Top Haqqani terrorist network leaders killed in Ghazni airstrike

Two senior leaders of the notorious Haqqani terrorist network were killed in an airstrike in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the two senior leaders were among at least six militants killed in the airstrike on Friday. According to a statement by MoI,...

57 Insurgents Incl Daesh Killed in Afghan Forces Operations

At least 57 insurgents, including Daesh militants, have been killed in the past 24 hours across the country in Afghan security forces joint operations, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. According to the statement among the 57 insurgents killed, 18 were Daesh militants. During the operation...

Senior Taliban leader arrested in North of Afghanistan

A senior Taliban leader has been arrested by the Afghan security forces in northern Samangan province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the detained Taliban leader has been identified as Mullah Esmatullah who is also famous as Jalali. According to...

Afghanistan strongly reacts at Pakistani violations along Durand Line

The Afghan government has strongly condemned the growing work by the Pakistani authorities along the Durand Line, calling it a unilateral move. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesman Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni told reporters in Kabul today that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)...

President Ghani arrives in Indonesia, key agreements expected to be inked

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, by concluding his official trip to Australia. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said Kabul and Jakarta are expected to ink key agreements in the presence of President Ghani and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo. According...

Ghani And Aussie PM Sign $240m USD Development Agreement

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged ongoing support for Afghanistan and signed a 320 million Australian dollar ($240 million USD) development agreement with President Ashraf Ghani in Canberra. Ghani is on a three-day visit to the country as part of his three nation Asia-Pacific...

Ghani reacts at Russia bombing saying combined efforts must to defeat terrorism

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in reaction to St Petersburg bombing in Russia has said combined efforts are must to defeat terrorism. Condemning the bombing in strongest terms, President Ghani said the Afghan nation can feel the pain of the incident more than anyone else since the Afghan people have...

Russia supports Taliban�s call for withdrawal of all foreign forces

Russia has endorsed the Taliban militants group's call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan, it has been reported. The endorsement was reportedly made by Russia's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov during an interview. "Of course it's justified" for the Taliban...

NATO in Afghanistan to prevent it from becoming terrorism safe haven: Stoltenberg

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the presence of the alliance in Afghanistan is to the prevent the country from becoming the international terrorism safe haven. Stoltenberg made the remarks during a press conference following the NATO foreign ministerial in Brussels. In response...

NATO�s work in Afghanistan remains critical: US Secretary of State

The US Secretary of State Rex Tiller has said the work of the alliance in Afghanistan remains critical as he insists continued support to the Afghan forces to enable them fight terrorist groups and prevent the country from becoming the safe haven of the terrorist groups. "NATO's work in Afghanistan...

Nargis Nehan Takes Over As Acting Minister Of Mines

Nargis Nehan was on Saturday officially introduced as acting minister for mines and petroleum and will soon be introduced to MPs for a vote of confidence. Nehan was introduced as the acting minister by Second Vice President Sarwar Danish at a press conference on Saturday. "Soon she will be introduced...

Over 70 rockets fired on Kunar from Pakistan in past 24 hours

The restive eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan once again witnessed artillery shelling from the other side of the Durand Line as dozens of shells landed in its two districts in the past twenty four hours. According to the local officials, the artillery shelling took place on Sarkano and Khas Kunar...

6 people working at US Embassy in Afghanistan fired over drugs

At least six people working at the Embassy of the United States of America have been fired over drugs, it has been reported. The individuals were reportedly fired for using or possessing drugs after a thorough investigation was conducted. A State Department official has told The Associated Press that...

Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in US airstrike in East of Afghanistan

The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy casualties in an airstrike conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment said the US forces targeted the Taliban insurgents in Khogyani district late on Wednesday night. Zakir famous as Adal, the shadow...

Govt Under Fire For Failing To Fill Cabinet Positions

Lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Wednesday blasted government over its failure to appoint ministers to key positions. They argued that government's reluctance to nominate new ministers is in violation of the law and an insult to MPs. According to parliament's administrative...

State Support of Terrorism Threatens Global Peace: Abdullah Abdullah

CEO Abdullah Abdullah has said that the political, financial and military support by certain countries to terrorist groups poses serious threats to regional and international peace and security. He said that Afghanistan's counter-terrorism campaign provides a better opportunity to neighboring nations...

Ghani Introduces Nehan as Mines and Petroleum Minister

President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the appointment of Nargis Nehan as the minister of mines and petroleum. "In line with provisions of paragraph 11 of article 64 of the constitution, the nomination and appointment of Nargis Nehan as minister of mines and petroleum is approved," part of the presidential...

Govt wants Uzbeks sidelined: Dostum�s office

Reacting to First Lady Rula Ghani's remarks, the Office of the First Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum, on Monday said the Presidential Palace was deliberately omitting an ethnic group from the country's political arena. Earlier, Rula Ghani told Times of London that law was being exercised...

Top Afghan security officials secure vote of confidence from parliament

The top Afghan security officials secured vote of confidence after they were impeached by the lawmakers of the Lower House of the Parliaement, Wolesi Jirga. The top security officials faced parliamentary vote after they were impeached in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, to brief the...

Pakistan has started fencing work along the Durand Line

Pakistan has started the fencing work along the Durand Line with the country's officials saying the step has been taken to prevent the movement of the militants to the tribal regions of the country, it has been reported. The Pakistani Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javid Bajwa reportedly visited...

ISIS execute 3 civilians on charges of supporting police in North of Afghanistan

At least three civilians have been executed in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan by militants affiliated with the offshoot of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group. According to the local officials, the incident took place in the restive Darzab district and the victims were...

High-Profile Al-Qaeda leader Qari Yasin killed in Paktika

The United States confirmed the killing of a high-profile Al-Qaeda leader in an airstrike conducted in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. The Department of Defense in a statement said it confirms that a U.S. counter-terrorism airstrike conducted March 19 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan,...

Ghani did not discuss disbanding of parliament with anyone: ARG

The Afghan government has dismissed reports suggesting President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned to disband the Afghan parliament. This comes as reports emerged earlier suggesting that President Ghani has warned to disband the parliament as the lawmakers in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi...

�Noor has always asked for Balkh, not for himself�: President Ghani

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani hailed the provincial governor of the northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor for his dedicated work for the province, saying ‘Noor has always made request for the improvement of Balkh and not for himself'. Speaking during a gathering organized to inaugurate...

President Ghani arrives in Mazar-e-Sharif city on unannounced visit

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of the northern Balkh province on an unannounced visit this morning. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani is accompanied by a delegation of high level government officials. According to a...

Suppress all militants opposing govt and law, Ghani tells ANP Special Forces

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said there is no ambiguity in the fight against terrorism as he instructed the Special Forces of the Afghan National Police (ANP) forces to suppress all militants opposing the government and law. He made the remarks during a meeting with the ANP Special Forces Commanders,...

Russia rejects US claim of giving supplies to Taliban in Afghanistan

Russia has dismissed as “false” the recent allegation by a US general that Moscow may be providing supplies to Taliban militants in Afghanistan, saying the charge was an attempt by Washington to cover up its failed policies in the war-torn country. “These claims are absolutely...

Taliban militants capture key district in Afghanistan�s Helmand

The Taliban militant group has captured the center of a strategic district in Afghanistan's southern Helmand, forcing government troops to pull out of the area. The Sangin district’s police chief, Mohammad Rasoul, confirmed the militant group overran the district’s center on Thursday,...

Taliban Attack On Takhar�s District Pushed Back

A group of Taliban militants attacked the district governor's office in Takhar's Khwaja Bahawuddin district on Thursday night and set fire to the district building, sources from the province said. However, the commander of north-eastern police zone, Lieutenant General Sher Aziz Kamawal said...

Prominent religious cleric killed in East of Afghanistan Prominent religious cleric killed in East of Afghanistan

A prominent religious cleric and former member of the provincial council of eastern Laghman province succumbed to his injuries he sustained during an attack by gunmen. The provincial government in Nangarhar said Qari Rohullah was shifted to Nangarhar for the treatment after he was critically injured...