VOA News Ayaz Gul July 27, 2016 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—Afghanistan has alleged for the first time that the former leader of an outlawed Pakistani militant group, who is wanted in the United States and India, is overseeing attacks by Islamic State fighters in the war-torn country. During a meeting between Afghan and Pakistani military officials in Kabul Tuesday, Afghan officials
Tolo News: The U.S Army has confirmed that about 800 soldiers from an aviation unit are deploying to Afghanistan this summer. The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas will deploy on a regular rotation, according to a news release issued on Tuesday. According to Lt. Col. Kimeisha McCullum, a division
VOA News Masood Farivar July 26, 2016 Tensions are rising in Afghanistan after a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State killed more than 80 members of a minority Shiite group, and IS’s top commander for the country threatened more violence to punish Afghan Shi’ites for fighting alongside the Syrian regime. The suicide attack Saturday,
Press TV July 26, 2016 At least 120 members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have been killed in an Afghan army offensive in the northern province of Nangarhar. The offensive comes against the backdrop of the July 23 deadly bombings in the capital Kabul, where at least 80 people were killed. Daesh claimed the
KABUL, July 25 (Xinhua) — About 53 militants were killed after Afghan army, police and intelligence agency personnel launched wide-scale operations within the past 24 hours, said a statement of the Defense Ministry on Monday. A total of 16 militants were also wounded and three others were detained by the joint forces during the raids
VOA News Lisa Schlein July 25, 2016 GENEVA—A new report finds a record number of civilians in Afghanistan have been killed or maimed in the first half of this year. The report issued by the U.N. Human Rights Office and U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan finds children account for nearly one-third of the more than
KABUL, July 24 (Xinhua) — Some 53 militants have been killed within the last 24 hours amid military operations across Afghanistan, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducted military and cleanup operations in Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Samangan, Jawzjan and Kunduz provinces over the past
1TV: President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that the state to state relations with Pakistan are bigger problem for Afghanistan than existence of terror groups such as Taliban and Al Qaeda. In an interview with Geo News, Ashraf Ghani said that there are sanctuaries and Taliban offices in Quetta “they are openly recruiting, financed and logistic supplies
Press TV July 24, 2016 Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning after a Daesh-claimed bomb attack left 80 dead during a demonstration in the capital, Kabul. People held funeral processions on Sunday for those killed at the Deh Mazang Square during a peaceful demonstration by Shia Hazaras against a controversial power line project. The Daesh
Press TV July 23, 2016 Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says at least 80 people were killed and 231 others wounded in two bomb blasts in the capital Kabul. The blasts were carried out at the Deh Mazang Square, where thousands of Shia Hazara demonstrators had gathered from early morning in protest against a controversial power line project. The Daesh Takfiri terrorists