July, 2015

• 30 July

  Helmand blast leaves five children dead

  

  LASHKARGAH: Five children were killed when the unexploded rocket they were playing with went-off in  Nadi Ali district in southern Helmand province, an official said on Thursday. Omar Jan Haqmal, district police chief, said the children ages under 10 were playing with rocket when it exploded with heavy blast. The …

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• 30 July

  Drone strikes in Nangarhar kill 12 new rebel group members

  

  JALALABAD: At least 12 militants have been killed in fresh US drone attacks in eastern Nangarhar province, bordering Pakistan’s lawless tribal region of Khyber, an official said on Thursday. Ahmad Zia Abudlzai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the unmanned aircraft attack struck the rebels of a new group …

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• 29 July

  Mullah Omar’s death puzzle and peace process

  

  Media reports that say the Taliban’s supreme leader, Mullah Omar is dead, doesn’t auger well for the direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgents. The second round of direct peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are set to take place on Friday in Murree, …

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• 29 July

  School in Ghazni set ablaze

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown armed men have torched a school in the outskirt of Ghazni city, the provincial capital of Ghazni province, local official said on Wednesday. The director of Ghazni education department, Mohammad Abid Abid, said the incident took place in Khosk area around 10pm Tuesday night. He said …

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• 29 July

  Two civilians killed in Kunduz explosion

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly two civilians were killed in an explosion in northern Kunduz province early Wednesday, local officials said. In addition, 11 other civilians were injured in the blast. Head of Kunduz Provincial Council, Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi, said the blast took place about 10am local time after explosive devices …

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• 29 July

  Girl dies in Laghman flashfloods

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A young girl was killed in flashfloods that destroyed large parts of agriculture lands and gardens in eastern Laghman province, local officials said Wednesday. Spokesman for Laghman governor, Sarhadi Zwak, said the floods occurred in Alingar, Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts due to heavy rains. He said …

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• 29 July

  13 rebels eliminated in Helmand raid

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 13 militants were killed in a military operation in southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said the operation was launched by 215th Maiwand Corps in Musa Qala district of the province to clear the anti-government insurgents. …

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• 29 July

  ACB announces pre-T-20 World Cup plans

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan national cricket team will meet word class teams, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday, while announcing its pre-Twenty-20 World Cup plans. The T-20 World Cup 2016 will be held in India. The ACB executive director, Shafiqullah Stanekzai, told a press conference in Kabul that …

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• 29 July

  NSC stresses on international cooperation in fight against ISIS

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC) stressed on regional and international cooperation in fight against ISIS. Najib Manalai, the cultural advisor to the NSC, told Azadi Radio that ISIS has never been strong in Afghanistan, but its presence is a threat to the country. He stressed that the …

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• 29 July

  NDS confirms Mullah Omar’s death

  

  “Mullah Omar’s death in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistan is still in mystery,” Siddiqui Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) confirmed that Taliban’s leader Mullah Omar died around two years and four months ago in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistan. Abdul Haseeb Siddiqui, …

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