Posts published in “Day: February 3, 2016”

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has detained seven members of Haqqani terrorist network who had planned a number of terrorist attacks in Kabul city. A statement released by NDS on Tuesday states that the attacks were carried out in Hawa Shinasi area, in front of Hamid Karzai International Airport and on the road leading from Shaheed Masoud square to the airport which left a number of people martyred and wounded. According to the statement,…

12 civilians have sustained injuries in a magnetic bomb explosion in Mehtarlam, capital of eastern Laghman province. Officials say the bomb was attached to a police vehicle which exploded close to Aziz Bank around 03:00 PM on Monday. The vehicle slightly damaged but there was no harm to policemen. All of the victims are civilians which include two children, a woman and nine men. Two of them are announced to be in critical condition. Abdul…

After a sharp increase in threats by Daesh insurgents in parts of the country, the Afghan government has decided to join the Global Coalition against Daesh – a move that was welcomed by senior U.S officials. U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said at an international event that he welcomes Kabul’s move to join the coalition. “We have always recognized. Everybody here has always said this will be multi-year effort and it is going to…

Security officials in Baghlan said Tuesday that the Taliban attacked a number of security check posts in Band-e-Do area in Pul-e-Khumri city on Monday night but they were faced with a strong response from security forces and local residents. Baghlan acting police chief Abdul Bashir Bashir said that the Taliban were faced with a strong backlash from residents of the area. “Taliban launched an attack in Band-e-Do area in Pul-e-Khumri city on Monday night but…

A senior commander of the Afghan National Army (ANA) was martyred in an explosion in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, the officials said Tuesday. The incident took place late on Monday night in Greshk district of Helmand province, provincial governor spokesman Omar Zwak confirmed. Gen. Atamir Agah was serving with the 3rd Brigade of 215 Maiwand Corps of the Afghan National Army, Zwak said, adding that three soldiers were also wounded. The district administrative chief…

The outgoing commander of the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John Campbell, said Tuesday that Afghanistan needs long-term commitment from United States to defeat Taliban and other militant groups. In his testimony to a congressional committee, Gen. Campbell further added that the commitment must be made in a bid to prevent the security situation to further deteriorate and stop attacks on the West by militants based in Afghanistan. According to Gen. Campbell, the militants are…

PESHAWAR: A drone strike in Afghanistan’s border Paktiya province killed at least 18 fighters of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on Monday. Afghan officials confirmed the Pakistani Taliban were killed in the latest strike by an unmanned aircraft in the Pak-Afghan border areas. Nabiullah Peerkhel, the Paktika governor’s spokesman, told Mashaal Radio the militants were heading to the border region in Afghanistan when the drones rained down missiles on them in Gomal district. While the exact…

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar—Myanmar’s remote capital was built in part as a tribute to the country’s ancient royal rulers. The name Naypyitaw means “The Abode of Kings,” and it comes with an 840-acre parliament complex and 20-lane highways snaking past a presidential palace. But as the new parliament convened on Monday, the country’s fresh intake of lawmakers after the first democratic elections in decades are finding that their accommodations aren’t quite as resplendent. “Life as a member…