(TOLO news): The report says $1.7 billion of the total amount was allocated for fiscal year 2019, which is $71.9 million less than what SIGAR reported last quarter. The report says the funds allocated to the Afghan Air Force in 2019 was $295.4 million more than the money allocated to other elements of the Afghan
(Radio Free Europe): U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has predicted that American troops, already in Afghanistan for 18 years, would remain in the country "for several more years." In an ABC interview broadcast on November 10, Milley noted that, after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the original
(Khaama press): A group of four ISIS militants including a foreign national surrendered to the Afghan forces in eastern Nangarhar province. The Special Operations Corps said in a statement the militants surrendered to Afghan Special Forces in Achin district of Nangarhar. The statement further added that the foreign member of the group originally hails from
(Khaama press): An explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device killed four Pakistani militants in South-eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan. According to a statement released by provincial government, an explosion went off among Pakistani militants in Andar area of Samkanai district on Sunday evening, killing four militants. The statement further added that the militants were
(ATN news): According to Mohammad Qasim, deputy police chief of the district, gunmen entered a High Way Police camp on Saturday morning after a Humvee loaded with explosives went off near it. Clashes between assailants and Afghan forces are ongoing inside the camp but there are no reports of casualties yet, Qasim said. The Taliban
(TOLO news): “As of September 30, 2019, the United States has appropriated $8.94 billion for counternarcotics (CN) efforts in Afghanistan since FY 2002,” SIGAR said in the report. Based on the SIGAR report (citing UNODC), the value of illicit drugs was greater than the value of the country’s legally exported products in 2017 and 2018.
It is believed that the Prophet Mohammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was born in Mecca on the twelfth day of Rabee-ul-Awwal – the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The day is also observed as the death anniversary of the Prophet. This year, Muslims in Afghanistan observed Eid-e-Milad on November
(Khaama press): An airstrike killed a commander of the Taliban group had recently killed three judges in central Logar province. According to a statement released by Ministry of Defense, an airstrike in Mohammad Agha district of Logar killed 4 Taliban militants including Waisuddin, one of the key commanders of the group. The statement further added
(ATN news): However, electoral campaigns of Abdullah Abdullah, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Rahmatullah Nabil boycotted the process. IEC Chief Secretariat, Habib-Ul-Rahman Nang, told Ariana News that the commission is fully prepared to filter fraudulent votes, during the recounting process. Abdullah’s Stability and Convergence Electoral Team, in a statement, said that the team has asked all of
(TOLO news): According to the officials, over $50 million have been invested in these factories, where food and reconstruction materials are being produced. “Most of the factories are operating in the area of food production,” said Hamdullah Khadim, chairman of the Herat Chamber of Commerce and Mines. Meanwhile, the business community in Herat says there