commanders and those leading Daesh live in Kabul. “I swear to god that officials and commanders of Daesh live in Kabul. They go to our security institutions and embassies.” MP Zahir Qadir told lawmakers during Monday’s session. MP Read the full article...

Shukria Barakzai who is currently a member of the Lower House of Parliament or Wolesi Jirga and women’s rights activist has been appointed as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Norway. Reports suggest that Barakzai’s appointment procedures have been completed inside the country and her documents have been forwarded to Norwegian government for remaining processing. Well known in Read the full article...

A Pakistani father has beaten his 11-month-old daughter to death after not finding soap in bathroom. Imran, 35, is currently behind the bars after police arrested him from Surjani Tow of Karachi. In the initial investigation, Imran rejected killing his daughter Mahnoor and blamed his wife for it. “My wife is a psychiatric patient and Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Presidential Palace on Sunday. The two sides talked on different issues including the war on terror, strengthening Afghan National Security and Defense forces and improving cooperation between the United States and Afghanistan on the situation of the region and world. President Read the full article...