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Afghan security forces see drop in numbers

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The number of Afghan security forces decreased by nearly 11 percent in the past year, the US government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan said on Tuesday, an indication of the difficulty Kabul will have in dealing with its precarious security situation. Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul …

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Militancy will not deter freedom of press; 9 journalists among 25 martyred in Kabul twin blasts

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 25 people including nine journalists were killed and 49 others wounded following two suicide bombings in the diplomatic area of Kabul city on Monday morning, according to officials. “A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden bike in Shashdarak vicinity early in the morning, leaving eight people …

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Kandahar attack leaves 11 children dead

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 11 children were martyred and 26 others including five Romanian soldiers were wounded after a car bomber targeted a military convoy in southern Kandahar province on Monday morning, provincial officials said. Kandahar Police Spokesperson Ahmad Zia Duranai said a car bomb blew off near a …

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Lawmakers urge UNSC for a halt to civilian carnage

AT-KABUL: In the wake of deadly twin suicide bombings in Kabul, the Afghan Parliament in an open letter has called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt immediate measures to stop the killing of Afghan people. At least 25 people including nine journalists were killed and four policemen and …

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Editorial: Senseless terror

The Afghan media has rapidly grown with vast achievements after the collapse of the Taliban regime. In the past 17 years, free media was only starting place for the previous and incumbent governments to proud of, and also the leaders put weight behind free media. At the outset there was …

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IS, an offshoot of Taliban

The US envoy has confided that the claim that the United States is behind the creation of Islamic State group is bogus; and that Ghani’s peace quest may counter-intuitively unexpectedly culminate in ultimate peace; By Sayed Seddiq Hussainy-KABUL: A senior US envoy to Afghanistan has reassured the White House’s continuous …

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83 insurgents killed in military raids

AT-KABUL: At least 83militants were killed and81others wounded in joint military crackdowns within past days. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted joint operations against …

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Voter registration a slow process: Electoral body

AT-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission said Sunday that the voter registration for the upcoming legislative election was heading in a slow process with only 60,000 to 75,000 people registering every day across the country. A member of the commission, Sayed Hafizullah Hashemi, said they were not satisfied with the process, …

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Editorial: India-China set to help Afghanistan

There is no doubt that the two time-tested and ironed brothers of Afghanistan, India and China is two Asian giants with helping the war-hit country at highest level with relationships is growing stronger and stronger by passing each day. Despite there are some quarrel, but Beijing and New Delhi being …

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Editorial: Peace is still a dream

The mujahedin’s interim government chaired by Sebghatollah Mojaddedi entered Kabul from Peshawar to take over the power in the wake of the Soviet-backed administration’s fall on April 28, 1992. The new government that was almost a dream for many Afghans who were opposing late Dr. Najib’s government, was expected to …

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