Scores of drug traffickers arrested: CJTF

AT-KABUL: The Counter Narcotic Police (CNP) had arrested dozens of drug traffickers across the country, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Monday. The CJTF in a media statement said the traffickers were arrested in Samangan, Kunduz, Baghlan and Kabul provinces during the last two weeks, adding that the …

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Islamabad, Tehran back Afghan peace process: Pakistan

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that Pakistan and Iran have been struggling for peace restoration in Afghanistan. He said that Iran was an important neighbor of Pakistan and Afghanistan. In an interview with Iranian state news agency the other day he said that peace restoration …

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NALS provides Afs 3 million to Kunduz terror-victims

AT News Monitoring-KABUL:  As the fall of the Kunduz city had unleashed terror and damages in men and material on the residents of the city, Northern Afghanistan Logistic Services (NALS), provided nearly three million Afghanis to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) for the victims, an official said the …

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Norway may reject 90pc migrants, say visiting officials

KABUL: Visiting Norwegian officials on Sunday said their government’s new policy on immigration had minimised the chance for illegal migrants to be accepted there and possibly 90 percent applications might be rejected. Speaking to reporters here, Tore Hattrem, state secretary at the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and Yoran Kalmar, justice secretary …

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6 Uzbek militants eliminated in US military raid in Khost

At least six Uzbek insurgents have been killed during an operation by foreign forces in the Spera district of southeastern Khost province, an official said on Monday. Mohammad Azim Mujahid, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the operation was conducted by US Special Forces in Kareza area …

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Gone renegade: Public uprising commander, 10 members join Taliban in Faryab

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A public uprising commander along with his fighters joined the Taliban militants in northern Faryab province, said a local official. Sayed Aqa Andarabi, the provincial police chief, said that Gul Murad, a commander of the public uprising, along with his 10 fighters surrendered to the Taliban. The …

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Govt urged to reject indefinite detention without trial

 AT-KABUL: Human Rights Watch urged the Afghan government to reject a new law that permits indefinite detention of security suspects without trial. An amendment to the criminal procedure code, imposed by presidential decree, allows Afghan authorities to detain for a renewable one-year period anyone suspected of crimes against internal or …

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Many parts of Achin district cleared of IS militants: Official

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Most of parts of Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province have been cleared of the Islamic State (IS) militants, said a local official on Sunday. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the provincial governor office, told Radio Azadi that at least 150 IS fighters have been killed over …

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Terrorism was imposed on Afghans: MoFA

Regional cooperation needed to combat terrorism, says deputy foreign minister AT-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Afghanistan on Sunday said that Afghans has not engineered terrorism but it was imposed on them by other countries. Addressing a one day conference titled “Afghanistan Reconnected Business Take Action to Unlock Trade …

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Political parties urge govt to improve security situation

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Political Parties Home, a cluster of political parties, and civil society organizations in a joint gathering asked the National Unity Government (NUG) to improve the deteriorating security situation and bring reforms. Representatives of the political parities expressed their deep concerns over deteriorating security situation in …

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