Khaama Press November 27, 2015 At least five Afghan refugees who were killed during the Syrian war have been buried in Iran, it has been reported. The refugees were between 19 to 21-year-old and were part of Fatemyun division comprised of Afghan refugees and has been formed by Iran to fight in support of the
Khaama Press November 26, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has assigned a delegation of high level government officials to launch an investigation regarding the alleged support the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loyalists receive from the government. A statement by ARG Presidential Palace said the delegation was assigned after deputy house speaker Mohammad Zahi
RT: Russia will continue the free delivery of weapons to Afghanistan’s military as it is concerned by the growing influence of Islamic State and its plans to merge with the Taliban, Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko has said. Moscow will continue to closely observe the current situation in Afghanistan and will not ignore the recent
Tolo News: A number of provincial officials in northern Baghlan said on Tuesday that a Daesh footprint has emerged in the province. They claim the extremist group has started recruiting members in Borka district in Baghlan which has sparked concerns among residents. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press November 24, 2015 Around 200 university students are affiliated with the anti-government armed militant groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province, it has been reported. Other militant groups the students are affiliated with includes the Taliban group and Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
Tolo News: A mystical music concert was held at the French embassy in Kabul on Monday evening in memory of those killed in last week’s Paris attacks. Organized by the Afghanistan Institute of Strategic Studies (AISS) the concert was a way to show France that Afghanistan understood it’s pain. Click here to read more (external
Khaama Press November 23, 2015 The Ministry of Interior (MoI) dismissed lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir’s claims regarding the presence of leaders of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIs) terrorist group in capital Kabul. A statement by MoI said it strongly rejects remarks by a lawmaker regarding the presence of ISIS leaders in Kabul and
Press TV November 22, 2015 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for the return of waterboarding, a near-drowning torture technique used by the CIA at its “black sites” overseas. The billionaire businessman said Sunday the practice was “peanuts” compared to what Daesh (ISIL) terrorists are doing. “I would bring it back. I think waterboarding
Lamis Andoni: Once again, the West is using heart-wrenching scenes of loss and sorrow to win support for its misguided war on terror. It is all deja vu; a repeat of the post-9/11 scenario that led to the bombing of Afghanistan in 2001 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Both interventions wreaked havoc and
Press TV November 21, 2015 An Afghan official says more than 24,000 families have fled their homes in the country’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar amid the atrocities being perpetrated by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group. “The total number of the displaced families was around 20,000, but now this figure has risen to more than