The first deputy defense minister says they are trying to train an army that can defend Afghanistan's borders and people independently. He made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the new commander of the Mazar Corps in…
The Taliban say the new caretaker government is working on a plan to create a strong regular army. Qari Fasihuddin, the acting army chief of staff, said in an interview on Wednesday that the plan would be finalised…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the capacities of Afghan National Army (ANA) drastically developed during the past five years. The president expressed these views while chairing a meeting of the Ministry of Defense leadership, a statement from…
A 700-member strong local force is being raised under the Afghan National Army (ANA) command in the insurgency-hit southern Helmand province soon, a senior military official says. The process to recruit personnel for the local force has been…
Army Chief Lt. General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali on Wednesday said that the army would stay neutral in all political issues, and operate under the leadership of the Commander –in-chief of armed forces. Addressing reporters at Government Media and…
The Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have been using a school as their base in the Barak-i-Barak district of central Logar province. The troops had established their base in the middle school in Chaltan area, depriving hundreds of…
As many as 1400 volunteers would join the regular army on completing a two months training at the Kabul Military Academy, an official said on Saturday. Deputy recruitment commander at the Ministry of Defence, Lt. Col. Sherin Aqa…
KABUL commanders, who ordered beheading of Afghan soldiers in Juram district of northeastern Badakhshan, had been killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Monday. In total 27 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed, including eight who were beheaded…
KABUL. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 526 junior Afghan National Army (ANA) officers, Col. Wahidi said that the KMTC as the country's largest academy had the capacity to train more than 13,000 soldiers per batch. He said the academy…
At least 11 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in attacks and land mines in different parts of the country in the past 24 hours, an official communiqué said on Sunday. The communiqué from ministry of interior…
An unconfirmed number of officers of Afghan National Army (ANA) have been detained for demonstrating laxity following reports of casualties suffered by 33 ANA soldiers, with some of them gone missing, in intense fighting in the Jurm district…
Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Murad Ali Murad on Sunday pledged to simultaneously fight decisively against elements posing threat to national security and go for negotiations in larger interests of the country. Speaking at the graduation…
Afghan National Army (ANA) officers on Sunday promised to discharge their duties honestly and serve the country in war and peacetime. Over 2,000 soldiers and lieutenants, who received graduation certificates at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC), promised…
KABUL (WJ) or lower house of parliament said on Saturday that election for the house should be held on due date and the government introduce the remaining cabinet picks without further delay. Speaking at the opening ceremony of 16th term…
On a street once buzzing with shoppers and a bustling bazaar, filthy sewers soak the edges of an overflowing garbage dump. A drug addict is picking through the waste for needles while street children fish out plastic or…
KABUL’s combat mission, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Tuesday said the Afghan forces were capable enough to independently secure the country. The US and NATO formally ended their 13-year-old war in Afghanistan at a ceremony at NATO headquarters in…
Twenty-four insurgents and two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed in string of anti-militant offensives in southern Helmand province, officials said. Lt. Col. Muhammad Rasool Zazai, spokesman of the 215th Maiwand military corps, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Five Afghan National Army (ANA) service members, who were abducted four days ago, have been found dead in southern Ghazni province, the military said on Monday. Suspected Taliban-Kandahar Highway in Spin Band area of Qarabagh district four…
Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and as many wounded as a result of an explosion in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, an official said. The explosion took place early morning in Bargam area of Ghaziabad…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) officer has been sentenced to death on murder charges in western Herat province, an official said on Friday. Military Court Judge Brig. Gen. Mohammad Sabir Hakimi, handing down the verdict at the…
Ten Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed during separate incidents in different parts of the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Thursday. A statement from MoD said the soldiers…
