Новости за 28.05.2016

A suicide bomber belonging to the Haqqani terrorist network was shot dead by the Afghan intelligence operatives in capital Kabul. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the would-be suicide bomber was shot dead before he manage to reach to his target. NDS said the man was wearing a suicide bombing vest but there are Read the full article...

A prominent political figure and former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf has warned that Pakistan will be added to the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism if it does not refrain from wrongdoings. Sayyaf was apparently pointing towards Pakistan’s support to the anti-government armed militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, joining the Afghan officials to Read the full article...

At least 6 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were martyred in fight against terrorism in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. According to an operational update by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the soldiers were martyred while conducting counter-terrorism operations against the internal and external terrorists. “The Afghan Read the full article...

The US Embassy in Kabul has issued a security alert warning its citizens regarding militants planning attacks in the city. “The U.S. Embassy in Kabul continues to receive reports of militants planning unspecified attacks in Kabul City and elsewhere in Afghanistan against locations and individuals with potential American connections,” the alert by the embassy states. Read the full article...

The Jamiat-e-Islami party criticized the unity government for remaining short to fulfill commitments and execute the agreement of the government of national unity. The leader of Jamiat-e-Islami party Salahuddin Rabbani said the government has not been able fulfill commitments, specifically to organize the constitutional Loya Jirga as per the agreement reached for the formation of Read the full article...

The administrative director of Kunduz police has been kidnapped by the anti-government armed militants in north of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the administrative director of Kunduz police, was abducted as he was travelling on Kunduz-Takhar highway. The officials further added that a policeman was also killed as the Taliban insurgents abducted the Read the full article...

At least five militants were killed in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, the defense authorities said Saturday. The airstrike was carried out in the restive Ghaziabad district targeting a hideout of the militants. The Ministry of defense said five militants were killed and their hideout was destroyed while another terrorist was arrested Read the full article...

The Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties during the clearance operations in southern parts of the country, the 205th Atal Corps of the Afghan National Army said. According to a statement by 205th Atal Corps, at least 52 militants were killed and 29 others were wounded during the operations. The statement further added that the Read the full article...

At least 2 Taliban group leaders were killed in an airstrike in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, local officials said. The airstrike was carried out in Suzma Qala district of Sar-e-Pul targeting a gathering of the Taliban insurgents. Provincial governor’s spokesman Zabiullah Amani said the Taliban insurgents had gathered to organize a funeral for the Read the full article...

The local officials in eastern Nangarhar province have said drone strikes have played a role in suppressing the activities of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Achin district. The district administrative chief Ghalib Mujahid has said the group has received major blows in this district during the recent Read the full article...

The British defense officials are mulling to send more troops to Afghanistan amid deteriorating security situation in the country. According to reports, UK may deploy more than 100 soldiers to Afghanistan besides extending the training mission of the available forces in the country by at least a year. The decision for the extension of the Read the full article...