The German embassy in Afghanistan, which has been closed since a deadly terrorist attack in May, will be housed in a set of containers when it reopens this summer, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday. A team of German diplomats will begin to operate out of the containers and the full reconstruction of the original embassy will take at least another four years,...
Local officials in Nangarhar said that 17 Daesh militants were killed in foreign forces’ drone strikes targeting Daesh hideouts in the province. Ataullah Khogyani, provincial governor’s spokesman, said that 14 Daesh militants were killed in a drone strike in Angor Qala area of Deh Bala district late yesterday. He added that three Daesh insurgents were also killed in a drone strike in Takhtavi area of...
The number of people killed in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta has reached 179 after a little over two weeks of government and Russian bombardment, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Government forces backed by Russian war planes began a campaign to take the rebel-held district on December 29, relying mainly on artillery barrages and air attacks. SOHR, which gathers...
A quadrilateral intra-Afghan peace dialogue began on Saturday in the Turkish capital Istanbul, to find a negotiated end to the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan, a reliable source said. A participant of the meeting told media that the gathering initiated on Saturday would last three days (until Monday). The source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, also shared a few photos of the gathering with media,...
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation arrived in Kabul on Saturday afternoon to assess Afghanistan’s security and political situation. Head of the UN Security Council and the United States representative to Afghanistan is also among the delegation who will meet with National Unity Government leaders. Government sources said regional problems, especially counter-terrorism efforts are the main topics that the delegation and the Afghan government officials...
Local officials in Maidan Wardak province said that two Taliban group commanders named Qari Najibullah and Maulavi Waris were killed and eight others were arrested in an Afghan security forces’ operation in Sayed Abad district. Naqib Amini, spokesman for Maidan Wardak police, said that the operation was launched by Afghan forces to clear the areas of insurgents. He added that a vehicle of security forces...
Taliban militants attacked Afghan Local Police check posts in Begum area of Imam Saheb district of Kunduz province yesterday evening. Mahbobullah Saidi, district governor of Imam Saheb, told Killid that five Afghan Local Police members were killed and five injured. He added that the area was cleared by Afghan forces earlier but Taliban militants wanted to overran it last night. He further stated that Taliban...
Instead of appointing heads of provincial offices including governors, caretakers are in charge in many districts in the western zone. An investigation. From information gathered from local authorities in the western zone, 16 districts have caretaker governors. Similarly, 33 directors and presidents, 60 office managers and 426 offices are administrated by caretakers. In interviews with The Killid Group they said the caretakers have been in...
International organisations including the UN and African Union, politicians and other Africans and Caribbeans are outraged over US President Donald Trump's latest racist remarks. The president criticised immigration to his country from El Salvador, Haiti and the African continent, by calling the group "shithole countries", according to the US media. "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" Trump asked at...
Afghanistan Under-19s cricket team defeated Pakistan in U-19 WC today. The match started last night in New Zeland and ended today in favour of Afghanistan. Pakistan batted first in the match and set 189 as target for Afghanistan. The target was completed by the Afghan team by losing 5 wickets in 48 overs. The right hand striker Darwish Rasooli of Afghanistan got 76 runs and guided the...