Mohammad Habibzada VOA News December 17, 2016 Grateful residents of eastern Afghanistan whose villages were freed from control by Islamic State militants have begun enlisting for service with the Afghan National Security Forces and provincial police, local authorities say. Afghan joint forces drove IS extremists out of the Pachir Agam district in Nangarhar province about
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 17, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials say gunmen have shot dead six government workers, including five women in southern Kandahar province. The early morning attack occurred when unknown assailants ambushed and sprayed with bullets a minivan transporting the female Kandahar airport security staff to work. The deadly attack also left the
Reuters: Afghan authorities are appealing to local elders in the remote eastern province of Nuristan to help prevent militants loyal to Islamic State from expanding into new territory. The initiative comes as fighters and their families, scattered in recent months by U.S. and Afghan air strikes and special forces ground operations, seek new safe havens.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Gun battle between government forces and Taliban has left nine insurgents dead and injured seven others on Saturday, army spokesman in the restive province Mohammad Hanif Rezai said. “Taliban rebels attacked some security checkpoints in Andar district early Saturday triggering gun battle during which nine armed enemies have been
VOA News November 30, 2016 NANGARHAR/WASHINGTON — Officials in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarar province say the Islamic State group is trying to imprint a lasting legacy on children in the region through an increasing network of religious seminaries and schools. Authorities say IS runs at least 25 seminaries in four districts of the province where children are
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Afghan security forces in crackdown against militants have killed eight fighters affiliated with the hardliner Islamic State (IS) group in the eastern Nangarhar province over the past two days, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said Tuesday. The operation, according to the official, has covered parts of Pachiragam district
Tolo News: Parliament Members (MPs) in their Saturday session discussed the issue of Daesh and Abdul Zahir Qadir, first deputy of the house, said the group is entering the country under the guise of refugees. “Daesh has a plan to send in every district 200 families under the name of refugees,” he said. Meanwhile, a number
VOA News November 25, 2016 Afghan officials say at least five people were killed and 27 others wounded in a series of explosions Friday in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Local officials told VOA the explosions were from improvised explosive devices. They said two police officers and some children were among the casualties in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 22, 2016 An international rights group has urged the Afghan government to develop a “security plan” to better protect the minority Shi’a community during high-profile public events. Human Rights Watch (HRW) made the call in a statement on November 21, a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 30
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 21, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide bombing of a Shi’ite mosque in the Afghan capital that killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 80 others. The bomber entered the crowded Baqir ul Olum Mosque in Kabul during a religious ceremony and detonated the