SECURITY
Insufficient Forces Seen behind Nuristan Unrest
Nuristan: Public representatives and tribal elders in eastern Nuristan province have expressed concern over a deteriorating security situation in the province that they feared could fall to the rebels if the numbers of security personnel were not increased. They told that militants had blocked roads in districts connecting them with Paroon, Nuristan’s capital. They said militants openly operated on roads and that high security threats existed in Doab, Bargamtal, Kamdish, Mandol, Norgram, Waigal and Wama districts. Pajhwok
31 Rebels Eliminated, Scores Injured in Zabul Airstrike
Zabul: At least 31 Taliban and Al-Qaida militants were killed and 19 others wounded in airstrike in southern Zabul province, an official said on Tuesday. Governor Spokesman Gul Islam Seyal told that the raid was conducted Monday night on the outskirts of Khak-i-Afghan district following a tip-off from intelligence agencies regarding the presence of hardcore terrorists. Pajhwok
2 Persons Escape from Taliban Captivity
Pul-I-Khumri: Two persons escaped from Taliban’s captivity after a clash that left five rebels dead in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Zabihullah Shuja told that the two persons were accused of cooperation with police and abducted in Tanki
POLITICAL
Afghan Forces have Frustrated Daesh Designs: CEO
Nangarhar: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said the Islamic State or Daish had become an international threat; however, the Afghan forces had frustrated the group’s designs in Afghanistan. Abdullah, who attended the burial ceremony of former High peace council Chief Pir Sayyed Ahmad Gilani on Monday, was talking to security forces on the way back to Kabul from Nangarhar. Pajhwok
Arrest Warrants for 9 Dostum’s Bodyguards Issued
Kabul: The Attorney General Officer (AGO) has issued arrest warrant for nine bodyguards of Voice President (VP) Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum and asked the former warlord to appear for investigations in connection to Ahmad Eshchi’s kidnapping and sexual assault charges, an official said on Tuesday. AGO spokesman Jamshid Rasouli, told that the arrest warrant of Dostum’s bodyguards had been issued by a high level commission tasked to investigate the Eshchi’s accusation of kidnapping and sexual harassment. Pajhwok
No Ghost Soldiers in Afghan Army: Waziri
Kabul: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday said the Afghan security forces had much improved and were free of ghost soldiers. MoD spokesman, Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri, told reporters in Kabul that militants carried out more than 18,500 attacks during the past 10 months. He said 44 suicide bombings and 242 other attacks were carried out by the rebels and Afghan National Army (ANA) and other security forces conducted nearly 1,200 counter insurgency operations during the period. Pajhwok
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Russia against US Forces Pull Out from Afghanistan
Kabul: Russia said on Tuesday that any decision by the United States to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan would worsen the situation in the country, a media report said. Moscow had not yet spoken to the Trump administration over the issue of US forces withdrawal from the war-torn country, said Russian foreign ministry official. Pajhwok
Karzai Urges US, Russia to Work Jointly on Afghanistan
Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai said the United States and Russia must work together to plot a path through which the Central Asian country could progress. During an interview with EFE in New Delhi on Friday, Karzai said he was convinced the Taliban, wrested from power during the American invasion in 2001, sought a peace process to end the bloody conflict that had ravaged Afghanistan. Pajhwok
