KABUL (The Killid Group) – Presidential candidate Ibrahim Alkozai accused President Ghani of national treason and said he is not a “healthy competitor”.
Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani is running for the 2019 presidential race, along with the 17 other politicians.
Speaking at a press conference in Kabul Thursday, Alkozai exclaimed that Ghani is a murderer and must spend the rest of his life in prison,...
KHOST (The Killid Group) – At least six people, including two Afghan soldiers, were wounded during a twin blast in Khost, a southeastern province of Afghanistan.
Mohammad Adel Haider, officials of Khost police press office, told The Killid, the first blast – due to an embedded magnetic mine on a vehicle, went off around 10am Thursday, wounding at least four civilians.
According to Haier,...
GHAZNI (The Killid Group) – At least two Taliban commanders killed during clashes in southeastern province of Ghazni, local authorities said, and dozens wounded.
Arif Noori, Spokesman for the Ghazni Governor, told The Killid, “at least 21 armed Taliban, including two of their commanders, are killed and wounded (during several operations) in Andar, Gelan and Deh Yak districts on Tuesday and Wednesday night.”
“Five...
Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, in an Eid message released Thursday, said the United States officials' contradictory remarks have created doubts and uncertainty over peace in Afghanistan, according to sources.
“Attacks on civilian areas and the contradictory statements by your military and political officials have generated a cloud of uncertainty about this process and raised doubts about your intentions,” Akhundzada said as quoted...
KABUL – The American University of Afghanistan in a statement appealed for the release of Kevin King and Timothy Weeks, as it marked third anniversary of its two professors kidnapped in 2016.
United States citizen King, along with Australian national Weeks, were kidnapped shortly after leaving the university compound on Darulaman Road on the evening of August 7, 2016.
Since professors King and Weeks were...
(The Killid Group) – Taliban delegation led by chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar traveled to Uzbekistan Wednesday.
Suhail Shaheen, Spokesman for IEA political office, said in a tweet, “a Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar traveled to Uzbekistan and is scheduled to meet with senior officials in the country today (Thursday).”
Technical teams are working continuously and trying to avoid problems...
KABUL (The Killid Group) – Wednesday’s deadly attack in PD6 of Kabul city that killed dozens and wounded more than a hundred, sparked backlash among local and international communities.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said, “Taliban are launching terrorist assaults on civilians and public facilities for the sake of receiving concessions in peace talks,” according to the Palace.
“Taliban’s perception to get credits in peace talks...
NEW DELHI, India – Veteran Indian politician Sushma Swaraj, 67, passed away in New Delhi late Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a hospital statement.
A senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swaraj was the country's foreign minister from 2014 to 2019, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term in office, CNN reported.
She was the second woman to hold the...
KABUL (The Killid Group) – A special unit of the National Directorate of Security carried several operations Tuesday against Daesh facilities, making explosive vests and vehicles, in Bagrami distrit of Kabul city, according to the statement.
The operations were carried at around 12mn on Tuesday, which killed at least two militants.
The Daesh (also ISIL) militant had been busy making explosive devices and plotting suicide...
