Новости за 15.02.2017

Pakistan has summoned a top Afghan diplomat over a deadly attack in Lahore city of Pakistan which left at least 13 people dead. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan in a statement said “Foreign Office calls in Afghan DHM, registers concern over terrorist attacks on Pakistan by Jumaat-ul-Ahrar from sanctuaries in Afghanistan.” The statement Read the full article...

The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said terrorism is a common enemy of both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nawaz made the remarks during a telephone conversation with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. According to a statement by Prime Minister House of Pakistan “Afghan President Ashraf Ghani telephoned Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and expressed condolences over Read the full article...

The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates who sustained injuries in an explosion in Kandahar province has died. According to reports, Juma Al-Kaabi succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment. UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced his death via Twitter on Wednesday. According to the local media repots, Al Kaabi had returned to the UAE to Read the full article...

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, NATO mission in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support mission, NATO defense ministerial The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is firmly committed to its Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan. Stoltenberg was speaking during a pre-ministerial press conference ahead of the two-day NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels. In Read the full article...

A fire incident has been reported in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan amid reports suggesting that the fire has swept through the central prison. The incident has taken place in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of northern Balkh province. Provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Qaderi confirmed the incident and said the fire swept through the Read the full article...

The anti-government armed militants have abducted at least 52 militants in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the incident took place earlier today in Darzab district. It is yet not if the militants were abducted by the Taliban insurgents or militants belonging to any other insurgent group. Both the Taliban Read the full article...

At least 38 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the newly-launched Shaheen-25 military operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday. The Nangarhar police however said at least 22 militants were killed in the past 24 hours in Haska Mina and Read the full article...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri should apologize for his remarks calling the reporters crazy, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan said Wednesday. The organization, Nai, said Gen. Waziri made the remarks during a televised program on a private TV channel in Kabul. It said Gen. Waziri has insulted the reporters Read the full article...

A large cache of ammunition, rockets, and explosives was discovered and seized in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Provincial police spokesman Gen. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal said the cache was discovered during an operation in Behsud district. He said the cache included 15 rounds of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 250 rounds of various types of Read the full article...

The half-brother of North Korea’s leader was killed in Kuala Lumpur airport as he was on his way to China, it has been reported. The intelligence officials of South Korea have said Kim Jong-num, the half-brother of Kim Jong-un, was apparently poisoned before he leaves Malaysia. The officials have further added that Kim was poisoned Read the full article...

A Kenyan couple who spent only $1 in their wedding received a lavish treatment from their well-wishers who spent around $35,000 in a ceremony organized on the eve of Valentine’s day. According to the local media reports, the newly-wed couple became an internet sensation, attracting the attention of hundreds of thousands of people who gathered Read the full article...

The Afghan government approved three contracts worth 1.5 billion AFN during a meeting which was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the contracts were approved during the National Procurement Commission (NPC) meeting. The contracts include construction of a road in Zaranj city of western Nimroz province having Read the full article...