1 year agoWith the burial of 31 Afghans, the death toll of IRGC (Iranians/Afghans/Pakistanis) raised to 53 in 4 weeks in northern Hama, Syria.
Zia Massoud says he is consulting with his supporters on the issue
Zia Massoud says this move was a mistake and that he needs answers as to why he was fired
Zia Massoud calls on Ghani to retract his decision and reinstate him to the position. Says he has no idea why he was sacked
Zia Massoud calls on Ghani not to pave the way for political instability in the country
Special envoy to Afghan President Massoud says Ghani did not have the right to fire him and this could pave the way for political instability
Special envoy to Afghan President Massoud says one of his tasks within the NUG was to prevent instability and war in the country
Special envoy to Afghan President Massoud says President Ghani ordered his dismissal on Monday night
Special envoy to Afghan president Ahmad Zia Massoud addresses press conference after being sacked as Ghani's rep. for reforms and good governance
5.0 magnitude earthquake jolts various cities of Pakistan, including Islamabad and Lahore; epicentre in Hindu Kush region (Afghanistan)
US NSA Lt Gen McMaster's visit to Pakistan was a part of regional consultations that also included a stop in Kabul (Afghanistan)
General Abdulhai Attaye, general commander of coordination for the province, killed in insurgent ambush in Kunduz, Afghanistan
1 year agoAfghanistan protests against the use of US MOAB and its "national traitors"
Lieutenant General McMaster: a wide range of options are being considered. The North Korea "situation that just can't continue"
U.S. security adviser H. R. McMaster says North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is "unpredictable" and "has demonstrated his brutality"
1 year agoUS "will take action" to end any threat from DPRK, says McMaster.
Afghanistan asked for help from Russia in training the army and police
Hamid Karzai:By using WMD, the US has lost whatever claim of purpose it had. With this abuse of our soil, the US presence in Afghanistan is against the interests of the #Afghan people.
Number of ISIS fighters killed by MOAB bomb jumps to 90: Afghan officials - AFP
U.S. commander didn't ask permission to drop "the Mother of All Bombs"
1 year agoIS denies it suffered any casualties at all in the US MOAB that destroyed an IS camp in Afghanistan.
1 year agoGBU-43/B airstrike video geolocated
1 year agoPentagon video of “mother of all bombs” drop in Afghanistan
MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri assures the public Thursday's bomb was NOT a nuclear weapon and it will have no impact on farming
1 year agoAfghan Security Forces checking the site in Achin district where US dropped MOAB bomb; Journalist not allowed in
Afghan President Ghani's spokesman Shahhussain Murtazawi says at press conference civilians had left the area because of Daesh
1 year agoGEN Nicholson answers questions on Achin Nangarhar
Nicholson says international community will continue to support Afghanistan for years to come
1 year agoDeployment of US bomb is part of mission to "defeat Islamic State in Afghanistan" by the end of the year
Nicholson says there will be no sanctuary for Daesh in Afghanistan but U.S also supports Afghan govt with its fight against Taliban