An area of land nearly the size of Kabul city has been illegally usurped in the four provinces of Herat, Farah, Badghis and Ghor. Local authorities in the western zone allege that 863 “powerful people” have taken over 117,495 jeribs (23,499 hectares) of mostly public land. Some private land has also been usurped. They say the new owners have claimed ownership by forging land deeds...
US State Department said that multiple US citizens were killed and injured in the attack overnight Saturday on Intercontinental hotel in Kabul. The State Department has not released any further information about the US citizens killed and injured. It's not clear whether they were US government employees or civilians not employed by the government, or how many were killed and injured. Taliban-claimed attack at the...
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Taliban claim five of its members met with Pakistani officials in Islamabad recently to discuss ways of ending the war in Afghanistan. The group confirmed the meeting in a statement circulated on Tuesday via WhatsApp, saying it favored a political settlement to the Afghanistan conflict without providing further details. It did not name the officials, Associated Press (AP) reported. News reports citing unnamed officials reported...
Gunmen have attacked Save the Children Organisation’s provincial office in PD3rd of Jalalabad, provincial capital of Nangarhar, around 9 am today. Officials confirmed one suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the gate of the compound, opening the way for gunmen to enter. Asadullah Dawlatzai, Killid reporter from the scene, said that clashes between insurgents and security force members are ongoing. He added that 11 injured were...
The Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) took delivery of another four Black Hawk helicopters from the US forces on Tuesday at Kandahar airport. The new helicopters added to the four others handed over to AAF by the US a few months ago. Meanwhile AAF general commander, General Mohammad Shoaib urged Washington to pay more attention to Afghanistan Air Force’s needs and provide them with more equipment. “We...
An eighteen-month-old child has been tested positive for polio virus in the Kama district of Nangarhar province. Health officials in Nangarhar said that the child, Marwa, had frequently received anti-polio drops seven times but was not injected the vaccine. Dr. Jan Mohammad, vaccination section head at the provincial public health department, said that Marwa’s family is resident of Kunar province, who used to live in...
Following the 17-hour siege of the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul this weekend, the Ukrainian government confirmed that seven of its nationals, including two women, were killed in the overnight rampage by the Taliban. Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs said all Ukrainian nationals, working for Kam Air aviation company, are being pulled out of Afghanistan. According to reports, Afghanistan bound commercial flights from the...
The United Nations said Monday that 2017 saw the highest number of peacekeeper fatalities through violent acts in over two decades, with 56 peacekeepers killed. "Peacekeeping is a risky activity. A certain number of casualties may occur even if all necessary preventive measures are taken. But since 2013, casualties have spiked. One hundred and ninety-five personnel in United Nations peacekeeping missions have been killed...
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters at her daily press briefing that the United States has called on Pakistan to immediately arrest or expel Taliban leaders who are carrying out terror activities in Afghanistan and to prevent them from using Pakistani territory to support its operations. "We call on Pakistan to immediately arrest or expel the Taliban's leaders and prevent the group...