KABUL area in eastern Nangarhar province is under Daesh control, a public representative from the province said on Monday. Haji Zahir Qadir warned the government of protests if it didn’t pay heed to the issue. They would take to the…
Measures on central and regional levels would be taken to purge eastern Nangarhar province of Islamic State militant group, a parliamentary delegation said on Saturday. The Wolesi Jirga delegation, headed by lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir, visited the province…
KABUL or lower house of parliament on Saturday criticized the government’s performance against Islamic State (IS) or Daesh militants, saying reports about the group’s suppression were ‘false’. However, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said military operations against Daesh were underway…
KABUL’s first deputy speaker Zahir Qadir on Sunday said uprising forces had blocked the Islamic State or Daesh militant group’s advance in eastern Nangarhar province. The lawmaker was addressing tribal elders from the Khogyani district in Jalalabad, the provincial capital…
Lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir on Wednesday asked the government to equip militias brought under a legal framework in the Shinwari district of eastern Nangarhar province. A 1000-member armed militia, believed to be Qadir’s loyalists, was recently registered with…
Lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir on Monday said unknown helicopters had been seen landing in eastern Nangarhar province and his men would target these copters if seen again. The first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga or lower house…
Lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir on Sunday said government forces did not come to the aid of uprising members during yesterday clashes with Islamic State or Daesh militants in eastern Nangarhar province. Qadir was speaking at a press conference…
Lawmaker Haji Zahir Qadir on Monday claimed a son of Ahmad Zia Massoud had invited the Qatari prince to western Herat province. Some 20 days ago, a Qatari plane carrying 10 luxurious vehicles and some food items, landed…
KABUL deputy speaker on Wednesday said the government might collapse if he presented evidenceof the National Security Council’s support for the Islamic State (IS) -- also known as Daesh. On November 23, Zahir Qadir, told a general session of the…
KABUL members have criticised lawmaker Zahir Qadir for accusing the National Security Advisor of supporting Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, but Qadir said he would resign if failed to prove his allegations. On November 23, Zahir Qadir, the first deputy…
KABUL’s first deputy speaker Haji Zahir Qadir on Monday alleged the leaders of Daesh were in Kabul and were supported by the National Security Council (NSC), an allegation the NSC rejected as baseless and far from reality. Qadir had been…
