Новости за 21.06.2016

A commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces was critically wounded in an explosion in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan. The provincial criminal investigation department chief Gen. Abdul Samad Zalmai said the incident took place in Charikar city earlier today. He said the incident took place near the provincial government’s office in Charikar city Read the full article...

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has claimed that snatching passengers from the highways is not an act of kidnapping. The Taliban group spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid issued a statement following the kidnapping of scores of passengers in Helmand province. In his statement, Mujahid said the Taliban fighters took passengers from at least 3 buses with Read the full article...

At least 18 militants were killed in an airstrike in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday. The airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Garziwan district targeting the militants, MoD said, adding that 8 more militants were critically wounded in the raid. The Ministry of Defense also added Read the full article...

A British man has been arrested for attempting to murder the US Presidential candidate Donald Trump, it has been reported. The 20-year-old Michael Steven Sandford tried to grab a police officer’s gun at a rally in Las Vegas and has confessed that he was attempting to murder Donald Trump. He appeared before a judge in Read the full article...

The Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has reportedly issued new impossible-to-meet demands to sign a peace agreement with the Afghan government. An official privy to the development has told The Associated Press that the new demands include cancellation of pacts with the United States, a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops and that Read the full article...

The Taliban militants have kidnapped scores of passengers from the restive in Helmand in southern Afghanistan. The incident took place in Greshk district earlier today after the Taliban militants stopped a number of vehicles including a bus carrying passengers. The passengers have been taken to an unknown location and the exact number of hostages yet Read the full article...

The Pakistani foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has said the Afghan government should offer Taliban something they cannot gain in battlefield in a bid to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan. Sartaj further added “We can only bring the Taliban on the table using our influence, but ultimately Afghanistan has to talk with them. They Read the full article...