Khaama Press: The optimisms that could turn the year different for the Afghan forces mainly lies with the growing the capabilities of the Afghan Air Force (AAF), both in terms of equipment and manpower. The recent major steps taken by the international allies of Afghanistan, particularly United States and India, has further added to the optimisms regarding
VOA News / January 2, 2016 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban claims it gained control of about 10 percent of Afghanistan during the past year, and says it still holds most of the captured territory. A senior Afghan defense official did not discuss the Taliban claims, but said Saturday that Afghan counter-terrorist squads raided a Taliban-controlled prison
Tolo News: Some reports indicate the Taliban has seized control of several parts of Helmand province. Security forces battling the Taliban on the front line have said that the Taliban has forced residents in Marjah to evacuate their homes and that the group has planted mines on the roads. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the four bombers were looking to carry out a coordinated attack using a truck packed with explosives in Herat province. A statement by MoI said the terrorists were on their way towards Shindand province to execute the attack when the truck packed with explosives went off in Zer-e-Koh
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 2, 2016 Afghan special forces have freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in southern Helmand Province, officials said on January 2. Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said 37 of the captives were soldiers, another seven were policemen, and the rest were civilians. An operation to free the captives
Ariana News: According to a new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the United States has spent more than $1.8 billion for the advancement of the Afghan air force in the years 2012 – 2015. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 1, 2016 A suicide car bomber killed one person and wounded at least 11 others in central Kabul on January 1. Afghan police said the explosion — apparently targetting the Le Jardin restaurant — caused a building to be engulfed in flames. In addition to the bystander killed in the
Press TV / January 1, 2016 At least 14 militants affiliated with the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in airstrikes carried out by Afghanistan’s air force in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The Afghan Defense Ministry said in a Friday statement that the air raids pounded the terrorists’ hideouts in the restive Achin district of Nangarhar.
VOA News / December 31, 2015 Afghanistan has lost most of its air force infrastructure and equipment, including jet fighters and attack helicopters, to several decades of war, including the country’s civil war that broke out in the aftermath of the former Soviet Union’s withdrawal from the country in the late 1980s. At one time,
The Wire: The biggest threats to peace in Afghanistan still continue to emanate from the Pakistani deep state, and not from dysfunctional Arab states. Click here to read more (external link).