Noor's Office Rejects Claims Of Involvement In Mohmand's Arrest

Following claims against the Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor over the arrest of Mohammad Asif Mohmand, a member of Balkh provincial council, Noor's office rejected the claims and said Mohmand was arrested by security forces after an order was issued by the Attorney General's Office in the province. Hours...

Mass Graves Discovered In Mirza Olang Following Massacre

Three massive graves containing dozens of bodies have been found in Mirza Olang valley in northern Sar-e-Pul province following a coordinated attack by militants in the area last week. that according to residents, the majority of those buried in these graves were civilians and some of them members of...

Envoy Calls For Olive Branch To Pakistan

Further close cooperation must be ensured between Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to overcome common challenges, including terrorism, facing the two nations, said Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing Pakistan's 70th Independence Day ceremony at Pakistani embassy in Kabul...

Mirza Olang Recaptured By Security Forces

Local officials in Sar-e-Pul province on Monday night confirmed that security forces have entered the Mirza Olang Valley and cleared it of insurgents. According to officials, so far around 40 insurgents have been killed, but the number may increase as troops advance forward. "The latest figures of...

Ghani appoints new minister-designate for the Ministry of Interior

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed a new minister-designate for the Ministry of Interior as efforts are underway to introduce new faces and youths in the cabinet. A presidential decree has been released by the Office of the President confirming the introduction of Wais Barmak as the new minister...

Hezb-e-Islami reacts at deadly attack on a mosque by ex-commander loyalists in Takhar

Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar reacted at a deadly attack by the loyalists of a former commander of the party on a mosque in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan. The party in a statement condemned the attack and urged the government institutions to share the findings of their probe...

Karzai reacts at alleged civilian deaths in US airstrike

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacted at the alleged civilian deaths in an airstrike of the US forces in Afghanistan. The Office of the former President in a statement said the former President expresses his grief and concerns regarding the civilian deaths including women and children in...

Saudi Regime Attempted to Host Taliban Liaison Office

 Saudi Arabia tried to host a liaison office for the Taliban while it now accuses Qatar of doing the same, a former fighter has revealed. Speaking to the Middle East Eye, Abdullah Anas also said he is bewildered by claims from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia that Qatar supports extremism...

Afghan and US security advisers hold talk on military and civil cooperation

The Afghanistan's national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar discussed bilateral military and civil cooperation between Kabul and Washington during a video teleconference. The Office of the National Security Council in a statement said the two sides had in-depth discussions regarding the security...

US Airstrikes Kill 16 more Civilians in Afghanistan

 At least 16 Afghan civilians, including children, have been killed in bombings by US warplanes in the country's eastern Nangarhar Province. Hajji Saz Wali, the governor of Haska Meena District in the southern part of Nangarhar Province, said the victims included women and children, with eight...

Failure In Afghanistan Means Strengthening Terrorists In West

NATO has to win the war against the insurgents in Afghanistan, the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan (RS) said on Saturday at a gathering in Kabul held to mark the sacrifices of by Afghan and foreign soldiers. The commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, said...

Saudi Regime to Executes 14 Shiite Muslims after Unfair Trial: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that 14 Shiite Muslims are at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia after a supreme court upheld their death sentences in mid-July following an "unfair trial" over protest-related charges. In a Thursday report, HRW cited the families of the 14 men as saying that...

Mirza Olang Waiting For Military Action Six Days After Massacre

Despite six days having passed since the massacre in Mirza Olang valley of Sayyad district of northern Sar-e-Pul province, the security forces have not yet launched military operations to clear the area of insurgents. The residents of Mirza Olang were blaming the local police and public unrest forces...

Abdullah Stresses Need to Rid Security Agencies of Corruption

Corruption in security and defense agencies is shocking but the Afghan government has a firm will to weed out the scourge, said Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. He was addressing the three-day joint conference between the Attorney General's Office and the defense and interior ministries. The...

Iran Slams Massacre of Shiites in Afghanistan, Urges Unity in War on Terror

Iran has condemned an attack that left dozens of Shiite Muslims dead in a remote Shia village in northern Afghanistan while calling for concerted efforts to combat terrorism. Over 50 civilians, including women and children, were massacred during an attack on Mirza Olang village in the northern Sar-e...

Ghani, Nicholson Vow to Defeat Terrorists in Afghanistan

General John Nicholson, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday said winning the war in Afghanistan was crucial for the future of humanity as Afghan security forces continue to fight the insurgents in different fronts across the country. He reaffirmed Washington's enduring...

235 civilians rescued from Taliban and ISIS captivity in North of Afghanistan+Photos

At least two hundred and thirty five civilians were rescued from the Taliban and ISIS captivity in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, days after the militants brutally massacred dozens of people in this province. The provincial government in a statement said the civilians including women and...

Ghani vows revenge for the massacre of scores of civilians in Sar-e-Pul

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly reacted at the massacre of scores of civilians by the militants in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, vowing that the security forces will soon avenge the brutal murder of the ordinary people. Speaking during a conference in Kabul, President Ghani said...

Noor slams security institutions amid reports over 50 massacred in North of Afghanistan

The provincial governor of the northern Balkh province and chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party has slammed the security institutions amid reports that more than 50 people were brutally massacred by the anti-government armed militant groups in northern Afghanistan. In a statement posted in the aftermath...

Mirza Olang Village Victims' Families Ask For Justice

Families who fled their homes in Mirza Olan village in Saydad district and moved to the center of Sar-e-Pul province on Monday urged government for justice against their attackers. The villagers said attackers who were holding white and black flags opened fire on civilians in Mirza Olan. Fatima, the...

Massoud Accuses Govt of Ethnic Polarization, Power Monopoly

Ahmad Wali Massoud, chairman of National Agenda Process on Monday accused Afghanistan's National Unity Government (NUG) of deliberate attempts to sow the seeds of division among the ethnic groups, of dictatorship and of monopolizing political power. He warned such moves by the government could lead...

Abdullah informs regarding CIA chief's visit to Afghanistan

The Chief Executive of the Government of National Unity Abdullah Abdullah informed regarding the visit of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief to Afghanistan. Speaking the meeting of the Council of Ministers meeting in Kabul, Abdullah said the head of CIA visited Afghanistan last...

India supports Afghanistan in hatching anti-Pakistan conspiracies, Asif claims

Pakistan's newly-appointed minister of foreign affairs Khwajah Mohammad Asif has claimed that India supports Afghanistan in hatching anti-Pakistan conspiracies, a rhetoric approach which has been adopted by the Pakistani officials amid deteriorating ties between Kabul and Islamabad. Speaking during...

40 Civilians Massacred In Sar-e-Pul

At least 40 civilians have been killed following the collapse of Mirza Olang village of Sar-e-Pul province, said provincial governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat. Reports indicate that some of the villagers were beheaded while some others were shot dead. Dozens more civilians were taken hostage by the militants,...

Baghlan-Kunduz Highway, One Of The Most Unsafe Routes: Officials

The Baghlan-Kunduz highway is one of the most insecure routes in the Afghanistan, the Commander of 8th regiment of public order police Abdul Bashir Rashid admitted on Saturday. "Baghlan-Kunduz highway is one of the most insecure and extensive operations need to be conducted to ensure the safety of travelers,"...

Dostum and Ahadi warns government regarding deteriorating situation

The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum met with the leader of the New National Front of Afghanistan Anwar ul Haq Ahadi in Turkey. The Office of the First Vice President in a statement said the two sides discussed the ongoing situation in the country, including the latest political and...

Thousands Pay Tribute to Herat Mosque Victims

Thousands of residents and religious scholars attended the funeral ceremony of victims of the Herat mosque attack on Wednesday and called for justice. Many said that the deadly attack on Tuesday night had been planned by enemies of Afghanistan who were trying to sow the seeds of division among Afghans. Twenty...

Ulema Scholars Slam Herat Mosque Attack, Say It Was Un-Islamic

Prominent religious scholars on Wednesday condemned Tuesday night's suicide bombing on a mosque in western Herat province that killed at least 29 worshipers and injured dozens more. They said that Islam teaches the lesson of peace and security and no one can justify terror attacks on mosques or on...

e-NIC Rollout To Be Launched In A Month

Humayoun Muhtat, the chairman of Electronic Identify Cards (e-NIC) on Wednesday said his administration is determined to start the rollout of e-NIC in a month. He said that e-NIC so far has managed to open at least five registration centers in some parts of Kabul and soon five more centers would be established....

UN, NATO Condemn Attack on Iraqi Embassy in Kabul

Office of The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide attack by the Daesh militant group on the embassy of Iraq in Kabul that left two Afghan civilians dead. "The attack, which occurred in a residential area of central Kabul, lasted around five hours and involved...