AOPNEWS | January 27, 2016 Helmand – Afghan officials say that Taliban militants gunned down 4 de-miners in Gerishk district. Nangarhar – Seven members of DAESH were arrested by provincial police after raids were made in Achin, Kot and Rodat districts. Also, officials said that a drone attack by the US military killed 5 militants,
Press TV / January 24, 2016 At least 16 people have lost their lives when US-led foreign forces carried out separate drone strikes in Afghanistan’s embattled eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said two aerial assaults struck Abdulkhel and Bandar areas of Achin district in the province, which is located 120 kilometers (74
1TV: Afghanistan will be the burying ground of Islamic State group, President Ashraf Ghani said during World Economic Forum on Friday. “We are a people of resilience and we will overcome,” Ghani said. “Afghanistan will be the burying ground of Daesh (IS) and the rest of them (terrorists).” He cited a proverb saying: “Revenge is sweetest when
Khaama Press: Spokesperson for the police headquarters of Nangarhar said in a statement on Wednesday that the four recruiters were arrested during a special raid in Buland Ghar area of Behsood District. They are identified as Abdul Jalil alias Omar, Saif-ul-Islam, Zahidullah AKA Taiba, all residents of Behsood District, and Nasir who is a resident of Kama
Press TV / January 20, 2016 At least three people have lost their lives in a US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial assault targeted a vehicle as it was traveling in the Achin district of the province, which is located 120 kilometers
Khaama Press: According to the court hearing, the man was found guilty based on evidences presented to the court despite the suspect had earlier confessed to his crime. However, the convict denied his role in the murder case and said he confessed after he was forced while he was in the custody of the security forces.
VOA News / January 17, 2016 Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people and wounded 14. A spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial government said the bomber detonated his device Sunday morning in Jalalabad at the residential compound of Obaiduallah Shinwari, a prominent member of Nangarhar’s provincial council. Shinwari
Press TV / January 16, 2016 Afghan authorities say at least eleven people have lost their lives in a new US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial attack took place Friday in the Achin district of the province, which is
Tolo News: Scores of armed men related to Zahir Qadir, the Deputy Speaker of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), on Saturday joined public uprising groups in eastern Nangarhar province. Security officials in eastern Nangarhar province said that the armed men will cooperate with Afghan security forces in the fight against militants in Nazian and Achin districts
VOA News / January 15, 2016 Officials in Afghanistan say they could not confirm the death of a top commander of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. On Thursday, the Afghan officials had said a U.S. drone strike killed Islamic State’s top commander in the area along with at least 11 other insurgents. But Achin