The author is a staffer of the publication The peace agreement signed with Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, on September 29, 2016, is considered a breakthrough and shows Afghans’ strong will for peace. Afghan government called warring factions, through thick and thin, to stop violence and bloodshed and come to negotiating table. Seeking peace talks, within the last decade, was a highly complicated issue in the political history of the country which came…
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3 militants killed in Kunduz city in North of Afghanistan By KHAAMA PRESS – Sun Dec 25 2016, 5:41 pm
At least three militants were killed during an operation in the strategic Kunduz city in North of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the militants were killed in the outskirts of Kunduz city and at least two others were wounded. A spokesman for the 21th Pamir Corps in northern Afghanistan, Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, said the militants were killed late on Saturday night in Buz Kandahari and Hazrat Sultan areas of the city. The anti-government…
Taliban’s shadow deputy governor among 6 killed in Faryab By KHAAMA PRESS – Sun Dec 25 2016, 3:02 pm
The shadow provincial governor of the Taliban group was killed along with five others during an operation in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed during an operation in the restive Ghormach district. MoD further added that 8 other militants also sustained serious injuries during the operation. No further details were given regarding the identity of the Taliban leader killed in the operation. The Taliban militants group…
Taliban’s shadow deputy governor among 6 killed in Faryab By KHAAMA PRESS – Sun Dec 25 2016, 3:02 pm
The shadow provincial governor of the Taliban group was killed along with five others during an operation in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed during an operation in the restive Ghormach district. MoD further added that 8 other militants also sustained serious injuries during the operation. No further details were given regarding the identity of the Taliban leader killed in the operation. The Taliban militants group…
Kabul: Dozens of Helmand residents in the country’s south have picked up arms against Taliban in a bid to defend their province and support the security forces. The residents said they made the decision because they were tired of Taliban’s insurgency. According to members of the uprising forces, they number at least 500 and are from different districts. “We urge government to give us weapons to serve our country. We will fight against terrorists and…
MIRAMSHAH: Repatriation of thousands of tribesmen who had fled to Afghanistan following the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan Agency will start on January 15, 2017, says a top administration official. “The exodus of tribesmen from the border regions was understandable, but those who fled to Afghanistan from Miramshah and adjacent areas will be considered facilitators of militants and hence properly interrogated on their return,” Kamran Afridi, the political agent of Khyber Agency, told…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s security forces thwarted a bombing at the Pak Afghan border by capturing a donkey laden with explosives and three men who was plotting to blow up the animal in a rebel attack. The political administration told media on Sunday that after seeing the donkey moving towards the border they pursued it and recovered explosives of more than 40 kgs from it. They added that they have informed Afghanistan’s border administration about the incident…
The anti-government armed militants suffered casualties in air and artillery strikes in northern Kunduz province. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were conducted in the villages of Defense Tapa Akhtar, Tasisat, Janat Bagh, and central parts of Kunduz city. MoD further added that at least 22 militants were wounded in the air and artillery strikes. The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far. Kunduz…
The Pakistani military has resumed artillery shelling in southern Kandahar and eastern Kunar provinces of Afghanistan as Afghanistan summons the country’s ambassador to lodge a protest over indiscriminate shelling. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MoFA) said the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned over the recent artillery shelling from the side of Durand Line by Pakistani military and militia forces over Maruf district of Kandahar and Sarkanu district of Kunar.…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Russia will hold talks in Moscow on December 27 to discuss regional peace and stability, including situation in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria said on Thursday. The foreign secretary will lead the Pakistani delegation in this meeting. “We have said this earlier also that peace and stability in Afghanistan is in the interest of Pakistan and the entire region. In this spirit, we remain committed and extend all cooperation…
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office dismissed on Thursday Pentagon’s latest assessment that the Taliban and Haqqani network were freely operating from Pakistan and instead accused Afghanistan of being an epicentre of terrorism in the region. “This is more of a rhetoric than anything else. Afghanistan is infested with most terrorist organisations due to the instability there, which has created space for these terrorist elements,” Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria said. He was reacting to the recent…