Ariana News: The findings of Kunduz fact-finding commission reveal that circulation of information among senior government officials and delay in action led Taliban to rule Kunduz. A member of the fact-finding commission of Kunduz in an interview with Ariananews says that the presidency and executive office neglect caused the collapse of Kunduz province. Click here to read
The Hindu: Afghanistan on Thursday pressed for operationalising the four-year-old India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Pact (SPA), in which defence cooperation is a major component. Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekamat Karzai said a meeting between the National Security Advisors of the two countries had discussed the ways to enhance defence cooperation, but refused to elaborate details of
Albawaba: More than 50 schools have been closed due to recent clashes between security forces and insurgents in the provincial capital and three nearby districts of southern Helmand province, education officials said on Wednesday. Helmand education director Abdul Matin Jaffar told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview that 51 schools had been closed in
Khaama Press November 19, 2015 Taliban militants have captured Yamgan of Badakhshan province for second time in six months. Militants armed with heavy and light weapons launched a coordinated attack on this district from several angles yesterday and ultimately captured the it. Sakhi Dad Haidari, Deputy Police Chief of Badakhshan said due to bad weather
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — At least five militants and one Afghan army soldier were killed after Taliban attacked government buildings in a district of the southern Kandahar province on Thursday, an official said. “The attack started at around 8:00 a.m. local time (0330 GMT) after one militant set off a car bomb near
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — At least six persons were wounded in a bomb attack inside a police station in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan on Thursday, a provincial source said. “A blast took place inside Baghlan-e-Markazi district police station at around 9:30 in the morning, causing six people wounded,” a security source told
Vice News Video Description – In late September, the Taliban launched an offensive against Kunduz, a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, capturing key buildings. The offensive sparked a fierce battle between the militants and government forces, supported by US airstrikes. After several days of fighting, Afghan troops recaptured the city, and took down the Taliban’s flag
Khaama Press November 18, 2015 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that government is determined to arrest kidnappers of 31 civilians in southern Zabul province. In a meeting with the released hostages in Presidential Palace “ARG” on Wednesday, President Ghani said that terrorists showed their horror when they abducted civilians in Zabul, adding that they
KABUL, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — About 26 Taliban insurgents had been killed during cleanup operations since early Tuesday, the Afghan interior ministry said on Wednesday morning. “In past 24 hours, Afghan National Security Forces carried out cleanup operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Faryab, Kunduz, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Paktika and Helmand provinces. As a result 26 armed insurgents
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — Clashes erupted in Yamgan district of Badakhshan province with Faizabad as its capital 315 km northeast of Kabul on Wednesday and both sides suffered casualties, head of provincial council Abdullah Naji Nazari said. “Taliban militants’ attempts to gain ground and capture Yamgan district on Wednesday morning triggered gun battle