Khaama Press: According to a statement released by the Geneva-based aid organization, the five aid workers were kidnapped on 16th February from Ghazni province and were released unharmed on Friday. “The ICRC welcomes their unconditional release and calls for greater respect for its work and staff in Afghanistan,” the statement said. Click here to read more
The News (Nigeria): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said five members of its staff have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province. Ramin Ahmad, Spokesman for ICRC in Afghanistan, said on Thursday in Kabul that the five local employees were taken away on Tuesday. He said that the incident had caused the Red
AOPNEWS | February 8, 2016 Badakhshan: Afghan officials say that 5 Pakistani spies who were pretending to be doctors have been arrested. The provincial police chief said that 2 men and a woman were detained in Kisham district, and a woman and a man were arrested in Baharak district. An Afghan pulic health official said
AOPNEWS | February 3, 2016 Ghazni: Taliban (Mansur faction) announced today that a landmine they had planted hit an Afghan army tank in the Qarabagh district. They reported that the explosion killed two Afghan government soldiers. Khost: A magnetic bomb explosion left one person wounded in the capital today, according to Afghan officials. Kunduz: Local
1TV: An Afghan lawmaker has admitted she praised Taliban attack on a TV station that left seven people dead. Homa Sultani, an MP representing central Ghazni province, wrote on her Facebook profile that she was grateful for the “martyrdom-seeking attack” describing the victims as “filthy” and “bastards”. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: General Aminullah Amarkhil, Ghazni’s police chief told Khaama Press that two of those killed were Taliban commanders. Gen. Amarkhil identified them as Sarhadi and Nazar. He said security agencies are still conducting investigation into the incident but initial reports suggest that they were killed after trying to abuse a girl. Click here to read more
Khaama Press: Police have found the dead bodies of five soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) who went missing on Kabul-Kandahar highway about a week ago. Deputy Police Chief of Ghazni province said the dead bodies were recovered from Dasht-e-Asfandi area and shifted to the civil hospital in Ghazni city this morning. Click here to read more