Tolo News: Daesh militants have launched an anti-government radio station called “Voice of the Caliphate” through which they promote themselves and attract new recruits. Nangarhar provincial council members and MPs, along with Jalalabad residents, said on Wednesday that the radio station broadcasts throughout Jalalabad city, the provincial capital, as well as through the districts. Content
Khaama Press December 16, 2015 Saudi Arabia has invited Afghanistan to join its newly formed Islamic military alliance against terrorism. The invitation was given to Minister of Foreign Affairs by Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Kabul Abdulrahman al- Ghaseb on Tuesday. Salahuddin Rabbani told al- Ghaseb that Afghanistan will comprehensively assess the issue and adopt
Khaama Press December 16, 2015 Heavy clashes have erupted between two militant groups in eastern Nangarhar province resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens of insurgents. Spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province told Khaama Press on Wednesday that the sporadic clashes have erupted between Daesh and Taliban in Dago, Sangina, Sulaimankhil, Gratak and
Michael Hughes: For U.S.-supported Afghan government security forces trying to contain an expanding ISIS footprint, American presidential contender Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States probably could not come at a worse time. The Afghan government is still fighting a counterinsurgency, furthermore, and winning hearts and minds away from the
VOA News December 15, 2015 Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday what it called a new Islamic military alliance made up of 34 countries to fight terrorism. The state-run Saudi Press Agency published a statement saying the initiative will include an operations center in Riyadh to coordinate military operations. The statement said terrorism is a “serious violation
VOA News Ken Bredemeier December 15, 2015 The U.S. Defense Department said Tuesday that security in Afghanistan has been deteriorating over recent months. As the United States limits its military engagement, the Taliban has been more successful in launching attacks on Afghan forces. The Pentagon, in a new assessment for U.S. lawmakers, said Afghan casualties
Khaama Press December 15, 2015 The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are attempting to establish a regional base in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province. In an interview with The Associated Press, the commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John Campbell, said
AOPNEWS | December 14, 2015 Donald Trump says that there is a “Muslim problem” in America, and that all Muslims must be tracked. He also says that Muslims were cheering the 9/11 attacks, and even calls for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out
Khaama Press December 13, 2015 Afghan national security forces have rebuffed a coordinated attack by the affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh, on security posts in eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar police spokesperson says a group of armed militants attacked security posts in Pandola
VOA News Noor Zahid, Zabihullah Ghazi December 11, 2015 JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN—Polio vaccinations for tens of thousands of Afghan children are being delayed because health workers are unable to access remote regions controlled by Islamic militants including the Islamic State group. Gula Khan Ayub, a Ministry of Public Health official, said around 100,000 children could not get