Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 9, 2016 The American University of Afghanistan is expected to reopen on August 9, days after being closed in the wake of the kidnapping of two teachers. The two faculty members — one Australian and one American — were abducted at gunpoint from a road near the university in Kabul on August
Press TV August 8, 2016 Alarms were set off in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday following a gunfire which aimed to celebrate a cricket match. Officials said Monday that the sound of gunfire appeared to be in celebration of a cricket match in Kabul, saying embassies in the diplomatic quarter of the city sounded their
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Afghanistan on Monday claimed to have made major successes against the Taliban and Islamic State, saying national security forces have killed hundreds of fighters, including key leaders linked to both groups. Major General Mohammad Habib Hesari, Director General of Military Operations, told a news conference in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 8, 2016 An American and an Australian have been abducted in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Officials said on August 8 that the two were taken from their car by gunmen wearing military uniforms on a main road near the American University of Afghanistan late on August 7. They are believed
KABUL, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Afghan security forces have obviously intensified military pressure against anti-government militants as up to 39 armed insurgents affiliated to Taliban, Islamic State (IS) and other armed groups were killed elsewhere in the conflict-hit country over the past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. In the latest military crackdown, 11 Taliban fighters
Press TV August 6, 2016 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says progress and security of Afghanistan are among the Islamic Republic’s core policies. In a meeting with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif added that the Iranian and Afghan people enjoy cordial relations. “Afghanistan is a friend neighbor
Press TV August 6, 2016 At least five Afghan police officers have been killed in an explosion that hit the Khak Jabar district in the southeastern part of Kabul Province. Among the victims of the late Friday incident was commander of the Public Order Police Forces (POPF) General Abdul Satar Hashemi, said the provincial governor’s
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty By Bruce Pannier and Mustafa Sarwar August 6, 2016 Qishloq Ovozi has paid a good deal of attention to what is happening south of Central Asia, in Afghanistan. But most of these reports deal with unrest in the border area and the security problems militants in northern Afghanistan could pose to Central Asian countries.
Tolo News: The flow of foreign tourists into Afghanistan has dropped dramatically this year amid security threats and insurgency, said Noor Mohammad Hassankhail, head of the Afghan tourism board. Rising violence and ongoing security threats have had a negative impact on the economy in terms of tourism, particularly regarding the vast array of historical sites and monuments
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 5, 2016 Afghan officials say at least 10 people have been killed in two explosions in the eastern province of Paktia. Naqib Ahmad Atal, spokesman for the governor of Paktia Province, said five members of one family died when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on August 5. Atal said