Press TV: The CIA wasted numerous opportunities to kill Osama bin Laden before September 11, 2001, because the former al-Qaeda chief was essentially working for the US government, says Dr. Kevin Barrett, an American academic who has been studying the events of 9/11 since late 2003. Dr. Barrett, a founding member of the Scientific Panel for the
Khaama Press: The Afghan intelligence operatives thwarted a coordinated suicide car bombing plot in the provincial capital of southern Kandahar province. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said four groups of militants comprised of 26 insurgents were detained by the intelligence operatives in connection to the attack plot. A statement by NDS said the groups were looking
Khaama Press: Gen. Salangi was speaking during his farewell ceremony in the Ministry of Interior (MoI) compound, a day after President Ghani nominated General Abdul Rahman Rahman to replace him as Senior Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs. He reiterated his stance towards ISI’s interference in Afghanistan by taking to his official Twitter account which he
Khaama Press: Five Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a clash and bomb blast near North Waziristan near Afghan border.According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Pakistani army’s media wing, four soldiers including an officer were killed in a clash with armed men in Shawal area of North Waziristan on Saturday.“Today ground forces surrounded a group
The Mirror: The jihadis were in a training session on the manufacture and use of explosives at a madrasa – a religious seminary – in the village of Mastofi in Ghazni province. An explosion ripped through a bomb making lesson at a Taliban base, killing seven militants.The jihadis were in a training session on the manufacture
Tolo News: Daesh fighters in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province are allegedly training local children to become terrorists. A number of children have said that Daesh militants were encouraging them to go to their training centers. Most areas of Achin district have now been cleared of Daesh insurgents but reports have emerged that they are allegedly training
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 26, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Security forces in Pakistan have rescued an influential former top Afghan official two weeks after he was kidnapped by unknown men in Islamabad. Former governor of the western Afghan province of Herat, Fazlullah Wahidi, was rescued from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border province in a late night security operation,
Khaama Press: The Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar officials have said they will consider an invitation to the proposed peace talks likely to take place in the first week of March. A senior leader of the party based in Pakistan has said they have not received any formal invitation for the direct talks so far, a
VOA News / February 24, 2016 Akmal Dawi After more than a year of political wrangling with allies in Afghanistan’s national unity government, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani this week announced the composition of a new seven-member High Peace Council (HPC), and again called on the Taliban and other insurgent groups to stop fighting and choose
Khaama Press: The Minister of Interior Noor-ul-Haq Ulomi has reportedly been appointed Afghanistan’s ambassador to Netherlands by the Presidential Palace. According to the sources privy of the development, Taj Mohammad Jahid has been appointed as the new Minister of Interior to replace Mr. Ulomi. Meanwhile, Farid Hamidi has been appointed as the new Attorney General of Afghanistan. Click here