SECURITY
ISIS claims several Taliban insurgents killed, wounded in Ghor clashes
Ghor: The Islamic State of Khorasan claims that several Taliban insurgents were killed or wounded during the clashes in Shorkan area in the northwestern Ghor province of Afghanistan. Khaama
Taliban suffer casualties as Afghan forces repulse their coordinated attack in Nangarhar
NANGARHAR: The Taliban insurgents suffered casualties after their coordinated attack was repulsed by the Afghan security forces in Mohmand Dara area of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. At least four insurgents were killed during the clashes and six others including their shadow district governor Abdul Aziz were wounded. Khaama , Pajhwok
Daesh prisons chief among 3 killed in airstrike
KUNAR: Three Daesh militants, including the group’s prisons in-charge, were killed in a UKS drone airstrike by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province. Pajhwok
Taliban kill dozens of civilians in Sari-i-Pul
SAR-I-PUL: Taliban militants killed 40 people, mostly civilians, after capturing Mirzawlang area of Sayyad district in northern Sar-i-Pul province. Pajhwok , Tolo News
Taliban besiege border police battalion in Paktika
PAKTIKA: Heavy clashes are underway as a border police battalion has been besieged by Taliban in the Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province. Pajhwok , Tolo News
POLITICAL
Hekmatyar slams senior officials for anti-govt coalition and embezzlement of billions of dollars
KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar during an interview with foreign journalist said considering the internal situation of Afghanistan and its regional position, a strong central government is always a need along with a president who has full authorities, insisting that without this it would be difficult to ensure peace and bring stability in the country. He questioned the current government’s authorities, saying when a president is even prevented from appointing a governor by the internal and external circles, how such a government would be able to eliminate violence and govern on the nation. Khaama , Tolo News
