  U.S. drone reportedly crashes in Afghanistan January 23, 2013 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A spy drone belonging to the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan has crashed in the country’s southeastern Paktika Province, Iran’s Press TV reported. The aircraft went down in the Jani Khel district of the Afghan province on Tuesday, Jan 22. Taliban militants claimed that they had downed the drone. NATO confirmed the crash in a statement on Wednesday. However, it did not provide any details about the cause of the incident. The United States regularly uses drones for attacks and spying missions in Afghanistan, as well as in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, among other places. Washington claims that the airstrikes target militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the attacks. In the latest such attack on Monday, dozens of people were killed in two successive drone strikes in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan Province.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
