Press TV | November 10, 2015 Afghans have held a major demonstration in the southeastern province of Ghazni, protesting against a recent beheading of Shia Muslims by militants in the violence-wracked country, Press TV reports. On Tuesday, large crowds of protesters poured onto the streets of the provincial city of Ghazni to voice their outrage against
Khaama Press | November 10, 2015 The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency says it has freed eight more hostages of the group of 31 kidnapped by gunmen in February. A statement released by NDS states that the release of five men, two women and a young boy was secured on Tuesday.
Tolo News: As the fighting season of the Taliban is coming to an end, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) assured on Tuesday that the security situation of the country will be improved within a month. Coherent and effective plans have been drafted to maintain law-and-order, especially in restive areas, the ministry added. Click here to
Air Force Times: Airmen and F-16s with the 421st Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have arrived in Afghanistan to make sure the Taliban have nowhere to hide, day or night. Known as the “Black Widows,” the squadron traces its heritage to World War II. In June 1944, it received the P-61 “Black Widow,”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is expected to unveil a long-awaited plan this week outlining how it would close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite fierce resistance in Congress to President Barack Obama’s push to shutter the facility, officials say. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Ayaz Gul November 09, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has condemned the beheading of a group of civilians by Islamic State militants in a southern region, scene of recent deadly clashes between rival Taliban factions. Local police in Zabul province reported Sunday that IS fighters brutally murdered seven people, including three women, in
KABUL, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Clashes have claimed 14 lives in conflict-ridden Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. In the latest armed confrontation, three Taliban militants were killed in Dand-e-Shahabudin district of the northern Baghlan province since Sunday, police said. “The security forces launched cleanup operation in Dand-e-Shahabudin district on Sunday
Press TV / November 08, 2015 Around 80 militants have been killed and 30 others injured in fierce clashes between two rival Taliban groups in the troubled southern Afghanistan, security sources say. Ghulam Jilani Farahi, the deputy police chief for the southern Zabul Province said on Sunday that the skirmish took place between fighters loyal
Khaama Press | November 08, 2015 The United States embassy in Kabul says that the Department of Defense official misspoke in referring to the Taliban as a “partner” in a Wednesday evening news briefing. “They most certainly are not. Our position has not changed. The United States continues to support an Afghan-led political process by
Tolo News: October was the deadliest month in Afghanistan as the insecurity occurrences saw a sharp increase compared to first nine months of 2015 – when the combat mission of international forces formally ended in the country. Click here to read more (external link).