Tolo News: Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor warned Tuesday that the increase in Taliban and Daesh operatives in the north posed serious threats to the safety of the north and called on all political parties in the country to unite against the insurgents. He warned of an ethnic war in the country if government does not
Khaama Press: At least four people were killed during a clash between the irresponsible gunmen of Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish-e-Millie in North of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials in Faryab, the incident took place late on Saturday afternoon in Maimana city, the provincial capital of the province. Provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurish confirmed the
Tolo News: Referring to recent negotiations between the president and Balkh’s acting governor, Jamiat’s leadership council said it supports discussions between Noor and Ghani. In a press release issued on Sunday, Jamiat-e-Islami party reiterated its call for the full enactment of the political agreement by President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah in order to meet
1TV: The acting governor of northern Balkh province and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party has said that he does not believe on decision-making capability of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and it has led him to open direct talks with President Ashraf Ghani. Click here to read more (external link). Related Not counting on Abdullah Abdullah anymore:
Tolo News: Atta Mohammad Noor, executive director of Jamiat-e-Islami party on Thursday said an agreement will be signed between President Ashraf Ghani and Jamiat-e-Islami leaders and based on the agreement, Jamiat leaders will be consulted over major political decisions. The Presidential Palace has confirmed this. Noor said in recent meetings between him and Ghani, they moved
Khaama Press: The provincial governor of northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor has rejected reports of political agreement with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to leave Balkh and assume a key post in the capital. Noor issued a statement after a report emerged on a local newspaper suggesting that the prominent political figure belonging to Jamiat-e-Islami has
Tolo News: Members of Jamiat-e-Islami party on Friday commemorated the 5th anniversary of former head of the High Peace Council (HPC) Burhanuddin Rabbani’s assassination, where they called on Hizb-e-Islami to be honest it its commitments made in the peace deal with Afghan government. Former jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rassuol Sayaf said at the ceremony that he is
By Frud Bezhan September 9, 2016 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Resistance fighter and anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Shah Masud was killed by Al-Qaeda assassins on September 9, 2001, ushering in a chain of events that would place Afghanistan at the center of the global war on terrorism. Two days after his death, Al-Qaeda operatives would carry
Tolo News: Residents in northern province of Faryab Saturday said that the political tumult between Junbesh and Jamiat parties has forced dozens of families to evacuate the area and the Taliban is instead making a new push to exploit the rivalry and gain a foothold in the strategic region. Jamiat-e-Islami party which is led by minister of
Khaama Press: Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has asked the acting provincial governor Ata Mohammad Noor not to spark tensions among Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish-e-Milli parties. Ata Mohammad Noor is a prominent political figure and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami who has reportedly blamed Gen. Dostum among several other prominent political figures for the recent upheavals in