KABUL (the Killid Group) – The National Security Council in a statement Tuesday said Daesh poses security threat to Afghanistan, including the world, even after a peace agreement with the Taliban.
The NSC believes ending terrorism needs an international consensus to be suppressed.
“Daesh is behind dozens of deadly attacks against Afghan civilians and has posed a serious threat,” said NSC Spokesman Kabir Haqmal,...
KABUL (the Killid Group) – Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani met with the Norwegian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Per Albert Ilsass, as they discussed ongoing peace process and Norway’s willingness to host inter-Afghan dialogues.
“Had a productive discussion with HE Per Albert Ilsass Norway’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Abdullah said in a tweet Tuesday. “We discussed...
KABUL (The Killid Group) – The United States announces $125 million in humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of vulnerable Afghans inside Afghanistan, including internally displaced persons, conflict and flood-affected communities, and Afghan returnees, the US Embassy in Kabul said in a statement Tuesday.
With that, the US funding in this fiscal year reaches nearly $190 million, including for Afghan refugees in the region.
The...
KABUL (The Killid Group) – During a visit to the Afghan National Police headquarters at the Ministry of Interior Affairs Monday, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said peace negotiations were unconditional, but peace per se is conditional.
Ghani said that our republican government system, and our security and defense forces cannot be traded by any means. We have leadership of the peace process, and though...
KABUL (The Killid Group) – The Taliban set an all-girls school on fire in Shakar Dara district of Kabul Province Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement.
Fire engulfed Boyazar Girls High School in Nasiri village of Shakar Dara district at around 1:30am Monday, said Nusrat Rahimi, Spokesman for MoIA, claiming the Taliban set the fire.
But the Taliban denied any...
NANGARHAR (The Killid Group) – A series of Blasts in Eastern province of Nangarhar Monday inflicted heavy casualties to civilians, with reports suggesting roughly 131 people injured, as the country marked its 100th Independence Day.
Local authorities confirmed some 12 explosions in different parts of the province, which hurt at least 131 people, including women and children.
Mubarez Atal, Spokesman for the local police,...
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump urged India and Pakistan to reduce Kashmir conflict in separate calls Monday with Indian and Pakistani Leaders, as tensions over the disputed region have escalated between the two nuclear-rivals this month.
In his call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the president emphasized the importance of keeping peace in the region, according to the White House readout...
(The Killid Group) – The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also Daesh) terrorist group claimed responsibility for deadly bombing at a wedding ceremony in West Kabul.
The group issued a statement in Arabic that attack was carried by ISIS suicide bomber Abu Asim Al-Pakistani, targeting attendees of the marriage ceremony – as dubbed Mushrikeens or non-believers of Islam.
Earlier, a massive blast ripped through...
KABUL (The Killid Group) – The bombing at a wedding ceremony in West Kabul sparked global backlash, with government leaders, politicians and foreign diplomats in Afghanistan calling it a “terrorist attack” against civilians.
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a statement Sunday “strongly” condemned the “inhumane attack”, calling on security officials to probe the incident and prevent “security lapses”.
“My top priority, for now,...
