Новости за 20.03.2019

The Afghan border forces have seized 40 rockets which were imported to eastern Nangarhar province with an aim to use them in terrorist attacks, the military officials said Wednesday. The Commander of the 1st Brigade of Border Forces in the East Gen. Mohammad Ayoub Hussain Khel said the rockets were discovered from a pickup type […]

At least 15 Taliban militants were killed during the operations of the Afghan Special Forces and airstrikes in the past 24 hours. According to informed military sources, Afghan special forces conducted a raid targeting Taliban leadership in Tarang Wa Jaldak district of Zabul province, leaving 1 Taliban fighter dead. The sources further added that Afghan […]

Leading cricketer, Rashid Khan, was on Wednesday announced as UNICEF Afghanistan’s National Ambassador. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in a statement said in his role, 20-year-old Khan will help UNICEF to promote girls’ education, tackle malnutrition, eradicate polio and improve child immunisation rates. “It is an honour to be named as UNICEF […]

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials on Wednesday announced that the presidential elections have been postponed until September. Hawa Alam Nuristani, the Chairperson of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan told in reporters in Kabul that the presidential elections will be organized on 28th of July. Nuristani further added that the district council elections and […]

The Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami and former governor of Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor has warned that all options would be used if the government violates recent agreement regarding Balkh tensions. In a video message released on eve of the Afghan New Year, Noor said they preferred a logical end to the issue and an […]

The Afghan and coalition forces conducted separate operations and airstrikes against ISIS Khurasan militants in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East in a statement said at least two ISIS-K militants were killed in coalition drone strikes in Achin district on Monday. The statement further added […]

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan on Tuesday announced the final parliamentary election results for Ghor, Balkh, Herat, Badghis, Paktika, and Hindus/Sikhs community. Hawa Alam Nuristani, the Independent Election Commission Chief, told reporters Narendra Singh Khalsa has made it to the final list of the elected Parliament Member from Hindus/Sikhs community during last year’s parliamentary […]

At least four Taliban militants were killed during an operation of the Afghan armed forces against the high-profile attack facilitators of the group in Kabul. Informed military sources said Wednesday “In an operation targeting Taliban high-profile attack facilitators in Kabul, Afghan forces killed 4 Taliban fighters and destroyed one vehicle.” The sources did not provide […]

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday met with Roya Rahmani, the Afghan Ambassador to United States. “Had my first meeting w/ #Afghanistan’s Ambassador to US @RoyaRahmani. We had a substantive discussion & talked next steps in the #AfghanPeaceProcess,” Ambassador Khalilzad said in a Twitter post following his meeting with […]