VOA News Ayaz Gul December 18, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday in Afghanistan that the U.S. military possessed information suggesting that Islamic State was seeking an opportunity to establish bases in Nangarhar province. “We are seeing little nests of ISIL spring up around the world, including here in Afghanistan. … But I will
Khaama Press December 18, 2015 A prominent jihadi leader and former member of the Afghan parliament on Friday slammed Taliban and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group for defaming Islam. This is not the first Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf has taken a hard stance against the militant groups, specifically the Taliban
Khaama Press December 14, 2015 Abdul Ali Mohammadi who was suspended from his post as legal adviser to the presidential palace over the controversial scandal of Smart City project says President was forced to suspend him. Mohammadi who was summoned to the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament on Monday said after the termination
Khaama Press December 12, 2015 The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament urges insight into the resignation of Rahmatullah Nabil from the National Directorate of Security (NDS). MP Abdul Rahim Ayoubi says it has to be clarified whether Nabil resigned based on President’s decision, his own decision Pakistan’s demand. Talking to the session on
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani strongly rejected rumors on Friday that the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Rahmatullah Nabil was sacked at Pakistan’s request. Instead, Ghani said his resignation was routine. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani appointed the deputy head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Massoud Andarabi, as acting chief of the spy agency following the surprise resignation of Rahmatullah Nabil on Thursday afternoon. At an emergency meeting Thursday evening, which was attended by Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah among others, Ghani said Andarabi
Khaama Press December 10, 2015 The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rejected the remarks by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for calling the residents of Waziristan tribal regions ‘Pakistanis’. The office of the Former President issued a statement following President Ghani’s remarks he delivered during the Heart of Asia summit in Islamabad, the capital city
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 10, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s spy chief resigned over policy disagreements with President Ashraf Ghani, according to a copy of the resignation letter sent to the media on Thursday. The head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah Nabil, said that “unfortunately a lack of agreement on policy matters and restrictions
Khaama Press December 9, 2015 The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief Rahmatullah Nabil issued an unusual statement slamming Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his remarks delivered during the Heart of Asia summit where he said the enemy of Afghanistan is Pakistan’s enemy. The message was posted on official Facebook page
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 8, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Representatives of Asian and other countries have gathered in Pakistan before a regional ministerial conference on Afghanistan. Pakistan is hosting Wednesday’s annual meeting of the so-called “Heart of Asia Process,” which will be jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Members and supporting countries as well