KABUL on Friday said it was investigating latest claims of civilian casualties during an NDS operation in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province. A number of Zurmat residents claim nearly a dozen civilians were killed by NDS forces during an…
A six-member militant group accused of conducting terrorist activities has been busted in southeastern Paktika province, the spy network claimed on Thursday. A statement from the intelligence service said the Taliban) Special Unit in Sharan, the provincial capital.…
A notorious kidnapping gang leader Obaidullah aka Raees Obaid has been arrested in Kabul City along with his seven associates, the spy-network said on Tuesday A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the eight-member gang…
Three key commanders were among at least ten Taliban militants killed by intelligence forces during a raid in the Hesarak district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said Thursday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL in central Logar province, the spy service said Monday. The depot contained a huge amount of weapons and ammunition, read a statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Kabul. It said the raid targeted the hideouts of…
The Junbish-i-Milli Islami party on Friday confirmed militia commander Nizamuddin Qaisari has been released by the National Directorate of Security after six months in detention. Security forces arrested Qaisari, a pro-government militia leader, in Maimana, the capital of…
The Junbish-i-Milli Islami party on Friday confirmed militia commander Nizamuddin Qaisari has been released by the National Directorate of Security after six months in detention. Security forces arrested Qaisari, a pro-government militia leader, in Maimana, the capital of…
KABUL insurgents and three Daesh or so called Islamic State (IS)’s foreign members in capital Kabul. A statement from NDS received by Pajhwok Afghan News said, “Special Unit forces of the NDS captured eight terrorists included Taliban and Daesh along…
KABUL) personnel in southern Kandahar province, the spy service said on Sunday. A statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News from the NDS said Special Forces held six members of the Taliban’s Quetta Council during search operations in Maiwand, Zherai and…
Two alleged would-be suicide bombers were detained and a third killed by intelligence forces during a raid south of Kabul on Wednesday, the spy service said. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS insurgent and detention…
KABUL commander has been killed along with two accomplices in an airstrike, the spy service said on Thursday, without revealing the exact place. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the airstrike came during joint operations also…
A lecturer at the Sharia and Law faculty of Kabul University has been detained by intelligence officials, an official said on Tuesday. A Ministry of Higher Education) officials, but had no information why the lecture was detained. He…
KABUL) chief, hours after he passed critical remarks against the head of state. “I regret,” spymaster Rahmatullah Nabil wrote a day earlier on in his Facebook page about the President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to Pakistan and the warm welcome he…
KABUL were raising funds for their operations through ransom money from abductions. The National Directorate of Security (NDS commander, Qadar alias Mubariz, had recently abducted a youth, Javed, from Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province. The insurgents took him…
The general security situation was discussed during a meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by President Ashraf Ghani, the Presidential Palace said on Wednesday. Defence and interior ministers and the chief of army staff presented their reports…
KABUL members involved in a string of recent terrorist attacks in Kabul and a planned attack on the Presidential Palace. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said the men had been detained on the outskirts of capital…
Taliban) in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Thursday. An intelligence official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News Col. Anwar Baig, the district intelligence chief, was shot dead on his way home. Soon after…
KABUL) claimed arresting a group of seven insurgents in southern Kandahar province. A statement from the spy network said that a Taliban Agha was also among the arrested men. Six other detained rebels led by Agha included Agha Jan, Yar…
KABUL Omar, the spy agency on Monday warned that any gatherings condoling his death would be a “legitimate target” for Afghan forces. The announcement comes hours after Afghan forces targeted a funeral ceremony in absentia for Omar in the Qarah…
KABUL) on Monday claimed thwarting terrorist attacks on the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by arresting four would-be assailants. A statement from the spy service said a group of four individuals with links to the Taliban had…
KABUL) rejected reports that one of the 31 abducted passengers was killed in captivity. Some media reports on Monday said militants belonging to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) had killed one abducted man. A video clip showed two rebels…
