Tolo News: General John Campbell, the outgoing commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S forces in Afghanistan, has said that poor leadership within the ranks of the Afghan security forces is their biggest hurdle and called on the country’s leaders to bring reforms. He said that almost 70 percent of the problems troops are facing are due
Press TV / February 13, 2016 At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks carried out by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan. According to officials, the double attacks targeted a checkpoint outside a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand. Four policemen were killed and seven others were injured.
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A visiting former Afghan governor was kidnapped Friday evening from a market in Islamabad, Pakistani officials say. Police and Afghan embassy sources in the capital told VOA that Sayed Fazlullah Waheedi, who until recently served as governor of eastern Kunar and western Herat provinces of Afghanistan, was visiting
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 12, 2016 The United States has expanded its air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama granted commanders broader authority to target the group there, a U.S. military spokesman said on February 11. IS is a relatively new force in Afghanistan, where the militant group has
By Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 11, 2016 The Afghan government has sent a team of specialists to a northern province to repair electricity pylons blown up as fighting raged between security forces and Taliban insurgents. With the capital, Kabul, already facing blackouts since late January due to the destruction of several other
Video from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Published on Feb 11, 2016 Kabul’s airport hosted Afghanistan’s military airshow on February 11. President Ashraf Ghani joined high-ranking U.S. officers and other defense officials at the event which showcased the country’s new light attack aircraft, the A-29. Related 1TV: President Ghani vows investment on Afghan air force
Tolo News: Officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) in northern Baghlan province said Thursday insurgents have blown up another pylon and destroyed circuits in Baghlan and Kunduz respectively. This time the power from Tajikistan to Kabul has been disrupted. This comes after the recent blast that targeted a pylon in Dand-e-Shahabuddin in Baghlan. Click here to
Khaama Press: According to Khaista Khan Akhtarzada, governor of Gomal District, the clashes erupted when Taliban opposed Daesh (ISIS) commanders who were planning to open offices in the area. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 11, 2016 Afghan police say four officers were killed and seven others wounded when a colleague opened fire on them in the southern province of Kandahar. Provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani said the shootings took place at a checkpoint in the Zhari district late on February 10. He said the
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A senior Pakistani intelligence official admitted on Wednesday that the Islamic State group (IS) is a growing threat in Pakistan, according to media reports. It was the strongest admission by a high-ranking government official of an IS footprint in Pakistan. Officially, Islamabad has consistently denied that IS has