Новости за 24.05.2016

The US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said one roadblock to peace in Afghanistan has been eliminated with the removal of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor from the battlefield. “Protecting American forces wherever they are in the world will always be one of my top priorities as Secretary of Defense,” the US Defense Secretary said in a Read the full article...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani issued a new decree following the conclusion of a review commission to study the route for the 500kV transmission line. The presidential decree states that a 220kW double circuit power line will be transmitted from from Doshi to the central provinces to transmit 300 megawatt of electricity that would be enough Read the full article...

The Presidential Palace announced Tuesday that there is no specific timeframe for the conclusion of peace deal with Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Deputy presidential spokesman Syed Zafar Hashemi told reporters that peace process is always complicated and it would be a mistake to confirm a timeframe regarding the peace agreement. Hashemi further added that Read the full article...

The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province of Afghanistan Ata Mohammad Noor has said the killing of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor may lead to more fighting and suicide attacks in coming weeks. In an interview with Reuters, Noor said “Fighting may well pick up in some parts of the country after the Read the full article...

The government of India is mulling to deliver more helicopters to Afghanistan in a bid to help boost the airpower of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces. The Office of the President in a statement said the issue was discussed during a meeting between President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read the full article...

The supreme leader of the Taliban group Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was frequently using Karachi airport to travel to other countries with reports suggesting he travelled abroad through Jinnah International airport for at least 18 times. However, a local news channel in Pakistan has reported that Mullah Mansoor travelled to Dubai 9 times using the airport Read the full article...

The Afghan government confirmed that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US air strike in a remote border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mansour assumed the leadership of the militant organization in July 2015 soon after the whistleblowers revealed that the Taliban’s spiritual leader, Mullah Omar, had actually died two Read the full article...

At least four civilians were killed and five others were wounded in an explosion in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, local officials said. The incident took place around 7 am local time in the vicinity of Shahwali Kot district targeting a vehicle of the civilians. Provincial governor’s spokesman Samim Khpolwak said a passenger mini van Read the full article...

The Taliban shadow governor for southern Helmand province has been killed in airstrike in the restive Marjah district, local security officials said. The airstrike was carried out late on Sunday night targeting the Mullah Manan and his fighters in the vicinity of Marjah district. Provincial security chief Gen. Agha Noor Kentoz said Muallah Manan was Read the full article...

The US Ambassador to Pakistan was summoned in the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan for an airstrike that targeted the Taliban Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. “The Ambassador of the United States Mr. David Hale was called in today by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Syed Tariq Fatemi, to express concern over Read the full article...

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has said the death of its leader will not have any affect on the group’s insurgency. The group issued a statement following the confirmation of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s death in a US airstrike in Pakistan. The statement said the campaign by the Taliban militants is not for a single Read the full article...