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Radical movement "the Taliban" is not going to stop fighting to start inter-Afghan talks, according to the TV station 1TV News, citing a representative of the Taliban Zabiulla Mujaahid.
Earlier on Sunday, a representative of the President of Afghanistan Sedik Sedici urged the Taliban to renounce violence and accept this participation in the peace process.
The four members of the security forces died in the attack in Baghlan province in the North-East of Afghanistan, ten people were injured, reported local TV channel Tolo News.
The incident occurred on the highway in Baghlan-Samangan. The source channel reported that militants of the radical movement "Taliban" attacked the security forces.
Six civilians were killed and another eight injured as a result of blasting of the mined car in the Afghan province of Ghazni, reports TV channel Tolo News, citing the press Secretary of the Governor of the province of Vahiguru Jumazade.
According to a spokesperson, the incident occurred approximately at 16: 00 local time (14.30 GMT) in the district Jaghatu. Jumazade said that the bomb on the car mounted the militants of the radical movement "Taliban".
One soldier of the national Directorate of security of Afghanistan has killed at least three others injured in bomb attack in Paktia province in the East of the country, according to the Agency Pajak, citing the police.
As reported by the provincial chief of police, Colonel Kamran Lotfallah, the incident occurred on Saturday morning. The injured soldiers were taken to hospital.
One policeman was killed and six captured militants of the radical movement "Taliban" who attacked a checkpoint in Farah province in southwest Afghanistan, told RIA Novosti the representative of the local authority.
According to a member of the provincial Council of Dully Cana, the Taliban attacked a security forces post Sayed Abad late on Friday evening.
The US still has not provided any evidence of the accusations against Russia in connection with the radical movement "Taliban," said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
"I can only confirm that all of this is based on a very unfair speculation. No concrete evidence was not presented. Moreover, officials of the administration, including the defense Minister, said that they do not know about such facts. All of this is again inscribed, as if this all was created, apparently, the way it is, in the internal political struggle before the elections", - said the Minister on the online session of the international forum "Primakov reading-2020" "Russia and pochkovidnye the world."
The Secretary of defense mark Esper stated that he had not received reports about the "reward", which was allegedly paid Russia the Afghan Taliban for attacks on American soldiers.
"As I recall, I have not received reports that included the word "remuneration," said Esper at hearings in Committee on armed forces U.S. house of representatives.
The visit of the head of the Higher Council for national reconciliation of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah to Pakistan to promote the Afghan settlement, said the official representative of the foreign Ministry of Russia Maria Zakharova.
"We know about the planned visit of the representative of the Supreme Council for national reconciliation Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Pakistan. We hope that this trip will strengthen ties between Islamabad and Kabul, advancing the process of peaceful settlement in Afghanistan," she said.
The Afghan government has agreed to release nearly 600 Taliban after reviewing the list with the names of prisoners, the release of which requires a radical grouping "the Taliban" for negotiations, according to TV channel Tolo News, citing a source.
Previously the TV station 1TV News reported that Afghan authorities said the refusal to let go of 597 prisoners, the release of which requires a "Taliban". The Department of prisons indicated that most of those prisoners convicted of criminal offenses, murder.
The commander of U.S. Central command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth Mackenzie questioned the accuracy of the information that alleged Russia's collusion with the Taliban led to the deaths of American soldiers.
According to the General, in this case the information was not enough even to ensure that he gave the order to carry it deep.
Russia has never cooperated with the Taliban, and any collusion of Moscow with the Taliban, saying only those who are either poorly versed in the situation in Afghanistan or deliberately distorts the facts, said Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev.
The American newspaper New York Times 26 June published an article with the assertion that a division of Russian military intelligence encouraged the Taliban for a fee attacks on troops of the international coalition in Afghanistan. Subsequently, the publication was denied, including personally to Donald trump.
The head of the local police and two law enforcement officers died in Afghanistan as a result of the car bomb by a suicide bomber, reports the TV station 1TV News, citing local authorities.
The representative of the Governor of Nangarhar province Ottawa Khogiani reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at the local market. The explosion also injured five others, local police.
The Afghan radical movement "Taliban" ready for the week to start in the Qatar talks with the government after the release of all prisoners, an arrangement with the Qatari authorities about it there, told RIA Novosti the official representative of the political office of Taliban in Doha of Those Shahin.
Previously the TV station 1TV News reported the reluctance of the Afghan government to release about 600 prisoners, the release of which requires a radical grouping "the Taliban" . According to the channel, the authorities said the refusal to release Taliban prisoners 597. The Bureau of prisons of Afghanistan reported that most of those prisoners convicted of criminal offenses, murder.
The Afghan government announced that they will not release about 600 prisoners, the release of which requires a radical grouping "the Taliban", reports the TV station 1TV News.
According to the channel, the authorities said the refusal to release Taliban prisoners 597. The Bureau of prisons of Afghanistan reported that most of those prisoners convicted of criminal offenses, murder.
The former head of the house Committee on intelligence, US, Republican Devin Nunes believes that the authorities will never find the source of the leak false information about the alleged "conspiracy" of the Russian Federation with the Taliban.
In his opinion, the intelligence Agency "has been politicized, at least in 2016". According to Nuñez, the new messages resemble the story of the attempt of impeachment.
The US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said that he had held talks in Doha with the Qatari authorities and the delegation of the radial movement of the Taliban and discussed the issues of Afghan settlement.
"Together with the head of international financial Corporation in the United States Adam Bailer we held meetings in Doha with (representatives) of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Qatar and the Qatar Foundation, discussed the possibility of joint investments in the Afghan process for peace and prosperity in the region," Khalilzad wrote on Twitter, noting that he had met with understanding on this issue and feels real such investments.
In the United States is growing new anti-Russian campaign. This time the "hand of Moscow" saw in Afghanistan. Russia accused of funding the Taliban, President Donald trump in the criminal inaction, the U.S. intelligence agencies — in the leak of classified information. Who and what spins all of this and why really under attack primarily the trump understood to RIA Novosti.
A couple of months ago, Donald trump touted agreement with the radical movement "Taliban"* as the main foreign policy trump card. Barack Obama's two terms did not end with the war in Afghanistan — the Republican President, it seemed, here-here will finish the conflict. In exchange for the withdrawal of American troops from Kabul, the Taliban agreed to stop the confrontation with the Afghan government.
The speaker of the house of representatives, Nancy Pelosi again called to expand sanctions against Russia, adding that he considered it necessary to introduce them against the defense and intelligence sector of the country in connection with the scandal about "Russia's collusion with the Taliban".
"I have called for more sanctions against Russia. In the final bill... we had a good bill from both parties, but the White house told us to remove sanctions against Russia, which related to the intelligence and defense sectors — the very ones who are accused of a possible threat to our soldiers. We have them (sanctions) to restore — no matter what happens on this issue - the need to restore and take appropriate action," said Pelosi at a press conference.
The speaker of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi accused the White house of "manipulating" with intelligence on "Russia's collusion with the Taliban".
"The white house arranged a Scam, though, if there is no absolute consensus on intelligence information, it should not reach a certain level... do not buy this. The intelligence community also should not be to fall for that," said Pelosi to reporters at a press conference.
Accusations of "collusion" between Russia and the Taliban are part of the political struggle in the United States, said the official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
"I absolutely agree with the assessment that it was a blockbuster. The best Hollywood Directors working in the service sector, it seems to me that political campaigns in the United States," she said in the TV channel "Russia 24".
The New York Times should be held accountable for replicating "detective nonsense" about the alleged collusion of the Russian Federation with the Taliban, said a member of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Sergei Zheleznyak.
He noted that the fake news hit the reputation of the newspaper in which they allow themselves to spread lies, incite hatred toward Russia.
The authors of the anti-Russian campaign in the United States, groundlessly accusing Russia of relations with the Taliban, stubbornly intend to continue this theme in the context of the upcoming elections in the country, said the head of the international Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
"Cicero said that "everyone makes mistakes, but anyone but a fool, do not tend to persist in error." The United States was able enough to get out of the story with the fakes about the alleged "collusion" between Russia and the Taliban, and about some Russian money for attacks on American troops in Afghanistan," - wrote the Russian Senator in Facebook.
Two border police officers were killed and nine injured in an attack by militants of the radical Taliban on checkpoints in Nangarhar province in Eastern Afghanistan.
According to the channel 1TV, during clashes killed 10 militants.
The New York Times has published another article about the alleged collusion of the Russian Federation and factions of the Taliban: with reference to American and Afghan officials, the publication claims that the drug smuggler Rahmat Azizi was the main mediator of the two parties.
According to the publication, Azizi was related to some construction project coalition led by the USA, and then went to work in Russia.
Vice-President Mike Pence stated that he was not informed about the "Russia's collusion with the Taliban", which is refuted both in Moscow and in the administration of Donald trump.
He also said that trump always protects American soldiers, if necessary.
The speaker of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi has proposed to introduce sanctions against Russia for "collusion with the Taliban", which is refuted both in Moscow and in the administration of Donald trump.
"We must impose sanctions against Russia, and right now," said Pelosi in an interview on MSNBC.
Democratic Senator USA Bob Menendez has introduced amendments to the defense budget, which provide for sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian authorities for alleged "collusion" with the Taliban.
As follows from the proposals of the Senator, the sanctions should be imposed if the Director of national intelligence confirms that the Russian government paid compensation to militants grouping "the Taliban" for attacking us soldiers in Afghanistan. This must be done no later than 15 days after receipt of such information.
The U.S. Department of defense believes that Russia supports a peace agreement with the Afghan radical movement "Taliban" to prevent the long stay of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
"Russia will likely continue to support U.S. efforts at reconciliation with the Taliban in the hope that this reconciliation will prevent long-term US military presence (in Afghanistan)," - said in a report published on Wednesday the Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan.
The decision not to inform the President of the United States Donald Trump intelligence about the "conspiracy of the Russian Federation with the Taliban" took a high-ranking employee of the CIA due to the lack of supporting information, said the media Advisor to trump on national security Robert O'brien.
"The man who early on decided not to report (on findings) to the President in the oval office, is the career, high-ranking civilian employee of the CIA. She made this decision because she had no confidence in the intelligence," - said the adviser to trump.
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that Russia in Afghanistan confronts the United States, and repeated the charges in the sale of small arms to the Taliban.
"The fact that Russia is acting in Afghanistan in a manner that confronts US is not new," said Pompeo at a press conference.
The New York Times, citing sources published another article in a series of materials about the alleged Russian financial inducements to militants associated with the grouping of the Taliban, for the killing of American soldiers in Afghanistan - previous material in this edition though has been refuted officially by the US authorities has already lead to threats against Russian diplomats, and his publications have begun to refer to the congressmen.
In a new article, the publication, citing three sources reports that us officials intercepted electronic data on financial transfers from the Bank account, which allegedly controlled by the Russian military intelligence, to the account associated with the Taliban. This fact, as stated by the NYT, has become one of the evidence if had taken the place of Russian proposals on remuneration to the fighters in Afghanistan for the murder of the US military.
For leaks to the media reported about the alleged Russia's collusion with the Taliban are unscrupulous intelligence officials said on Tuesday, press Secretary of the White house Keighley Makineni.
"This unscrupulous intelligence officials who endanger the lives of our military," she said at the briefing.
The publication in the media of reports that Russia allegedly offered the Afghan Taliban for remuneration to attack American soldiers "plays into the hands" of Russia and serves its interests, said the official representative of the White house Keighley Makineni.
"There are two bad consequences of this article. First – this article will impede the formation of consensus and the test of intelligence. Second such discrepancies and disagreements (in the US) are playing right into the hands of Russia and, unfortunately, serve its interests," said Makineni at the briefing.
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo held a telephone conversation with a member of the Taliban leadership and demanded to respect the commitments on peaceful settlement in Afghanistan on the background of the scandal with accusations of "Russia's collusion with the Taliban," said the statement by state Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus.
"Secretary Mike Pompeo was found yesterday on a video conference with the Deputy head and chief negotiator of the Taliban Mullah (Abdul Ghani) by Baradaram. Discussed implementation of the agreement the United States and the Taliban. The Secretary of state has made clear our expectations that the Taliban would respect their obligations, including not to attack Americans", - is spoken in the message Ortagus.
The most likely candidate from the US Democratic party in the upcoming November presidential election, Joe Biden did not rule out that will request a briefing from the current President's administration in connection with media reports that Russia allegedly offered the Afghan Taliban, the reward for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan.
The New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan. No evidence was provided.
Democrats in the U.S. house of representatives demanded that us intelligence officials had personally told them about the information about the alleged "conspiracy" of Russia with the Taliban against the US military, said Tuesday the leader of the democratic majority in the house of Steni Hoyer.
The New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation has offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan and that the US President Donald trump reported. Evidence was provided.
Us senators will have access to the intelligence documents about the alleged Russian proposals on remuneration to the fighters in Afghanistan for the murder of the US military, the newspaper said Hill, citing the Senator.
She added that she "hoped" that the senators will hold a briefing on the documents associated with the topic.
CNN says, citing sources, that the spring of US intelligence in the intended for us President Donald trump the summary reported that Russia allegedly offered the militants of the radical movement "Taliban" rewards for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan.
It is noted that this assessment is contained in the summary, was supposedly backed by several "pieces of information", but the summary at the same time contained information that did not confirm the veracity of these data. The channel adds that trump is not always or not fully reading the summary provided to him.
The Pentagon has no evidence of "collusion" between Russia and the Taliban, said the representative office Jonathan Hoffman.
At the same time, according to Hoffmann, any information about the threat to U.S. military personnel in the Pentagon to take seriously.
The white house on Tuesday will hold a briefing to a group of Democrats on the publication about the alleged Russia's collusion with radical Taliban, reported CNN, citing the assistant democratic majority leader in the house of representatives Steni Hoyer.
It adds the channel, assistant Hoyer noted that a briefing for a group of Democrats will not constitute a briefing for all members of the house of representatives. According to Reuters, briefing in the White house will take place at 8 a.m. local time (15.00 GMT).
The white house spent Monday briefing for members of Congress on the publication about the alleged Russia's collusion with the radical movement "Taliban" and about the ongoing checking, it said in a statement on Tuesday the statement of congressional Republicans Michael McCall and Adam Kinzinger.
According to the authors, now comes the test of how reliable these reports.
The NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana, called on Russia to "more constructive policy" on Afghanistan, but did not comment on the article in the New York Times, which asserted that military intelligence of Russia allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers.
"We call on countries such as Russia to a more constructive policy. In the end, a stable Afghanistan is in the interests not only of the US and NATO," said Geoana, speaking at the online conference "Brussels forum".
Intelligence services of the USA, there is no consensus about reports that Russia allegedly offered the Afghan Taliban, the reward for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan, said White house spokesman Kaylee Makineni.
The New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan. No evidence was provided.
The radical Taliban on Monday freed 20 captive soldiers and policemen in Northern Afghanistan, said the official representative of polytopes movement in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen.
"Today in Kunduz province, from prison "Islamic Emirate" was released on 20 soldiers and police, the administration in Kabul," wrote Shaheen on Twitter.
The speaker of the house of representatives, Nancy Pelosi has requested a briefing for intelligence analysis of possible measures against Russia in connection with media reports that Russia allegedly offered the Afghan Taliban, the reward for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan.
The New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake. The US President Donald trump called the article "paid".
Publications like the New York Times article about the "conspiracy" of the Russian Federation with the Taliban, are intended to escalate the degree of anti-Russian propaganda before an important political event, said a member of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Elena Panina.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan and that this was reported to the President of the United States Donald Trump. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake. Later, similar statements were made by the Washington post.
Ten people were killed and 15 injured in an explosion at animal market in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, reported RIA Novosti a local source.
According to the source, an improvised explosive device detonated in the district of Sangin, where the Taliban.
New publications about the alleged "conspiracy" of Moscow with the Taliban are part of the inner-party struggle in the United States, there are forces that are not interested in leaving Afghanistan, fakes like they are trying to justify their own failure, told RIA Novosti the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, Director of second Asia Department Zamir Kabulov.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan and that this was reported to the President of the United States Donald Trump. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake. Later, similar statements were made by the Washington post.
Former acting head of the U.S. intelligence Richard Grenell argued with the Congressman-Democrat Ted Lew about the statement of the President of the United States Donald trump regarding the unreliability of the data in the New York Times article about the alleged Russian collusion with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Previously, trump said that he had received information from intelligence that information about the alleged collusion of the Russian Federation with the Taliban is not trustworthy.
Another attempt to stir up anti-Russian hysteria on the eve of the American elections was taken in the depths of the influential overseas edition of The New York Times. It is through this media produced the next impingement against our country with a view to discredit Donald trump and achieve introduction of new sanctions against Russia. The pretext this time is chosen as exotic. With reference to own sources in the us intelligence community States that: "Russia has secretly assigned awards to the Afghan insurgents for the destruction of the us military. The administration of the trump spent months thinking about what to do with the shocking conclusion of the investigation".
From the point of view of the average American if he believed The New York Times, the situation looks terrifying and extremely humiliating: this picture of the world it turns out that Russia acts as a kind of a collector of scalps and corpses of American soldiers in Afghanistan, and Afghan militants are "miners American furs", by exchanging the Yankees killed on bloody rubles, and this is supposedly happening at the inactivity of the administration trump.
The US President Donald trump said that the intelligence reported to him that the information about the alleged Russia's collusion with the Taliban is not trustworthy.
Earlier, the White house has called the note of the newspaper are inaccurate, noting that intelligence was not reported to the Trump about the possibility of Russia's collusion with the Taliban. The trump called it "another bridge", and also stated that no one reported neither he nor the Vice President nor the head of the White house "about the so-called Russian attacks" on American troops in Afghanistan.
The Washington Post, citing information from anonymous sources close to the us military, said that "several" US troops were killed in Afghanistan because of alleged collusion of the Russian Federation with the Taliban.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan and that this was reported to the President of the United States Donald Trump. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake. Approval of the New York Times denied and radical movement "Taliban". The white house has called the note of the newspaper is inaccurate and claims that Trump anything like intelligence is not reported. The trump called it "another bridge"
Radical movement "Taliban" have freed 21 captive, Afghan military and police, said the official representative of polytopes movement in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen.
"Today from prison of the Islamic Emirate in Takhar province were released a total of 21 people, police and military, connected with the administration in Kabul," the statement said.
The President of the United States Donald trump is inclined to ignore any accusations against Russia, said on Sunday the speaker of the house of representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
"The President wants to ignore any accusations against Russia... Russia never recovered from the humiliation which she suffered in Afghanistan. And now they take vengeance on us, our troops. It's absolutely outrageous. We have to think that at the moment when the President heard about this he had wish to find out more, instead of denying that he knew something," she said in the TV channel ABC News.
The reaction of the President of the United States Donald trump on media reports that Russia allegedly militants of the Taliban for killing American soldiers, "quite remarkable" and reflects its approach to acceptance of decisions, according to former White house adviser on national security, John Bolton.
"Certainly in this story there is something else, but it's pretty remarkable that the President is doing everything to indicate that he had not heard about it," he said Sunday in a broadcast channel NBC News.
At least six civilians were killed and two others were injured in a bomb explosion at a road in southern Afghanistan, according to the Agency Pagvac with reference to power.
It is reported that the incident occurred Sunday in the area near vashir Afghanistan's Helmand province, among the dead are women and children.
The President of the United States Donald trump ridiculed for their future candidates from the Democratic party Joe Biden for his statement that trump has betrayed the US military in light of the publication of the newspaper the New York Times that Russian intelligence allegedly offered to the militants of the radical movement "Taliban" reward for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan.
"It's funny to watch how corrupt Joe Biden read out a statement about Russia, apparently written by his supervisors. Russia beat him and (Barack - ed) Obama, when they were in power, so big that Obama wanted to remove them from the G8. The US was weak in everything and especially with Russia!" – he wrote in his Twitter account.
The US President Donald trump called "the railway" article the New York Times that Russian intelligence allegedly offered to the militants of the radical movement "Taliban" rewards for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan.
"Maybe it's just another "paid" lime (The New York) Times, as it was with their failed falsification of Russia (allegations of his collusion with Moscow during the elections in 2016. — Approx. ed.)? Who's their source?" he wrote Sunday on Twitter.
At least six employees of the national security forces were killed in an attack by militants of the radical movement "Taliban" in Kunduz province in Northern Afghanistan, reports Tolo News, citing a source in the security agencies.
According to the source, the Taliban launched in the night from Saturday to Sunday in an attack on checkpoints in the district of Imam Sahib, killing five military and one police officer.
Former Vice-President of the United States and the most likely candidate in US presidents from Democratic party Joe Biden said that if the article in the New York Times about the contact of the Russian intelligence service with the Taliban is true, then the President of the United States Donald trump has betrayed the us military.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake.
Information New York Times that Russia had allegedly invited the Taliban to "hunt" for a reward for the us military in Afghanistan, "sloppy", nor the President of the United States Donald trump nor Vice-President Mike Pence of such data is not received, the statement said the White house.
As noted by the press Secretary of the administration kaylie Makineni of the intelligence daily received thousands of messages which are subject to strict control. "Although the White house generally does not comment on alleged intelligence sources or internal discussion, the Director of the CIA, the national security adviser and chief of staff can confirm that neither the President nor the Vice President was not informed about an alleged Russian bounty hunting," - said in a statement.
The national security Council, USA (NSC) on Saturday refused to comment to RIA Novosti the publication of the newspaper the New York Times that Russia had secretly offered the Afghan Taliban a reward for killing American soldiers.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake.
Radical movement "Taliban" has denied allegations that it had allegedly received funds from the military intelligence of the Russian Federation to carry out attacks in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation allegedly offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan. No evidence was provided. The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of false news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake.
Afghan authorities freed almost 3.9 thousand prisoners of the militants of the radical movement "Taliban", reports TV channel Tolo News, citing the official representative of President Sedik Sedici.
According to the representative, at the moment, authorities released 3895 Taliban. After some time in his Twitter, the official representative of polytopes the Taliban in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen wrote that the Taliban released a further 34 representatives of the Afghan security forces in Badakhshan.
Four Afghan policemen were killed and nine injured in an attack by militants of the radical Taliban on a police checkpoint in the northeastern province of Takhar Afghanistan, reported RIA Novosti a source in the security forces.
He noted that the attack occurred last night on the highway, Kunduz-Takhar. While another source added that as a result of retaliatory actions of the security forces, several Taliban were eliminated, and a number of militants were injured.
At least six people were killed and one was injured in the explosion of a roadside mine in the province of Jawzjan in the North of Afghanistan, reported local TV channel 1 TV News, citing the interior Ministry.
Press Secretary of the Ministry of interior of Afghanistan Tariq Arian was accused of attacking the radical movement "Taliban". It is reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday in the district Mardian.
At least four policemen were killed in an attack allegedly radical movement "Taliban" in Logar province in Eastern Afghanistan, reports Ariana News, citing local authorities.
The representative of the provincial Governor Didar lung said that the militants attacked a security post in the village of DEH Bala in the district of Husi. It is noted that another three people were injured.
At least 10 security officials were killed in the attack of the radical movement "Taliban" in the Afghan province of Badghis in the North-West of the country, informs television channel Tolo News, citing parliamentarian Ziauddin Acasi.
According to him, the attack occurred in the district of Murgab, when the security personnel were near the base.
More than half of the member countries of the International criminal court (ICC) expressed support for a judicial body, amid U.S. threats to impose sanctions against persons associated with the investigations of the ICC, and urged all countries to cooperate with the court.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald trump has signed a decree on sanctions against members of the ICC who investigate probable war crimes committed by American soldiers and other personnel in Afghanistan.
Former US presidential Advisor John Bolton has called "utter nonsense" a comparison of his book with the testimony of the ex-employee U.S. intelligence Edward Snowden.
On Tuesday released a memoir of Bolton "the Room where it happened: a memoir of the White house." U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has compared the publication of a book with the actions of Snowden, who in 2013 revealed a number of secret materials about the programs of surveillance of US intelligence on the Internet.
At least nine employees of Afghanistan's security forces was killed and three were injured in the attack on a police headquarters in the Afghan province of Kunduz in the North of the country, reported RIA Novosti the representative of the Governor ismatullah moradi.
According to moradi, the attack occurred last night in the district of Dasht-e Archi. He also added that during the attack were killed four militants, another six wounded.
The President of the United States Donald trump believed that the us military defeated in Afghanistan and other places and demanded to withdraw troops, says a former adviser to the American leader, John Bolton.
On Tuesday, he published a book of memoirs of former US presidential Advisor for national security Bolton, in which he describes his work in the White house in the years 2018-19.
Iran ready to use its capabilities to assist the inter-Afghan talks and make them at home, but need a request from Afghanistan, said in a statement the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Iran.
"Welcoming the peace process, led by the government and people of Afghanistan, Iran announces its readiness to use its potential and possibilities available in order to assist the inter-Afghan negotiation process and make the negotiations in the case of a request from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan", - said the Agency.
Afghan authorities are delaying the issue of exchange of prisoners with the Taliban, after which should be started intra-Afghan talks and declared a ceasefire, the sooner both parties will complete the process, the faster the outcome of the civil war in the country, told RIA Novosti the special representative of Russian President on Afghanistan, Director of second Asia Department at the Russian foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov.
Earlier, the representative of national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal said that the past week was "the most deadly over the past 19 years," the militants of the radical movement "Taliban" carried out over 400 attacks in Afghanistan last week and killed nearly 300 employees of the national security forces.
The United Nations issued a special report in which it expressed deep concern over the deliberate attacks on medical personnel and medical facilities in Afghanistan on the background of the pandemic COVID-19, to the release on the website of the UN Mission for assistance to Afghanistan (UNAMA).
The report covers attacks in Afghanistan that have plagued the health system for the period from March 11 (the date the outbreak was declared COVID-19 pandemic) to 23 may (the date of the announcement by the Taliban about a three-day cease-fire in Afghanistan).
More than 40 civilians were killed and over hundred were injured in attacks by radical movement "the Taliban" last week, a spokesman for the national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal.
In Afghanistan there is a confrontation between government forces and militants of the radical movement "Taliban", which previously captured significant territory in rural areas of the country and launched a major offensive against the city. Also in the country has increased the influence of the terrorist group "Islamic state."* National forces of defense and security of Afghanistan is conducting nationwide joint operations to combat terrorism.
Seven soldiers of Afghanistan were killed and one was injured in the attack of militants of the radical movement "Taliban" in Kunduz province in the North-East of the country, reports Tolo News.
According to a source in the security forces, the attack occurred in the night of Friday in the district of Imam Sahib in the Northern part of the province. Militants attacked the checkpoint soldiers.
Militants of the radical movement "Taliban" attacked the military base in the Afghan province of Baghlan in the North-East of the country, seven policemen were killed and five were injured, reports channel Tolo News, citing a source in the security services.
The attack took place in the administrative center of the province - the city of Pol-e-khomri. As reported by the source channel, the Taliban also suffered casualties".
Russia hopes that the implementation of the agreement between the United States and the radical movement "Taliban" will lead to the complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan and the achievement of inter-Afghan reconciliation, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
"We believe that the implementation of the us-Taliban agreement, let me remind you that it was signed on February 29 this year in Doha, will lead to the complete withdrawal of foreign forces and achieving national inter-Afghan reconciliation," Zakharova said at the briefing.
Five members of the security forces of Afghanistan were killed and another seven injured in an attack by militants of the radical movement "Taliban" in Kunduz province in the North-East of the country, reports Tolo News.
According to a source in the security forces, the attack occurred in one district of the same name Kunduz city on Tuesday evening. The militants attacked the control-points and, according to the source, "stole two army Humvee SUV".
Defence Ministers of NATO countries at the conference on June 17-18, will agree on a new comprehensive plan of action in case the second wave of the pandemic in the fashion industry, will discuss the missions of the Alliance in Iraq and Afghanistan and possible measures in response to the strengthening of the military potential of Russia.
As explained before a virtual meeting, the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg, the new plan to combat COVID-19 includes, in particular, stockpiling of medical equipment and the trust Fund for the purchase of strategic goods.
At least seven people were killed in an attack by a group of armed men in Khost province in Eastern Afghanistan, reports Tolo News, citing a representative of the provincial Governor Talib the Grill.
According to him, the attack occurred in the district Ismailji, all the victims were members of the same family.
The national security Council of Afghanistan has handed over to representatives of radical movement "the Taliban" the agenda of the inter-Afghan talks, the Taliban on offer yet not answered, reported local TV channel, Ariana News, citing a representative of the Council, Javid Faisal.
Earlier, the TV channel Tolo News, citing a representative of the administration of the President of Afghanistan said that the country's authorities have agreed to conduct only a preliminary stage of negotiations with the radical movement "Taliban" in Qatar.
The Afghan authorities have agreed to conduct only a preliminary stage of negotiations with the radical movement "Taliban" in Qatar, according to TV channel TOLO news, citing a representative of the presidential administration.
According to a source, "while no agreement about the main part of an intra-Afghan talks in Qatar was not".
Militants of the radical movement "Taliban" were killed and wounded at least 422 of the Afghan military in attacks over the last week, the TV channel Tolo News, citing the statement of the representative of the national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal.
Previously Faisal said that over the past two weeks due to Taliban attacks in the country killed 89 civilians.
The representative of national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal said that over the past two weeks because of the attacks of the radical movement "Taliban" in the country killed 89 civilians.
In Afghanistan there is a confrontation between government forces and militants of the radical movement "Taliban", which previously captured significant territory in rural areas of the country and launched a major offensive against the city. Also in the country has increased the influence of the terrorist group "Islamic state."* National forces of defense and security of Afghanistan is conducting nationwide joint operations to combat terrorism.
At least eight people were killed in an armed attack in Khost province in Eastern Afghanistan, according to the TV station 1TV News, citing a statement from local police.
It is reported that the attack occurred on Friday evening in the district of Ali Shir, the victims were eight people, including a member of the "Hezb-e-Islami" (Islamic party of Afghanistan).
Militants of the radical movement "Taliban" attacked the post of security in Ghor province in the Central part of the country, seven people were killed, according to TV channel Tolo News, citing the police.
The attack occurred on Friday evening in the County of Pasaband, said the chief of police of the County. Other details of the incident are not yet available.
Radical movement "the Taliban" was released on Friday 22 of the Afghan prisoners, said the official representative of polytopes movement in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen.
Earlier, the representative of national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal said that the government has released at least three thousand prisoners of the Taliban.
The Iranian foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that the international criminal court blackmailing "gang" posing as diplomats after the information that the President of the United States Donald trump has signed a decree on sanctions against people associated with the court.
Earlier, the White house announced that trump signed a decree on sanctions against individuals associated with the investigations of the ICC in relation to military and other officials in the United States, accusing this international structure in biased investigations and corruption, and suspecting the influence of Russia.
Radical movement "the Taliban" was released Thursday 76 Afghan prisoners, said the official representative of polytopes movement in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen.
Earlier, the representative of national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal said that the government has released at least three thousand prisoners of the Taliban.
The United States has always ignored the proposals of the Russian Federation on the establishment of a broad anti-terrorist coalition and acted in violation of international norms, said the Vice-speaker of the state Duma Irina Spring, commenting on the report, Republicans in the House of representatives of the U.S. Congress, which called Russia a sponsor of terrorist groups.
A working group of Republicans in the house of representatives was published by the report, which recommends tougher sanctions against Russia. Among other things, the authors propose to make in the list of "state sponsors of terrorism", which is the administration for allegedly supporting the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps in Iran, and movements of Hezbollah, the Taliban and the "Russian Imperial movement", which is made in the United States list of terrorist groups. In the past, Russia has repeatedly denied the charges, expressed in the report, including support for terrorist organizations.
The commander of U.S. Central command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth McKenzie, stated that the Taliban with whom the us military have been fighting for almost 19 years, has never threatened the United States.
"The threat to the United States is not the Taliban. It was never the Taliban. They are the ones who they allowed to live in Afghanistan and threaten us. We're talking about IG* (terrorist group banned in Russia - ed.) and al-Qaida* (terrorist group banned in Russia - ed.)," said Mackenzie in a video conference at the Middle East Institute in Washington.
The special representatives of Russia, China, USA and Pakistan discussed the preparation of direct inter-Afghan talks and noted the progress in the exchange of prisoners in Afghanistan between the government and the radical movement "Taliban", said on Thursday the Russian foreign Ministry.
As reported, the Russian foreign Ministry, June 3, had a telephone consultation in the format of the extended "Troika" – Russia, USA and China with the involvement of Pakistan – Afghanistan, which was attended by the special representative of the Russian President for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov.
Seven civilians were killed and another six were injured in the explosion of a roadside bomb in the district of Khan Abad in Kunduz province in Northern Afghanistan, said to RIA Novosti, the head of the County Hayatullah Amiri.
According to him, the incident occurred on Monday evening in the district under the control of the radical movement "Taliban". The victims were residents of Badakhshan province, located in the North-East of the country. As stated by RIA Novosti, the local source, in the car, which exploded, were workers for the harvest.
Radical movement "the Taliban" declares that more than 400 released by the government of Afghanistan concluded within the framework of the transaction for the exchange of prisoners have nothing to do with the Taliban, reports Tolo News.
Members of the radical movement noted that out of 2710 released prisoners, 426 are irrelevant to the movement.
Radical Taliban still maintains contacts with the terrorist organization al-Qaeda* despite a peace agreement with the United States, report of the United Nations.
According to a UN report, which the newspaper cites the Wall Street Journal, during the time of peace talks with US the Taliban have carried out at least six high-level meetings with members of the "al-Qaeda". The leaders of this terrorist organization, and hundreds of fighters are still in Afghanistan.
Spain intends at the end of July to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq, the newspaper Pais.
Before the epidemic of the coronavirus on the basis of Bismaya near Baghdad was stationed 350 of 530 Spanish soldiers who are in Iraq. In the middle of April the General staff of the Ministry of defense of Spain said that because of the epidemic from abroad, return of the troops from Iraq from 150 to 200, from Afghanistan – 30 of 70 from Mali – 85 out of 300.
The Afghan authorities two days freed more than 700 members of the radical movement "Taliban", nearly 300 will be released Sunday, according to the TV station Tolo News.
"The representative of national security Council of Afghanistan Javid Faisal said the Afghan government released 710 Taliban prisoners from different prisons in the past two days, and another 290 will be released tomorrow so that the number reached two thousand, as ordered by the President", - stated in the message channel.
Radical movement "Taliban" announced the release of more than 70 Afghan prisoners, according to TV channel Tolo News, citing the official representative of polytopes the Taliban in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen.
It is reported that the Taliban has freed 73 of the prisoners in the provinces of Balkh, Kunduz, Logar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika. Thus, according to Shahin, the Taliban liberated Afghan 420 prisoners.