Новости за 13.12.2015

Following Afghanistan’s historic ODI and T20 series wins against Zimbabwe back in the month of October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has added the Afghan match among 6 games to look forward to at the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016. The match is scheduled to be played against Zimbabwe on 12th March in Nagpur India Read the full article...

The Afghan government slammed the Pakistani defense minister for delivering irresponsible remarks regarding the safety of trans-Afghan gas pipeline, calling it in contrast to non-interference commitments by the country’s leaders. The statement by ARG Presidential Palace was issued earlier afternoon following Khwajah Asif’s remarks regarding the safety of the trans-Afghan gas pipeline where he said Read the full article...

The Afghan National Army (ANA) cadets comprised the majority of the Foreign Gentlemen Cadets (FGCs) during the 137th graduation ceremony of the Indian Military Academy. Held in Dehradun city of India, 31 Afghan army cadets participated in the graduation ceremony along with 19 cadets from other countries. The 50 Foreign Gentlemen Cadets (FGCs) were part Read the full article...

15 suspects have been rounded up during separate raids of security forces in eastern Nangarhar province. Officials say three suspects have identified themselves as Pakistani nationals while the others, which include a woman and two children, have said they are Tajik and Uzbek nationals. Spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar province says the three suspects Read the full article...

The construction work of the muti-billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project has finally kicked off. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimohamedov, Indian Vice President Muhammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Nawaz Sharif attended the opening ceremony on Sunday. The four leaders hailed TAPI key to the economic growth of the Read the full article...

The death toll of today’s explosion in a marketplace in Pakistan has reached to 15 while 47 other people have been reportedly wounded. The blast took place when a huge crowd of people was busy buying used or second-hand winter clothes in Parachinar area of Kurram Agency. Soon after the blast security forces and rescue Read the full article...

Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the government will leave Kabul on a state visit for Beijing today. CEO Abdullah will be accompanied by a high-level government delegation during this visit. He will hold talks with Chinese officials on key subjects to include the peace and reconciliation process of government with Taliban and Read the full article...

Afghan national security forces have rebuffed a coordinated attack by the affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh, on security posts in eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar police spokesperson says a group of armed militants attacked security posts in Pandola and Girdi areas of Achin Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani once again has criticized some regional countries for not wanting peace and stability in the region. While talking to the International Neutrality Conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, President Ghani said that instead of cooperation, some regional countries export terrorism. During his speech on Saturday, President Ghani hailed the role of Turkmenistan for Read the full article...