SECURITY
Two Policemen Killed, Three Injured by Taliban in Maiwand
Kandahar: At least two policemen were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack on a security post in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province. Pajhwok
251 Militants Killed in Nangarhar in 3 Months
Nangarhar: Police, on Thursday, said 251 militants were killed, 87 others wounded and 184 more detained during 81 operations during past three months in eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar police Chief Brig. Gen. Gul Aqa Rohani said 158 small weapons, 10 heavy weapons, 400,000 bullets and some explosives were also seized during the period. Pajhwok
4 Daesh Rebels Dead in Foreign Forces’ Strike
Nangarhar: At least four foreign Daesh militants were killed in foreign forces airstrike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday. The airstrike targeted militants in Bandar Khwar locality early in the morning. Pajhwok
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Pakistan PM Renews Support for Afghan-led Peace Effort
Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating and supporting an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process as envisaged under the quadrilateral framework. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, currently on a visit to Davos on Thursday, reiterated the vow at a meeting with Swiss Confederation President Doris Leuthard on the sidelines of the 47th world Economic Forum. Pajhwok
Obama Thanks Ghani, CEO for Afghan-US Partnership
Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani and CEO Dr Abdullah, thanking them for the steadfast partnership between the two countries. Obama expressed his deep appreciation for the steadfast partnership between the United States and Afghanistan. Pajhwok
Afghanistan-US Ties Improving: Chakhansori
Kabul: The Presidential Palace on Thursday said relations between Afghanistan and the United States were improving and assured Eshchi case was under judicial investigation. Mohammad Haroon Chakhansori, a spokesman for the president, told a press conference that cooperation between the two countries would improve with the America’s new administration. Pajhwok
POLITICAL
Wolesi Jirga, District Council Election to be Held Next Year
Kabul: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) office on Thursday stressed the need for fundamental reforms in the electoral system and said the government was committed to holding elections of Wolesi Jirga and district councils next year. Mujib Rahman Rahimi, CEO spokesman, told a press conference here that the CEO was committed to reforms in the election system because it was one of the important parts of the national unity government. Pajhwok
