(TOLO news): TOLOnews has obtained a document showing that Shad Mohammad Sargand, a senior adviser to President Ghani, also received a salary from the US’s Ohio University—while serving as adviser—over the past two years. Sargand, who was a professor at the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University in the US state of
(TOLO news): The US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, followed by envoys from other nations including Germany and the Netherlands, on Tuesday night strongly reacted to the arrest of Afghan activists who exposed reports of alleged sexual abuse of children and youth in multiple schools in Logar province. Their reactions came minutes after President Ashraf
(KHAAMA PRESS): Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political chief and head of the political office of Taliban in Qatar met with Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister of Iran. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the political office of Taliban in Qatar said in a Twitter post that Mullah Baradar leading a delegation of Taliban leaders
(BNA): Welcoming the Afghan security forces for entering offensive position from defense one, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan said that Taliban will face Daesh fate if were not ready to accept peace talks, a statement from the Presidential Palace said Tuesday. Addressing a Women Military Peace and Security Conference, the president on Tuesday
(KHAAMA PRESS): he Kabul Police arrested 21 people in Kabul city in connection with various criminal incidents including murder. According to a statement released by Kabul Police Headquarters, the police forces arrested the suspects during separate operations in the past 24 hours. The police forces arrested 11 suspects in connection with murder, robberies, looting, moral
(The Kabul Times): Addressing the “The United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations said Cooperation to promote peace, security and stability; preventing the linking of terrorism with organized crime and its financing through drug trafficking” Afghanistan views the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(TOLO News): The Afghan Air Force received five MD-530 Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters on November 22. The helicopters were delivered to Kandahar via a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on October 27 and were reassembled for active service within ten days, according to a statement by the US-based defense contractor MD Helicopters Inc., as quoted
(TOLO News): Figures provided by the Supreme Court revealed that 138 lawyers have been killed and 66 others have been wounded over the past three years. The conference was titled “Reducing the Impact of Poor Security on the Afghan Legal System,” and Attorney General Farid Hamidi said security threats have affected the government’s ability to
(BNA) Three Taliban militants were detained and another was killed by security officials in Herat province. The militants were suppressed by air and ground raids of security forces in Shendand, Chasht-e-Sharif and Ghoryan districts. Jelani Farhad spokesman for Herat governor told BNA, three militants have been detained and another was killed in the air and
(KHAAMA PRESS): According to a statement released by MD Helicopters, the helicopters, part of a 30-aircraft order arrived in Kandahar Airfield on 27th of October. Lynn Tilton, Chief Executive Officer for MD Helicopters said “The vigilant efforts of the Afghan Air Force to protect their country and their citizens from the expanse of terrorism are