The government is all set to introduce President Ashraf Ghani’s nearly a dozen nominees for Cabinet portfolios to the Wolesi Jirga (lower house of parliament) for a vote of confidence to replace as many acting ministers today.
The ministers-designate include Tariq Shah Behrami, Ghani’s choice for Ministry of Defence and Wais Ahmad Barmak for Ministry of Interior Affairs.
Faizullah Zaki has been named as the...
Selab 201 military corps reported that 13 Daesh militants were killed in a drone strike in Haska Mina district of Nangarhar.
A Press release from Selab 201 military corps stated that the strike targeted a hideouts of Daesh militants in Kakar area of the district late yesterday.
The statement added that there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Daesh militants are yet to comment.
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At least 20 Taliban insurgents were killed in Afghan security forces’ air and ground operations in Maidan Wardak province.
Abdul Rahman Mangal, spokesman for Maidan Wardak governor, told Killid that the operations were conducted in Omarkhail and Dadal areas of Nerkh district last night.
He added that among those killed were some Taliban commanders.
Mangal further stated that Afghan security forces seized some weapons of Taliban...
At least seven people were killed and four injured in a traffic accident in Herat.
Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi, acting spokesman for Herat police, told Killid that a Corolla vehicle collided with another Toyota vehicle in Dostabad area of Korkh district.
Mohammadi added that the cause of the incident is over-speeding.
Over-speeding, non-compliance with traffic rules, and road damage are the main cases of such incidents.
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As a noon deadline for President Robert Mugabe to resign nears, as imposed by Zimbabwe's ruling party, people remain in a state of shock after the 93-year-old leader refused to bow to pressure and quit.
Public expectation was high that Mugabe, under incredible pressure to quit, would tender his resignation in a live address to the nation on Sunday evening. But after 37 years...
Security officials in Nangarhar said that 14 Daesh militants including a commander were killed in Afghan airstrikes in Achin district.
Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for Nangarhar police, told Killid that the strikes were conducted by Afghan forces in Nargis and Abulkhelo areas of the district late yesterday.
He added that lots of weapons and ammunition of Daesh were also destroyed.
Daesh militants have not commented on...
On November 3, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) informed the court’s Pre-Trial Chamber that there is a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in connection with the armed conflict in Afghanistan.
In what Amnesty International’s Solomon Sacco called a “seminal moment for the ICC,” Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked the court for...
At least 75 Taliban insurgents were killed and 25 injured in a joint military operation conducted by Afghan security forces in Shendand district of Herat.
Jailani Farhad, spokesman for Herat governor, told Killid that the operation codenamed ‘Azm Khalid 21’ was launched in Jack, Sarayak, Merhaidar, Alibek, Deh Naw, Deh Pahlawan, and Azizabad areas of the district over the past 10 days.
Farhad added that...
EU investigators are examining claims that the organisation’s compound in Kabul is at the centre of an alleged alcohol-smuggling ring in Afghanistan.
Disused fridges and adapted gas canisters have been used to sneak bottles of alcohol brands such as Chivas Regal and Johnnie Walker out of the official EU-designated area, it is alleged.
Leaked Facebook and WhatsApp messages sent to EU investigators appear to show...
The High Peace Council (HPC) delegation led by Mohammad Karim Khalili will visit Jakarta, Indonesia from 19th to 25th November at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
The visit was the follow-up of the discussion during the bilateral meeting between the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo and the President of the Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Jakarta, early this year.
The...
