Новости за 15.03.2016

An impressive rap video encourages recruitment to the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces, a clip which emerges amid concerns regarding the growing rate of desertions among the Afghan national security forces. Flags of various regiments of the Afghan forces, modern equipments, including heavy armours, snipers and state of the art weapons are included the footage Read the full article...

The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Nicholas Haysom has said survival will be an achievement for the Government of National Unity for 2016 amid deteriorating security, economic and political situation in the country. Briefing the United Nations Security Council earlier this evening, Mr. Haysom said “Survival does not mean inaction, or treading water; it Read the full article...

The US Presidential contender Donald Trump has said Saddam Hussein was ‘very good’ at killing terrorists, reiterating his opposition to the US invasion in Iraq in 2003. Trump was speaking in Ohio ahead of hte primary elections in states in a private hangar at the city’s airfield where he was introduced to the crowd of Read the full article...

The Afghan Air Force flew more than 20,000 missions last year as the Afghan national security forces went through a significantly challenging year after assuming the full security responsibilities from the coalition forces. Hailing the Afghan forces for improving their capabilities, the NATO Secretary General said the Afghan security forces are ‘showing great courage and Read the full article...

Three Afghans have been drowned in river while crossing into Macedonia from Greece, Macedonian authorities said on Monday. According to the country’s Interior Ministry, dead bodies of the drowned refugees were found near the town of Gavgelija. A spokesperson for the ministry said the three drowned were a pregnant woman, her teenage sister, and one Read the full article...

Praises are showing on the Afghan national cricket team following their consecutive wins in ICC World Twenty20 in India which elevated them to the Super 10s of the tournament. The former Indian cricketer, Virender Sehwag, who is well known as an aggressive right-handed opening batsmen, has said the Afghan team can upset any big team Read the full article...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), one of the largest donors to Kabul, has vowed to assist Afghanistan in key infrastructure projects. The promise was made during a meeting between Minister of Finance and a delegation of ADB led by the banks Director General for Central and West Asia Department. Eklil Hakimi and Sean M. O’Sullivan Read the full article...

At least 15 anti-government armed militants were killed and 24 others were wounded in the latest counter-terrorism operations, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. Acccording to an operational update by MoD, the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan army, Afghan police and other security institutions who were supported by the Afghan Air Force. At least Read the full article...

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived to Afghanistan together with the Chairman of the Military Committee, General Petr Pavel to meet with the Afghan officials. Stoltenberg appeared in a press conference with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and said “Together, we assessed the security situation, reviewed the government’s reform efforts, and discussed NATO’s continuing support Read the full article...

Police have arrested two drug dealers during separate raids in Behsood district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Colonel Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesperson for the police headquarters said both smugglers were arrested from Samarkhil area. While talking to reporters in Jalalabad, Col. Mashriqiwal added that Najibullah was arrested with 60 kilograms of hashish Read the full article...

The construction work of Bamyan Cultural Centre will begin in the near future, almost 13 months after an Argentina-based team was selected for the design of the cultural centre. Provincial governor Mohammad Tahir Zahir said the construction will begin in the next Afghan calendar year which will be implemented in two phases. The first phase Read the full article...

The Ministry of Public Health launched anti-polio drive across the country on Tuesday. According to a statement released by the ministry, 9 million kids who are under five years of age would be given the drops. The campaign normally takes three days but in some provinces it would continue for four days based on the Read the full article...

The district police chief for Duab district of the restive Nuristan province was killed in militants ambush earlier today, local officials said. Acting provincial governor for Nuristan province Hafiz Abdul Qayum confirmed the report and said the district police chief was killed in an ambush in eastern Laghman province. He said Enayatullah was on his Read the full article...

Heavy clashes continue in Khanshin district of southern Helmand province amid reports the control of the district has fallen to the control of the Taliban militants. A security official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the Taliban militants have overrun some security posts which were providing security to the district administrative compound. The Read the full article...

Secret meetings among the senior Afghan Taliban leaders and Pakistani officials have reportedly been organized amid efforts to revive the stalled Afghan peace talks. The meetings were reportedly organized in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan more than two weeks ago as the members of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group were expecting direct talks between the Read the full article...

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested four militants in northern Kundoz province. A statement released by NDS on Tuesday states that two of the four militants arrested were supplying weapons to Taliban and another is a Tajikistan national who is member of the Islamic Movement. The press release identifies the Read the full article...

A senior American general has proposed resuming offensive strikes against the Taliban, exposing a rift between the military and senior administration officials over the U.S. role in the war in Afghanistan, according to military officials, The Washington Post reports. Senior Pentagon officials complained that Gen. John F. Campbell, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan until Read the full article...

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) has accused senior government officials and foreign embassies as well as the international organizations for interfering in the election affairs. “It’s seems that some important individuals within the government, international organizations and foreign embassies illegally interfere in internal affairs of the Commission and pretenses as electoral reforms,” IEC Read the full article...

Security forces have arrested 11 suspects for having connections with armed militant groups in western Herat province. A statement released by the government media and information center of Herat states that the suspects have been rounded up during different raids from the jurisdiction of Shindand district. The statement adds that three Taliban militants were also Read the full article...

The Government of Japan has decided to provide $1.5 million grant for a project which will contribute to the improvement of country’s main north- south road corridor transport route. The relevant documents for the “Preparatory Facility of Salang Tunnel Project” have exchanged between Mr. YASUNARI MORINO, Charge d’affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan Read the full article...