The government of India is mulling to supply improved weapon systems for counter-terrorism to Afghanistan in a bid to help equip the Afghan armed forces, it has been reported. The military equipment and weapons will be delivered to Afghanistan as part of the latest decision by the government of India to help the friendly countries, and as part of that the country will likely...
At least three policemen were killed early Wednesday morning by unknown gunmen in an attack on a check post in Kabul city. The incident happened in Campany area in PD13 of Kabul city at about 4am local time, residents said. Reinforcements arrived “very late and the phone number of the PD police chief was not available,” residents added. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has confirmed the...
The United States and the United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned the terrorist attack at a voter registration centre in Kabul, with the White House insisting it was moving forward on its South Asia strategy. “We're continuing to move forward with the strategy that was announced. And I don't have any other policy announcements at this time,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders...
At least four Afghan local police members were killed and three injured in Taliban attacks on local police check posts in Jaghto district of Ghazni. A press release from Ghazni governor’s office stated that six Taliban fighters including a group commander named Qari Sanaee were killed and two others injured. The statement added that the clashes started around 2:40 am today and ended at 5:30...
Security officials in Kunar said that a prominent Daesh commander was killed in Chapadara district of the province. Brigadier Sheren Aqa Faqiri, spokesman for Selab 201 Military Corps, told Killid that Afghan security forces have launched operations in parts of Chapadara district over the past two days in which a prominent Daesh commander was killed yesterday. He added a large swath of areas were cleared...
A man in a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians at high speed in Canada's largest city, killing at least nine people and wounding 16 others. Meaghan Gray, police spokeswoman in Toronto, said the vehicle jumped the curb on Monday at about 1pm, but the reason was not yet clear. "At this point, it's too early to tell what if any motive there was,"...
More than 400 schools which the Taliban closed about a month back have been reopened in Kunduz province. The Taliban ordered hundreds of schools shut downed in many parts of the province a month ago, affecting nearly 200,000 students. Provincial education department head Rustam said that tribal elders had been able to convince the rebels to reopen the schools. He said based on the tribal elders’...
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Elections to Parliament will be held on Oct 20. The polls are long overdue. The process should have started three years ago but it was sidetracked by the distribution of National Identity Cards and election cards. There is also doubts expressed by political parties, civil society and people about the system of voting for candidates. Some complain about the non-transferability of votes and call it...
As the security situation worsens, the number of women in the media is shrinking. This is the finding of a new study published on the first anniversary of the opening of the Centre for the Protection of Afghan Women Journalists (CPAWJ). Three hundred and twenty women in the print and electronic media were interviewed to assess the situation for women in the profession. Eighty of...