Новости за 20.01.2016

As the security situation is rapidly deteriorating across the country including capital Kabul, the US Department of State has issued a security alert to its citizens in the Afghan capital regarding a likely attack to target a hotel or guesthouse. “The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has received reports that as of mid-January 2016, militants were Read the full article...

A relatively heavy explosion rocked Kabul city earlier this evening leaving at least seven civilians dead and twenty five others wounded. Kabul police chief Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi confirmed that the suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of the Kaboora Production – a media group, leaving seven people dead and around 25 others wounded. Deputy interior minister Gen. Ayub Read the full article...

120 engineers from six northern provinces completed a course to enhance their drawing and designing skills for infrastructure projects on Wednesday. The engineers are now able to read and use building codes in all infrastructure areas. Their deepened knowledge will improve the execution of various infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. The German government provided technical and Read the full article...

A policeman has snatched weapons of two colleagues after poisoning them in a security post in eastern Nooristan province. Hafiz Abdul Qayoum, Governor of Nooristan province said the incident has taken place in Want Waigal District. It is yet unknown if the escaped policeman had links with militants or not but security agencies have been Read the full article...

Following investigation into two security incidents in Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has sacked some high ranking police officers for negligence in their duties. MoI says the decision was taken to remove police chief of 12th district for failing to prevent attack on a girls’ school in Arzan Qimat area. Besides damages, watchman Read the full article...

By Ban Ki-moon Violent extremism is a direct assault on the United Nations Charter and a grave threat to international peace and security. Terrorist groups such as Daesh, Boko Haram and others have brazenly kidnapped young girls, systematically denied women’s rights, destroyed cultural institutions, warped the peaceful values of religions, and brutally murdered thousands of Read the full article...

Five fanatics of the the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which is also known by its Arabic name Daesh have been killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province. Colonel Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesperson for the police headquarters of Nangarhar says the terrorists were targeted in Deh Sarak area of Achin District around Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has left Kabul for Davos-Klosters, Switzerland to take part in the annual meeting of World Economic Forum from 20 to 23 January, a meeting that brings together some 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals, and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world. “Pres.@AshrafGhani left #Kabul this morning Read the full article...

A group of gunmen have stormed a university near Peshawar city, capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province around 09:30 am (local time) on Wednesday. The gunmen took students and instructors as hostages in Bacha Khan University located in Charsadda area and engaged in gunbattle with security forces. Several explosions were heard from inside the university where Read the full article...

India’s new ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra who is succeeding Amar Sinha has arrived in Kabul. “My first morning in Kabul as the new Indian Ambassador! Salaam and Namaste to Afghanistan and everyone. It’s an honour and a privilege.” stated a twitter post on the official twitter account of Ambassador Vohra on Wednesday. Manpreet Vohra Read the full article...

Three Mi-25 gunship helicopters supplied by India will officially join the Afghan Air Force today, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. The gunships were delivered late in the month of December last year and ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kabul. According to MoD, the gunships were undergoing through assembly process after Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a phone to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani stressed on the diplomatic relations between the two countries and solving issues through dialogues. President Ghani also praised the removal of sanctions on Tehran and hoped that the new step would deliver good messages to the region. The United States lifted a Read the full article...