VOA News May 2, 2016 Afghanistan’s president is expected to soon sign the execution orders for prisoners who have been convicted on terrorism-related charges. Ashraf Ghani promised to expedite the execution process for insurgents sentenced to death, following the April 19 explosion in Kabul that killed 64 people and wounded an additional 300. The president’s
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 3, 2016 The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed jerseys from his soccer hero Lionel Messi has been forced to leave Afghanistan because of constant telephone threats. Relatives of Murtaza Ahmadi, who attracted international media coverage after being photographed wearing a homemade Argentinian soccer jersey with
Tolo News: On the fifth anniversary of the attack on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan, which resulted in the al-Qaeda leader’s death, a number of MPs on Monday criticized western countries, especially the U.S of recklessly supporting terror donors. MPs said the U.S knows that terrorists are being funded in Pakistan but that Washington continues to
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 2 (Xinhua) — Military operations for reopening key road linking Kandahar province to Uruzgan in south Afghanistan have been continuing over the past week as 45 Taliban militants including a shadowy provincial governor and a few local commanders have been killed since Sunday, police said Monday. “Taliban shadowy governor for Kandahar province
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) — Eight Taliban militants lost their lives as a mine they wanted to plant on a road in Badakhshan province with Faizabad as its capital 315 km northeast of Kabul Saturday night went off prematurely, a senior police officer Shir Aziz Kamawal said Sunday. “The Taliban rebels were planting mine
Press TV April 29, 2016 At least six people have been killed in a drone strike carried out by US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, Press TV reports. The aerial attack was conducted in the Dih Bala district of the province, which is located 120 kilometers (74 miles) east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, late
Khaama Press: A former prominent Mujahideen leader Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf has called on militant groups to end slavery for the outsiders, reiterating his hard stance against the insurgent groups in the country. Sayyaf was speaking during a gathering to commemorate the 24th anniversary of Mujahideen’s victory against the former Soviet-backed regime. Click here to read more
HERAT, Afghanistan, April 28 (Xinhua) — Unknown armed men gunned down a provincial prosecutor and injured his son in the western Herat province, 640 km west of Kabul on Thursday, provincial police spokesman Abdul Rauf Ahmadi said. “Unidentified armed men opened fire on prosecutor Samihudin Raheen next to his residence at around 04:00 p.m. local
Tolo News: Nangarhar local officials said on Thursday a foreign woman was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at about 5am local time on Thursday in Jalalabad. According to officials the kidnapping took place when unknown gunmen entered DACAAR, a consortium of Danish NGOs, and kidnapped the woman. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: Two key Taliban group militants were arrested as they were escaping from Dahana-e-Ghori district in northern Baghlan province, disguised as a married couple. According to the local security officials, the two Taliban militants were identified as Mawlavi Jumadin and Qari Juma Khan. Click here to read more (external link).