19:35
U.S. AVIATION DEALS 20 STRIKES ON TALIBAN POSITIONS IN NORTH-EASTERN AFGHANISTAN
On Thursday morning American aviation dealt 20 strikes on Taliban positions in the north-east of Afghanistan. The Qatar television company al-Jazeera reported that B-52 bombers made several raids on positions of the Kabul regime near the Tajik border. More details...

16:53
MOSCOW DOES NOT EXPECT MASSIVE INFLUX OF AFGHAN REFUGEES TOWARDS CIS BORDERS
Russian frontier guards who are serving on the Tajik border do not register "a landslide increase" of the number of refugees from inner regions of Afghanistan moving towards the northern borders of the country. This was disclosed on Thursday by one of the commanders of the Federal Frontier Service (FPS) of Russia Nikolai Reznichenko. More details...

16:17
AFGHANISTAN OPERATION MAY AFFECT TAJIK-AFGHAN, RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN BORDER SITUATION
The current military operation in Afghanistan may affect the situation on the Tajik-Afghan and Russian-Georgian border, a RIA Novosti correspondent quoted Colonel-General Nikolai Reznichenko as saying at a press conference in Moscow on Thursday. Reznichenko is the first deputy head of the main HQ of the Federal Frontier Service /the FPS/. More details...

16:13
MOSCOW HAS RELIABLE INFORMATION THAT CHECHENS FIGHT WITH THE TALIBAN
The command of the Russian Federal Frontier Service believes it quite possible that the Chechen militants who are fighting in Afghanistan in the ranks of the Taliban will make an attempt to break into Tajikistan. RIA Novosti was told about it by Chief of the Main Headquarters of the Russian Federal Frontier Service Nikolai Reznichenko. More details...

16:10
TALIBAN MAY CARRY OUT THEIR THREATS TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES THAT SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION
There is indirect proof that the Taliban movement may carry out the threats it had earlier expressed with regard to the neighboring countries that support the anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan, Nikolai Reznichenko, first deputy director of the Russian federal frontier service told a press- conference in Moscow. This refers first of all to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, he said. More details...

14:19
8,000 UZBEK GUNMEN FIGHT FOR THE TALIBAN
A high-ranking representative of the Islamic State of Afghanistan's defence ministry has announced that up to 8,000 Uzbeks are currently fighting for the Taliban in the northern provinces of Afghanistan. According to him, these gunmen are being led by the notorious warlord Juma Namanghani. More details...

13:54
MOSCOW CONSULTATIONS OF RUSSIAN FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VYACHESLAV TRUBNIKOV AND US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD ARMITAGE ON AFGHANISTAN
The meeting of the Russian-American working group on combating threats from Afghanistan is being held in the Russian Foreign Ministry. First Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov and US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage head the Russian and American delegations at the talks. A joint communique is to be signed following the meeting, diplomatic sources told RIA Novosti. More details...

13:50
TALIBAN 'BLACK LIST' OF AFGHANS TO BE EXECUTED
The Taliban spiritual leader, Mullah Omar, has approved a list of currently Pakistan-based Afghan warlords and political figures to be executed for supporting the ex-king Zahir Shah. More details...

18:51
RUSSIA, GREAT BRITAIN STAND TOGETHER ON FUTURE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT
Russia and Afghanistan stand together on the future government of Afghanistan, said British foreign minister Jack Straw after meeting his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov. More details...