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Russian national found guilty of leading attack on US base in Afghanistan - report

A Russian national, Irek Hamidullin, who is believed to be a leader of the Taliban attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2009, has been found guilty of terrorism by an American court.

11:20 10.08.2015

Russian national to be tried in US court on terrorism charges – report

A Russian national, Irek Hamidullin, who is believed to be a leader of the Taliban attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2009, will be tried in American court.

11:56 14.07.2015

US court ok’s references to 9/11, bin Laden during Abu Hamza trial

With only one month to go before the launch of the hotly anticipated US terrorism trial against Mostafa Kamal Mostafa (Abu Hamza), the court denied on Thursday a defense motion to preclude mention of the September 11 terror attacks, Osama bin Laden, and other hot-button issues at trial.

16:32 14.03.2014

Washington has not yet notified Moscow about Russian detainee in Afghanistan

Washington has yet to notify Russia about the arrest of a Russian national known as Irek Hamidullan in Afghanistan in 2009 on suspicion of fighting for the Taliban.

12:58 13.03.2014

US has no anti-drug strategy after Afghanistan troop withdrawal - official

The Untied States has no strategy to fight drugs after the planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, said on Wednesday. Russia, which is the main conduit of drugs originating in Afghanistan, has the world’s largest number of heroin addicts per capita.

13:32 05.03.2014

Afghan atheist granted asylum on religious grounds in UK

In a case thought to be the first of its kind, an Afghan atheist has been granted asylum on religious grounds in the UK, the Kent Law Clinic announced Tuesday.

16:00 14.01.2014

US considers military trial for alleged Russian Taliban fighter – report

Obama administration officials are considering the option of bringing an alleged Russian Taliban fighter who was captured in Afghanistan years ago to the US to face trial in front of a military commission.

14:09 18.12.2013

Russian lawmakers propose amnesty to commemorate Afghanistan withdrawal

A group of lawmakers from the United Russia party proposed to declare an amnesty that will commemorate a 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

14:50 23.10.2013

US soldier confesses to Afghan mass killings - report

US soldier Robert Bales charged with massacring 16 people, nine of them children, in southern Afghanistan last year pleaded guilty in an attempt to avoid a death penalty.

12:35 06.06.2013

Drugs production has grown tenfold since ISAF was deployed to Afghanistan

Drugs manufacturing volumes have grown more than tenfold in Afghanistan since the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was established there, Russia's NATO envoy Alexander Grushko said on Tuesday.

14:08 28.05.2013

Dozens of Russians have trained in Middle East terror camps

Dozens of Russians have been trained as terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan alongside the militants recently killed in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, city in the Moscow Region.

15:43 22.05.2013

Russian anti-drug service trains drug police for Afghanistan

Russia annually trains 50-100 officers for the Afghan drug police, Federal Drug Control Service Chief Viktor Ivanov said on Friday.

14:10 26.04.2013

Afghan president bans films and shows contradicting Islamic law

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed an order banning films and shows that contradict Islamic law, the government's press service announced on Tuesday.

16:13 23.04.2013