66 insurgents killed in military operations

AT-KABUL: Sixty-six Taliban fighters were killed and 30 others were wounded in different operations launched by the military in the past 24 hours, security authorities said Wednesday. The defense ministry said in a statement that the national army with the cooperation of the national police and national directorate of security …

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41 development projects completed in Kunar

AT-KABUL: The National Solidarity Program (NSP) completed 41 development projects in the districts of Sarkani, Narang and Nurgal as well as Asadabad city, provincial capital of the eastern Kunar province. According to a statement issued by the solidarity program, the projects include the construction of more than 3,000 meters of …

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Editorial: Nowhere to go

Fierce fighting between Afghan National Security Forces and the Islamic State fighters (also known as Daesh) is underway in Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province. As of Tuesday, around 37 Daesh terrorists, mostly from Pakistan, were killed and 44 others were injured. Fearing fall of the Kot district to Daesh, …

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Turkey PM: ISIL prime suspect in Ataturk Airport attack

Binali Yildirim says suicide bombers who killed at least 36 at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport likely linked to ISIL. At least 36 people have been killed in attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which the Turkish prime minister said was likely carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq of the Levant …

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After decades in Pakistan, more Afghan refugees set to return

Pakistan wants to repatriate some of the almost 1.6 million refugees living in the country. UNHCR has set aside funds for 60,000 returnees. Pakistan, June 23 (UNHCR) – Families sat quietly. Small children explored among the chairs. These people were going back, some after decades. And they were going back …

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Editorial: Parliamentary reforms

The parliamentary election has been delayed too much. Hopes for positive change of the voters were dashed not only by the government but their own elected representatives too. The voters wanted to change their fate while rejecting the corrupt and selfish members of the Wolesi Jirga in the coming parliamentary …

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to Afghans: Achakzai

KABUL: A Pashtun leader Mahamood Khan Achakzai has said that he would not allow anyone to harass Afghan refugees in their “own land”. He directly said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province belongs to Afghans and they can live there without fear and irritation. “If Afghans are harassed in other parts of …

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Over 40 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday said that over 40 Daesh fighters were killed and 44 others were wounded through operations in eastern Nangarhar province. Daesh fighter were killed and wounded in Afghan forces’ joint raids in Bandok, Zarabandok, Janjal Ghonde, Sepa Ghonde and Bahador Baba areas of the …

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Govt to lose legitimacy in three months: Daudzai

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL:  An opposition politician believes that the National Unity Government would lose legitimacy in the next three months, claiming that it is a US-made administration which is not acceptable for people. Umar Daudzai, a senior member of the Afghan Protection and Stability Council, a political party combined …

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Ghani meets Japanese ambassador

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf  Ghani on Tuesday met with Hiroshi Takahashi, the Ambassador of Japan in Afghanistan in presidential place, presidential office said. During the meeting, President Ghani appreciated Japan for assisting Afghanistan in various fields, especially in the areas of cooperative promotional, urban development, agriculture and irrigation and the distribution …

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