At least 30 soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, reports Reuters. Monday’s bomb attack, claimed by the Al Shabaab militant group, which said 73 soldiers were killed and 124 others injured. The…
The governor of Kabul on Saturday said security forces had taken elaborate security measures for Muharram days and Shiite citizens could hold their religious ceremonies in a safe environment. Muharram starts on July 19 (Wednesday). In a statement,…
Nearly 20 people, including a dozen Pakistani soldiers, have been killed in separate military operations in southwestern Balochistan province. In separate statements on Wednesday, the army’s media wing said seven armed assailants, who attacked the security personnel in…
Gunmen have launched an attack on a police station in the Zahedan city of Iran, sparking an armed clash between the two sides, a media report said on Saturday. IRNA quoted Mahdi Shams, the attorney general of Zahedan,…
Sweden has shut its embassy in Pakistan’s capital, citing security concerns, a media report said on Thursday. “The Embassy of Sweden is closed for visitors. The Migration Section is not, at the moment, able to handle requests of…
Chinese ambassador in Kabul Wang Yu has asked the caretaker government of Afghanistan to pay more attention to the security of his country’s embassy. Wang Yu met with deputy foreign minister for political affairs Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai…
Tight security measures have been put in place in southern Zabul province to enable residents to celebrate Eidul Adha in peace with religious zeal, security officials said on Saturday. Provincial police chief Ayub Akhunzada told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The government has decided to station two security units in central Maidan Wardak and Bamyan provinces to prevent conflicts between nomads and locals over pastures. According to reports, nomads or locally known as Kuchis and Hazara people have…
The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and the complaints commission have emphasized on implementation of the amnesty decree, saying they would seriously address complaints against the “Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate”. “As the honorable nation of Afghanistan knows,…
Acting Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has discussed with Qatari officials political and economic issues, as well as the terms of airports’ security agreement, which is yet to be finalized. A high-level delegation led by Acting Transport…
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has asked security institutions to ensure the security of schools and other education facilities. In statement, MoE demanded the perpetrators of a bomb attack on Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School and Mumtaz training…
Iranian army chief says the border between Afghanistan and Iran is well secured and if any minor issues happens, it will be solved by border forces of the two neighbors. Tasnim News Agency in a report said that…
Government officials on Sunday rejected reports that said an agreement had been reached with Turkey and Qatar on ensuring security of Kabul International Airport. Two days back, Reuters quoted a Turkish diplomat as saying that Turkey and Qatar…
The police chief for eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday assured the people of security and safety. A statement from the police headquarters said Maulvi Neda Mohammad Nadim visited Sherzad district on Saturday to assess the security situation there.…
Qatar’s special envoy for counterterrorism and conflict resolution during his meeting with Afghan foreign minister said that the world should not ignore security and current realities in Afghanistan. Abdul QaharBalkhi, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said…
Former president Hamid Karzai and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah have met with Kabul governor Abdul RahmanMansoor and discussed with him security related issues.
Parliament, provincial council members, civil society activists and journalists of northwestern Badghis province, who fled clashes and took refuge in Herat city, criticized the government for failing to send reinforcements to Qala-i-Naw, the provincial capital. Abdul LatifOsmani,…
Turkish president RecepTayyipErdogan has said Turkey and the US have reached an agreement on security of Hamid Karzai International Airport. According to a report in Voice of America, Erdogan said that Turkish and US defense ministers discussed the…
A number of residents of western Ghor province on Monday warned the Taliban would soon take over Firozkoh city, the provincial capital, if urgent clearing operations were not conducted. The residents say that after the fall of Shahrak,…
Lawmakers from southern Helmand province on Saturday claimed the province was on the brink of collapse, asking the government to take action for controlling the situation. Following intense fights over the control of Greshk district between the Taliban…
A number of Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament members on Wednesday accused security sector officials of incompetency in security management and asked the president to reconsider the sector’s leadership. Aziza Jalis, a lawmaker from northern Sar-i-Pul…
