Press TV December 22, 2015 Taliban militants have taken control of a district in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, local residents say. Local residents and witnesses told PressTV correspondent that Taliban militants overran Gulistan district on Tuesday, and captured several government buildings as well as security outposts there. More than 15 Afghan security forces have reportedly been
Sputnik: Afghan intelligence services have thwarted a terrorist attack coinciding with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit this week, government sources told Indian media on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 22, 2015 Britain has sent military personnel to the southern Afghan province of Helmand following reports the district of Sangin had largely fallen to the Taliban. Helmand’s governor said on December 21 that Afghan police were holding out against Taliban fighters who had surrounded their compound and the district governor’s
Khaama Press: The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is expecting to receive four light attack aircraft from United States in the month of January next year, it has been reported. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News December 22, 2015 The U.N.’s envoy to Afghanistan told the Security Council on Monday there has been an “overall deterioration” in security in the country, hours after a Taliban suicide bomber killed six U.S. troops in an attack on a NATO patrol. Nicholas Haysom said Afghan troops are “stretched to capacity” and need
Khaama Press: Police have arrested five people accused of firing rockets on Kabul city on Monday night. Ministry of Interior says the suspects were arrested from the jurisdiction of 8th Police District from where the rockets were reportedly fired. Taliban claimed responsibility for firing the rockets. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 21, 2015 Police and eyewitnesses say three rockets hit an area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, that houses many foreign embassies and government buildings late on December 21. Initial reports said one rocket had landed near Masood Square close to the entrance to the U.S. Embassy, another hit the nearby
AOPNEWS | December 21, 2015 Local Afghan media is reporting that a series of explosions have occurred in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul. Pajhwok Afghan News is reporting that back to back explosions were heard in the Deh Afghanan locality at around 9 pm local time. Meanwhile Khaama Press is reporting that rockets were fired from
Tolo News: The spokesmen for the ministries of defense and interior held a joint press conference on Monday afternoon on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Helmand province. According to the Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri, Sangin district in Helmand has not fallen to the Taliban – despite earlier reports by local officials that it had.
Khaama Press: An Afghan lawmaker managed to escape Taliban captivity nine hours after he was kidnapped in one of the relatively volatile provinces of Afghanistan close to capital Kabul. Nasrullah Sadeqizada Neli representing central Daikundi province in the Afghan parliament was abducted from the restive Maidan Wardak province. Click here to read more (external link).