Новости по теме Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda declares new branch in Indian sub-continent Al-Qaeda chief launched a new branch of the global Islamist extremist movement to reinvigorate and expand its struggle in the Indian sub-continent.

04 September 2014

Afghan election close to failure as Abdullah sets deadline Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday issued another ultimatum over the disputed election result.

03 September 2014

Afghan election in crisis as candidate pulls out of audit One of the two candidates boycotted the UN-supervised vote audit set up to end a prolonged dispute over the rightful winner.

27 August 2014

Karzai cousin killed in Afghan suicide attack: officials A suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city of Kandahar, officials said, raising tensions during a struggle over the contested election result.

29 July 2014

Gunmen kill 15 civilians travelling in central Afghanistan Suspected Taliban gunmen stopped two vehicles in central Afghanistan and shot dead 15 passengers at the side of the road, officials said Friday, in the latest attack to highlight the growing civilian toll from violence.

25 July 2014

US sentences British men over Taliban support A US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban.

17 July 2014

Taliban attack Kabul airport as Afghan poll audit starts Explosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants' latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.

17 July 2014

UK to provide military equipment to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense will receive all terrain vehicles (ATV) and night vision equipment from the United Kingdom.

16 July 2014

Italy's military cargo transit from Afghanistan ratified by Kazakhstan's Senate The Upper Chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament has ratified the Agreement between the government of Kazakhstan and Italy on transit of military equipment and personnel via Kazakhstan’s territory.

15 July 2014

Kerry in Kabul on key mission to calm election turmoil US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on a key mission to try to quell tensions over disputed presidential polls which have triggered fears of violence and ethnic unrest.

11 July 2014

Abdullah claims victory in contested Afghan election Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory in Afghanistan's disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind poll rival Ashraf Ghani in preliminary results.

09 July 2014

Taliban suicide attack on military bus kills 8 in Kabul A Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul killed eight military officers Wednesday in an attack on an air force bus, Afghan officials said, in the latest strike against the national security forces as US troops withdraw.

02 July 2014

800 Taliban fight Afghan troops in five-day battle: officials More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated by US troops, officials said Wednesday, with 40 civilians killed in five days of fighting.

25 June 2014

Karzai calls on UN to help solve Afghan election crisis Afghan President Hamid Karzai intervened for the first time in the country's growing election crisis, backing a call for the United Nations to help solve a standoff over alleged fraud.

21 June 2014

Abdullah slams Afghan election officials for 'fraud' Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah accused senior election officials of serious fraud, opening a dispute over the vote count that could threaten a smooth transition of power.

16 June 2014

Estonia to represent NATO in Kazakhstan Estonian Embassy in Astana will represent NATO in Kazakhstan starting from January 1, 2015.

15 June 2014

Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats Afghans defied Taliban threats by voting Saturday in a second-round presidential election, as US-led combat troops wind down a 13-year war that has failed to defeat the insurgents.

14 June 2014

US transfers 12 detainees out of Afghan prison A US official said Thursday the United States has repatriated a dozen inmates from a secretive military prison in Afghanistan where foreign terror suspects have been held for years without trial.

13 June 2014

Italy's military cargo transit from Afghanistan approved by Kazakhstan's lower house The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament has given the thumbs up for Italy to withdraw its military equipment and personnel through the Kazakh territory.

11 June 2014

Kazakhstan has 61 visa-free destinations: Visa Restriction Index 2014 Kazakhstan has been ranked 66th in the Visa Restriction Index 2014 with 61 visa-free travel destinations.

10 June 2014

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