Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 30, 2016 The UN mission in Afghanistan has condemned the killing of at least 15 civilians in what it says was an unmanned U.S. drone strike in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on September 30 called upon the Afghan government and international military
Sputnik: MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Daesh terrorist group maintains greater interest in Central Asia than in Afghanistan, but it has little capabilities to reach the region at the moment, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said. Click here to read more (external link). Other Security News ISIS use civilians as shield, dress in female attire to
Press TV September 28, 2016 A US drone strike has killed at least 21 people in the eastern Nangarhar province, with Afghan sources saying that more than a dozen of them were civilians. Esmatullah Shinwari, a Nangarhar lawmaker, told the Associated Press that a crowd had gathered at the tribal leader’s house in the Achin
Diagnoses of violent extremism are diligently wielded against Muslims but not against leaders or policies that indiscriminately kill civilians Middle East Eye (Belen Fernandez): Following the recent explosions in New York City and New Jersey – one of which injured 29 people and the other of which injured none – President Barack Obama offered a typical
Press TV September 15, 2016 Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai has censured new authorities for giving the US military greater freedom in the fight against Taliban, saying the attitude could dent Afghan sovereignty. Karzai made the remarks in an interview on Thursday, expressing objection to the policies of the administration of current President Ashraf Ghani
Press TV September 14, 2016 Suspected militants have killed at least five people, including a former warlord, in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, local Afghan authorities say. According to Jawed Basharat, the spokesman for the provincial police chief, the Wednesday ambush targeted Samar, known by a single name, who served as a commander during the 1980s struggle
Khaama Press: An explosion rocked Kabul city earlier today after a magnetic bomb planted in a police vehicle went off in Deh Mazang area of the city. Security officials confirmed the incident and said one person was wounded in the blast but the eyewitnesses in the area said one person was killed and another one was
Press TV September 12, 2016 Unidentified gunmen have stormed a hospital in south Afghanistan, killing a security soldier before being shot to death during an exchange of fire. According to Afghan officials, the incident occurred on Monday when two assailants entered the hospital in the country’s southern provincial city of Kandahar, starting a gun battle
Noor Zahid VOA News September 10, 2016 WASHINGTON — Militants are increasingly targeting young professionals, schools, and educated members of society in Afghanistan and neighboring Pashtun areas in Pakistan. Experts say the tactic is aimed at increasing the number of uneducated youth – a prime demographic targeted by militant group recruiters. Hundreds of educated Afghans have
Nike Ching VOA News September 6, 2016 STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms” the latest series of deadly attacks in Kabul that killed and wounded dozens of security personnel and civilians, and it sought to reassure Afghanistan that it would work with Kabul for “a more secure, stable and