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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament has decided to call up the adviser of the National Security Council (NSC), Muhammad Hanif Atmar, and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) officials over the deal with Pakistan’s spy agency. The WJ decided to summon the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Afghani lost its value by 4.78 percent against the US dollar (USD) in the international market. Due to appreciation of the American unit, other currencies have also experiences significant losses. The acting governor of the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) on Monday said that other currencies overseas …

AT-KABUL: At least one person was killed and 72 others injured on Monday morning when a suicide bomber driving a vehicle full of explosives targeted the provincial council in southern Zabul province. Police Security Chief, Ghulam Jailani Farahi, said the bomber rammed the mini-truck into the boundary wall of the …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was not finalized. The spy agency in a statement termed the MoU on intelligence cooperation a common deal. The statement said that the agreement was not implementable …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Secretary of Khost provincial council on Sunday claimed that drug smuggling and dealing have mounted in the southeastern province, particularly among youth; however the provincial counternarcotics director expressed vice versa remarks in this regard. Janmir Zazai told a press conference in Khost city that drug smuggling and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst reports that said an Indian consortium has scrapped a mega mining project worth $10.8 billion in Afghanistan, India’s ambassador to Kabul, Amar Sinha on Sunday rejected the report and said the consortium has not come up with such a decision. Quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News, the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The international forces commander in Afghanistan the other day said the Islamic State (IS) group is actively recruiting in the country, but is not yet operational here. General John F. Campbell said the insurgent group’s social-media campaign has been attracting the Taliban fighters based in Af-Pak region …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani appointed Masoom Stanikzai as acting Minister of Defense and introduced him to the Wolesi Jirga for a vote of confidence as minister-designate for the Ministry of Defense (MoD). A press statement issued by the Presidential Palace, said that the president introduced Stankizai as the Defense Minister- …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chabahar port in Iran is expected to connect Afghanistan with sea route by the ed of the upcoming year. “The strategic port will also enable the Central Asian countries to bypass Pakistan. Work has already begun on the Chabahar port,” quoted by PTI, India’s Road Transport, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Over 100 suspects and 25 unregistered Afghan nationals were arrested in a search operation carried out under the National Action Plan (NAP) in various areas of Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said. Quoting police officials, The Express Tribune, an English-language paper …