Tag Archives: Afghanistan

KABUL – The Stars and Stripes reports that the US military would use the largest warplane equipped by laser weapons in the war in Afghanistan. It quoted US military officials as saying on Sunday that the AC-130 Ghostrider gunship flies over Afghan airspace almost every night and is armed by …

KABUL – Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) began the recounting of votes despite opposition by the major election campaign teams here on Sunday. According to the head of the IEC secretariat, Habib-Ur-Rahman Nang, the votes of 8,494 polling stations, out of a total of 26,000, will be recounted, Tolo News …

KABUL – US Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has predicted that American troops, already in Afghanistan for 18 years, would remain in the country “for several more years”. During an Exclusive Interview with ABC broadcast on November 10, Milley noted that, after the September …

TASHKENT – The global terrorist entity, the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) seeks to create a foothold in Afghanistan for militants from Central Asia, Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov said at the 47th session of the Council of the Heads of Security Agencies and Intelligence Services of the …

TASHKENT – The 47th meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies is held in Tashkent today, AKI press reported. According to AKI press report, the CIS states discuss ways to enhance cooperation in fight against international terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, trans-boundary organized crime. They will identify measures …

KABUL – The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) announced Wednesday that from $4 billion Aid, that international community had funded in Afghan Energy Sector since 2002, the Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) accounts $183 million, BBC Persian reported Wednesday. In its report about Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said Tuesday it will have fenced off its traditionally porous border with Afghanistan by the end of next year, leading to an improved security situation in the region, Voice of America (VOA) reported Wednesday. According to VOA report, the military-led massive construction program, launched in mid-2017, is …

BEIJING – China is ready to work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation for the stability and tranquility of the region and beyond, Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Terrorism is a common enemy for mankind which is facing increasing threats and challenges posed by terrorism,” Geng …

KABUL – Afghanistan promised on Monday to “seriously investigate” the incidents of harassment of Pakistani diplomats and staffers of the embassy in Kabul, Daily Times reported. Pakistan said on Sunday that its officers and staff of the embassy were being harassed in Kabul over the past two days and that …

KABUL – The State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Mr Martin Jaeger, together with Dr Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Finance, affirmed the continued support from Germany to Afghanistan. By the end of 2019, the German government via the BMZ is …