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Pakistani and Iranian militants among 64 killed in clearance operations: MoD At least sixty four militants including the nationals of Iran and Pakistan were killed during the counter-terrorism and clearance operations in the past twenty four hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Thursday.According to a statement by MoD, at least four Pakistani nationals and two Iranians fighting with the terrorist groups were killed during the latest counter-terrorism operations.The statement further added that the counter-terrorism operations were conducted in the past 24 hours with the support of the Afghan Air Force and the artillery units of the Afghan army in Laghman, Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Paktia, Khost, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Badghis, Herat, Baghlan and Helmand provinces.At least twenty eight militants including a local commander of the group Kamran hailing from Pakistan and two Iranians were killed during the operations in Lashkargah and Nad-e-Ali district.The ministry further added that six militants were wounded, a vehicle and four Ak-47 rifles were destroyed along with several Improvised Explosive Device and other types of explosives.At least nineteen insurgents were killed, seventeen others were wounded, and three vehicles were destroyed during the operations in Dahan-e-Ghori and Baghlan-e-Markazi districts of Baghlan, the statement said.It also added that eight insurgents were killed and another militant was wounded during a separate operation in Zurmat district of Paktia province.According to MoD, at least four militants were killed and another militant was wounded in a separate operation conducted in Nish district of Kandahar.In another operation conducted in Andar district of southeastern Ghazni province, at least three militants were killed and nine others were wounded, MoD said, adding that two militants were killed and three others were wounded during the other operations in Uruzgan and Kapisa provinces.

ISIS claim of Kabul attack being assessed as preliminary leads found: Sediqi The relevant security institutions are assessing the claims made by the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist as preliminary leads have been found by the intelligence operatives.The Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Sediq Sediqi informed regarding the progress a day after the main military hospital was hit by one of the deadliest coordinated attacks for which ISIS loyalists claimed responsibility.“We are assessing Daesh claims to yesterday’s attack, but at this stage we can’t make a prejudgment prior to conclusion of investigation,” he said in a Twitter post.Sediqi further added “Brutal terrorist groups like ISIS,Taliban,Haqqani & many other regional terrorist networks with safe heavens n Pakistan which have been behind many horrific attacks in the past are unfortunately operates in Afg and have been behind the recent attacks n Kabul&other parts.”“We will heavily depend on our investigation to determine the group.

Taliban stones woman to death, whips man over adultery in Badakhshan The Taliban insurgents have stoned a woman to death but left the man after whipping him over adultery in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.

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20 Taliban militants killed in foreign forces airstrike in Kandahar At least twenty Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the foreign forces in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.According to the local security officials, the militants were targeted as they were planning to launch a coordinated attack on Nish district.Provincial police spokesman Zia Durani said the airstrike was carried out in Lam area located between Nish and Khakriz districts.He said the airstrike was conducted amid ongoing operations by the Afghan forces to clear Nish district of militants.In the meantime, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said the Afghan forces also conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Nish district.MoD said at least four militants were killed in the airstrike and another militant was wounded.The security situation had improved considerably during the recent years but the anti-government armed militants have resumed their insurgency as they attempt to boost insurgency in key southern provinces.The Taliban group has launched numerous attacks on the neighboring Helmand province last year and earlier this year as the local officials are saying the group attempted to establish a part of its leadership council in this province.

Afghanistan writes to UN Security Council amid growing artillery shelling The Afghan government has written a formal memo to the United Nations Security Council to file a complaint regarding the growing artillery shelling by the Pakistani military in eastern provinces of the country located along the Durand Line.A government source privy of the development said the memo was sent to the UN Security Council by the Afghan government.The source further added that the memo contains information regarding the artillery shelling, casualties incurred to the local residents and displacement of hundreds of families due to the shelling.According to the official, the Afghan government has mentioned regarding the 1,266 artillery shells fired on eastern provinces since the month of January that has inflicted casualties to the residents besides causing collateral damage.The memo also contains information regarding the displacement of more than 400 families due to the shelling.Tensions between Kabul and Islamabad intensified following a series of deadly terrorist attacks in both the countries.Both Afghanistan and Pakistan claim that the attacks are plotted and carried by the militants having safe havens in the two countries.The lists of alleged terrorists and information regarding the sanctuaries being used by Taliban and Haqqani network were handed over to Pakistan in response to Pakistani military’s list of 76 alleged terrorists.However, no breakthrough has been reported despite the Afghan government welcomed to jointly work with Islamabad to resolve the issue.

ISIS release pictures of terrorists involved in Kabul military hospital attack The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group released the pictures of the terrorists who were involved in a deadly coordinated attack on Kabul’s main military hospital.The pictures circulated on social media purportedly show the militants are equipped with suicide bombing vests and belts.The loyalists of the terror group have released the pictures via its media wing, the Amaq news.The attack on Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital was launched around 9 am local time after one of the militants detonated his explosives near the hospital.The remaining militants started clashes with the security forces that lasted until later on Wednesday afternoon.The Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials said at least thirty people were killed and around 50 others were wounded in the attack.MoD spokesman Gen.

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Govt arranges free transportation for passengers returning from Pakistan The Afghan government has arranged free transportation for the passengers who were stranded on the other side of the Durand Line amid a deadlock between Islamabad and Kabul following a series of deadly terrorist attacks.The Pakistani authorities opted to close the travel and transit routes along the Durand Line after Pakistan was hit by a series of deadly attacks as the authorities of the country claimed that the attacks were plotted and coordinated by insurgents based in the Afghan soil.The growing tensions resulted into exchange of lists of the terrorists and their sanctuaries located both in Afghanistan and Pakistan but no further developments were made after Afghanistan demanded actions against the notorious and Pakistan-based Haqqani terrorist network and the Taliban leadership councils being using Peshawar and Quetta cities as their safe havens for the attacks in Afghanistan.In the meantime, the provincial government in Nangarhar said Wednesday that necessary precautions including transportation arrangements are in place for the thousands of people stranded on the other side of the line due to Pakistan’s decision.The main crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were reopened on Tuesday morning and it is expected that the crossings will be closed by the end of the day based on the decisions of the Pakistani authorities.Provincial governor Gulab Mangal hailed the authorities and the activists for their support in arranging transportation free of cost for the stranded passengers.According to the local officials in Nangarhar, more than one hundred vehicles were arranged with the owners providing voluntary services to help the stranded passengers reach the capital of Nangarhar, the Jalalabad city.

Standoff underway in Kabul military hospital following heavy explosion The sound of an explosion was heard in Kabul city few minutes earlier as there are reports of gun firing.There are no reports regarding the type of the explosion and the exact location has not been ascertained so far but reports suggest the incident has taken place in the vicinity of Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area.The incident has taken place near a main military hospital in Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan with the sources saying an explosion initially took place near the entrance gate of the hospital.The sources are saying that a gun battle is underway inside the hospital as unknown numbers of militants have managed to infiltrate inside the hospital.There are no reports regarding the casualties as a result of the incident so far.No group has yet claimed responsibility behind the incident.

Hekmatyar’s presence in Kabul to have positive impact on security: Dostum The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said the presence of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, in Kabul will have a positive impact on security situation of the country.Gen.

Over 70 artillery rockets landed in Kunar from Pakistan Over seventy artillery rockets landed in two districts of eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan in the latest cross-border shelling from the other side of Durand Line.According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Monday night after at last 76 rockets were fired from the other side of the line.Provincial police spokesman Faridullah Dehqan confirmed that the rockets landed in Sarkano and Dangam districts.He said the shelling did not incur any casualties to the local residents.This comes as the local residents in Sarkano district said Monday that a number of the Pakistani helicopters infiltrated inside the Afghan soil in this district and dropped several bombs and rockets.However, the local officials have not confirmed the incident so far and have said they will investigate the alleged breach of the airspace.The latest cross-border shelling by Pakistan comes as the Pakistani authorities claimed Monday that several militants launched an attack on a number of check posts in Momand Agency area.The officials further added that the attack left at least five soldiers dead while several militants were also killed during the clashes.

Detained militants claim Taliban and ISI assigned them to kill MP in Kabul The Afghan security forces have thwarted a plot by the anti-government armed militant groups to assassinate a lawmaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga.The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said two terrorists appointed for the attack were arrested by the intelligence operatives before they manage to carry out the attack.A statement by NDS said the two terrorists have been identified as Abdul Wahid son of Syed Hussain and Salahuddin son of Syed Ali.The two militants have confessed that they were appointed for the attack by a Taliban group leader and an operative of the Pakistani military intelligence, Inter Services Intelligence.The statement further added that the men have also confessed that they were paid to carry out an attack on a lawmaker of the Wolesi Jirga against money.No further details were given regarding the member of the parliament on whom the militants were supposed to carry out the attack.NDS said the Taliban insurgents as usual have received instructions from the outsiders to assassinate the political and influential leaders.However, NDS said in majority of such cases the suspects are arrested before they manage to execute their plans.

Afghan govt approves 8 contracts worth AFN 25 billion The Afghan government has approved at least eight contracts worth around AFN 25 billion, the Office of the President, ARG Palace said.The contracts were approved during the National Procurement Commission meeting chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.The contracts approved during the meeting include third phase project for Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz, design and construction of dam in Dahana-e-Dara Band area of Pashtun Kot district in Faryab, and the CASA-1000 transmission line which was approved in principle.The other contracts approved during the meeting include construction of Mehtarlam Baba ring road in Lahgman, construction of embassy complex in Islamabad, and three contracts for the supplies of food and other items for the presidential palace.The meeting participants also held talks on technical aspects and detailed designs of dams to be constructed in Ghawdar of Daikundi, Gazak of Bamyan, Dahana-e-Ghorbandak of Parwan, Paltoyi of Farah, Dwamand of Khost, Alingar of Laghman, Ter Pul of Herat, Zaramardan of Farah, Dahana-e-Boom of Ghor, Dawakhi of Panjsher, Chal of Takhar, Abshora of Badghis, Lora of Kandahar, Suri Khola of Kandahar, and Agha Jan of Uruzgan province.

Pakistan must eliminate terror sanctuaries for own and regions stability: Atmar The Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said the major terror sanctuaries are located in Pakistan, emphasizing that Islamabad must eliminate the safe havens for its own and regions stability.Atmar made the remarks during his speech at the 19th Asian Conference on Combating Terrorism, evolving an Asian response arranged by Institute of Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA) of India.He said Islamabad has promised to take actions against the sanctuaries during the bilateral and multilateral summits, insisting that Kabul’s demand is clear and that there are no good or bad terrorists, all are targeting the civilians, and all of them must be eliminated.In the meantime, Atmar said at least 20 of the 98 groups designated as terror groups by the United States are operating in Afghanistan and the Afghan forces are committed to prevent the groups to reach to their goals in the country and in the region.He also added that the Afghan government has not demanded military help from any country including India but the regional countries including India should increase their support to the Afghan forces in a bid to suppress the activities of the insurgent groups.Atmar said the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan is not a civil war but the Afghan forces are fighting the terror groups on behalf the region and the world as they are in the front line against terrorism.

Explosion in Kabul leaves one person dead An explosion took place in Kabul city earlier this morning with preliminary reports suggesting one person was killed in the incident.The explosion took place in the vicinity of the 6th police district of the city triggered by a magnetic bomb.Eyewitnesses in the area said the magnetic bomb was planted in a civilian vehicle and went off around 7 am today in the vicinity of Dar-ul-Aman road and the Charqala road.However, a security official in the 6th police district said the bomb was planted in a government vehicle and one was person killed in the incident.No group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.This comes as a coordinated attack took place in the vicinity of 6th police district last week, leaving scores of people dead or wounded.The incident near the 6th police district compound took place after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb with the remaining militants starting clash with the security forces.Another coordinated attack also took place in the same day in the vicinity of the 12th police district of the city but the attack was repulsed by the security forces.The Taliban group claimed responsibility behind the attacks last week.