Новости за 24.01.2016

Two grant agreements worth $128 million were signed between the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan and the World Bank, covering two key sectors – Farm Water Management Project and Hydropower Rehabilitation Project. The Ministry of Finance in a statement said $45 million of the funds has been allocated as “additional grant to the ongoing On Read the full article...

A retired Pakistani senator Afrasiab Khattak has slammed Pakistan for allowing the Afghan Taliban to use its soil as a parallel government to Kabul besides the group has stepped up terror attacks across the country including capital Kabul during the recent months. The former Pakistani senator has harshly criticized Pakistan for adopting a dual speak Read the full article...

Pakistan has decided to issue gun licenses to teachers following the deadly attack on a university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that left at least 21 people killed and more than 30 others wounded. Pakistan’s The Express Tribune news agency reports that the massacre at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda has once again sowed the idea Read the full article...

A commander of the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS), locally known as Daesh, has been killed along with five his companions in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday. A statement released by the ministry states that the air strike was conducted on a position Read the full article...

Unidentified gunmen attacked two female police officers in the capital of western Herat province on Sunday. Abdul Rawouf Ahmadi, spokesperson for the police headquarters of Herat said the two policewomen were on their way home in the 3rd sector of the city when unknown gunmen riding on a motorcycle opened fire on them. According to Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested two terrorists before planting landmines in southern Kandahar province. According to a statement released by NDS, the terrorists were rounded up red handed with three landmines and bomb-making devices. They are identified as Abdul Wali S/O Peer Mohammad, a resident of Helmand’s Marja Read the full article...

Indian intelligence has warned that terrorist groups could be preparing teens to carry out suicide attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the celebration of the Independence Day which is January 26, the Times of India reports. According to the Times of India, the Special Protection Group (SPG) that protects the PM is in a Read the full article...

Taliban militants have set a pre-condition for restarting peace talks with Afghan government. A senior member the group has told Reuters news agency that Taliban want to be removed from a U.N. blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil war. The unnamed Taliban member has further said that the group Read the full article...

16 loyalists of the terrorist group of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that is locally known by its Arabic name Daesh have been killed in newest air strikes in eastern Nangarhar province. Officials say two air strikes were conducted on Daesh positions in Abdulkhil and Bandar areas of Achin District leaving six Read the full article...

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Iraq has reportedly executed three of it’s commanders hailing from Afghanistan. According to the local media reports, the three men were executed after they escaped from the city of Mosul, 405 km north of Baghdad. The execution comes almost a month after the terror Read the full article...