Tolo News: Shokriya a 9-year-old girl who was among the Zabul Seven beheaded recently by Daesh militants was on her way to Pakistan with family members when she was abducted last month along with the other victims. According to the child’s devastated father, Ramazan, his daughter’s death has been kept secret from her mother. He said his
Khaama Press | November 12, 2015 The First Vice President of Afghanistan Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum hinted at Pakistan for fueling violence and insurgency in the country. In his statement following a widespread demonstration in capital Kabul after the beheading of women and a child by the alleged Islamic State militants, Gen. Dostum said “It
Tolo News: Local security officials in southern Zabul said on Thursday that the Khak-e-Afghan district has become a Daesh stronghold and that Afghan forces retreated from the area eight years ago. Security sources added that in this time no military operation has ever been launched to retake the district and that Afghan forces have never battled
Khaama Press | November 12, 2015 There are conflicting reports over the death of a senior Taliban commander Mullah Mansour Dadullah. Media reports state that deputy to the dissident Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Rasoul was killed by fighters of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour last night. Mullah Akhtar’s men had captured a Waziristani fighter of Mullah
Ariana News: A number of military analysts in relation to US diplomats visit from Islamabad say that the United States can press Pakistan to wipe out all terrorist centers from its country. Analysts noted that Pakistan is a strategic ally of America and if US wants better relation between Kabul-Islamabad, it must persuade Pakistan to
Khaama Press | November 12, 2015 The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested a Tajikistan national in connection with the affiliates of the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in northeastern Takhar province. A statement released by NDS on Thursday states that Nasratullah “Gainja Youf” S/O Sharifullah a resident of Dushanbe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 12, 2015 A protest leader in Kabul says seven beheaded members of Afghanistan’s Hazara minority are being taken to their hometown in Ghazni Province for burial. Protest organizer Lilia Mohammadi says the bodies of the four men, two women, and a child were being sent from Kabul to Ghazni Province
Tolo News: General John F. Campbell, Commander of NATO-led Resolute Support in Afghanistan, said Wednesday’s protest in Kabul was an opportunity for unity among Afghans and that the country’s problems will be overcome through solidarity. Discussing Wednesday’s massive demonstration over the beheading of seven Zabul residents allegedly by Daesh members, Campbell also extended his condolences to
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan November 11, 2015 KABUL — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has issued a call for unity after violence marred a protest in the capital over the beheadings of seven ethnic Hazaras, possibly by Islamist extremists. The televised appeal came shortly after security forces fired warning shots into the air to drive
VOA News Zabihullah Ghazi November 10, 2015 JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN—What began as an Afghan student protest against dormitory accommodations and meal policies this week turned into a pro-Islamic State demonstration, sparking fears of a spreading insurgency. Students raised IS and Taliban flags at Nangarhar University in eastern Jalalabad city. “By raising these flags of Islamic emirate,