Frontline: “We here in Afghanistan, we see all the fighters. We learn from them,” says the 17-year-old Afghan boy, holding a gun and swaying back-and-forth. He doesn’t make eye contact as he speaks. “God willing, we want to be like them.” His name is Naimatullah, and he says he has been trained to carry out
Khaama Press November 18, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that government is determined to arrest kidnappers of 31 civilians in southern Zabul province. In a meeting with the released hostages in Presidential Palace “ARG” on Wednesday, President Ghani said that terrorists showed their horror when they abducted civilians in Zabul, adding that they
Ariana News: During a special operation on Monday night, Afghan security forces have detained about 27 students from Nangarhar university who were involved in staging a protest last Sunday in which terror group’s flags were raised and anti-government slogs were chanted. On 10th of November, a large number of university students in eastern Nangarhar province
Press TV November 16, 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin says financing for the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group comes from dozens of countries, including some G20 member states. Speaking at a Press briefing after the G20 summit of world leaders in the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on Monday, Putin said that the Daesh terrorists have
Tolo News: Mohammad Yousaf on Sunday spoke out about the horrors he endured at the hands of Daesh militants after being held hostage by them for nine months. Yousaf was one of the five freed last week after having been kidnapped along with 31 other bus passengers in February in southern Zabul province. Looking gaunt
Tolo News: Five of the 31 Zabul bus passengers kidnapped in February arrived in Kabul on Saturday and said it had been the Taliban who freed them from Daesh insurgents. According to one freed hostage, clashes erupted between Taliban and Daesh early this week. Taliban allegedly seized the area from Daesh and then released them,
AOPNEWS | November 14, 2015 The rivalry between DAESH (ISIS) and the Taliban have recently intensified, not just on the battle field, but on the internet as well. The Taliban faction loyal to Mullah Mansoor posted on its website Friday that DAESH is being used by the Americans “to create [a] split among Sunnis and
DW: Conflicting reports have emerged from Afghanistan about the death of Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, the leader of a Taliban splinter group. Experts believe the Taliban infighting could eventually strengthen IS in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | November 13, 2015 Afghan singer Mozhdah Jamalzadah angered her fans this week after she posted posted an announcement about the release of her new song on her Facebook page. Fans were disappointed and angered because most of the nation has been mourning the death of 7 Hazara civilians; four men, two women, and
Press TV | November 12, 2015 Hundreds of people have rallied across Afghanistan, protesting nationwide insecurity a day after thousands marched in the country’s capital outraged at the beheading of seven members of the mostly Shia Hazara community. On Wednesday, an estimated crowd of 10,000 marched on the presidential palace in Kabul reacting to the discovery