SECURITY
Taliban rocket kills 1, injures 5 in Nangarhar
Nangarhar: A rocket hit participants of a funeral gathering, killing one person and injuring five others, all from the same family, in Surkhrod district of eastern Nangarhar province. The incident took place in Fatehabad area of the district in the evening when Taliban militants attacked a passing convoy of the Afghan army. Pajhwok , Tolo News
Militants lay siege to 3 Jawzjan’s districts
Jawzjan: Militants have laid siege to the centers of three districts Aqcha, Mardyan and Khaniqa in northern Jawzjan province. Pajhwok
Taliban district chief among 5 rebels dead in Ghazni: MoI
Kabul: Five Taliban, including the group district chief, have been killed in the Gilan and Qarabagh districts of southern Ghazni province. Pajhwok
Taliban regain control of Mirzawlang valley
SAR-I-PUL: Taliban militants once again captured the Mirzawlang area of Sayyad district in northern Sar-i-Pul province. Pajhwok
Key ISIS leaders killed during clashes in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan
Nangarhar: Two key leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the clashes with the security forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Khaama, Tolo News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Terrorism a serious threat both for Afghanistan and Pakistan: Ghani
Kabul: The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said President Ghani discussed the bilateral issues of interest and concerns with the deputy foreign minister of Pakistan, specifically pointing towards the recent incursions along the Durand Line by the Pakistani forces. The statement was released after President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with the deputy foreign minister of Pakistan Tehmina Janjua in Kabul in his office in ARG Palace. Khaama , Tolo News
