Новости за 20.05.2016

A security guard of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was killed and a staff member of the UN mission was wounded in a shooting incident in Kabul. “The United Nations in Afghanistan confirms that a security guard at one of its compounds in Kabul was killed today in a shooting incident,” the Read the full article...

The foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday agreed to sustain the alliance’s mission in Afghanistan beyond 2016. “Foreign Ministers from the nations participating in Resolute Support agreed today (20 May 2016) to sustain the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan beyond 2016 in a sign of strong commitment to the stability of Read the full article...

Reports have emerged regarding the prediction of EgyptAir flight crash in the sea by an air hostess who was among the scores of people killed in the tragic incident. According to the reports, the 27-year-old air hostess, Samar Ezz Eldin, had predicted the crash 18 months before the incident. Miss Eldin reportedly posted pictures in Read the full article...

A commander of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has killed his 11 fighters in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said the incident took place late on Thursday night in Achin district. He said the ISSI commander has been identified as Zamin Jan and Read the full article...

The US Secretary of State John Kerry has said 9,800 American troops will remain in Afghanistan through most of this year. “Tomorrow we will discuss Afghanistan. And we’re going to review the progress of the Resolute Support mission and the need to continue our financial assistance for Afghan Security Forces and the imperative of planning Read the full article...

The residence of a prominent former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf once again came under rocket in Kabul this morning. Sources close to Sayyaf said at least two rockets were fired in the early hours of Friday morning which landed in the vicinity close to his house. There are no reports regarding the casualties Read the full article...

At least eleven members of a single family were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan, local officials said Friday. The incident took place late on Thursday evening in Baghlan-e-Markazi district after their vehicle struck an Improvised Explosive Device. The district police chief Mohibullah Kohistani said five children, two women Read the full article...

The Russian helicopters company officials have said they are prepared to establish a service center in Afghanistan to provide repair and other technical services to the Afghan Air Force. The Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Helicopters Alexander Mikheev has said the company is also prepared to assist the Afghan Air Force in training the Read the full article...

The Kabul University launched Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with the support of United States Agency for International Development. The Vice Chancellor of Kabul University, Professor Raihana Popal, announced the new advanced degree program at Kabul University that will develop and support the careers of business professionals. “United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Read the full article...