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AT-LASHKARGAH: At least 25 Taliban militants were killed in airstrikes conducted in several districts of southern Helmand province, a statement from provincial government office said on Sunday. The airstrikes targeted Taliban positions in Nad-e-Ali, Garmsir, Chah-e-Anjir and Nahr-e-Saraj districts on Saturday night, in which three Taliban commanders were also killed, …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents launched a complex attack early Sunday on the Want Waigal district of eastern Nooristan province, but the Afghan security forces repulsed their attack with strong intention, a provincial official said. “Dozens of militants carried the attack in the district from different sides, but the security forces …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense announced Sunday that the road to the Janikhil district of southern Paktia province was reopened to traffic in an operation carried out by army forces in the province. The road was closed by Taliban insurgents, which caused different transportation problems for people. They had no …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents on Saturday fired a rocket that landed on a house in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province, leaving at least two civilians dead and three others wounded, a provincial official said. “A rocket fired by Taliban rebels struck a house in Shahi Khil …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Since the government of Pakistan has decided to repatriate Afghan refugees, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government the other day announced that they would convene a meeting of parliamentary leaders and Pakistani government officials to prepare a strategy to handle the issue of repatriation of Afghan refugees in …

AT-KABUL: After a week-long closure, the security forces on Friday night reopened Kandahar-Lashkargah highway, a provincial official said on Saturday. “The highway is reopened for military staffers only. But efforts are underway to establish check posts in the highway in order to reopen for public too,” provincial council member for …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock said Saturday that the almond products would increase by 50 per cent in the northern Kunduz province this year. Agriculture experts after assessment of almond gardens said that almond harvest will be better this year in Kunduz, said MAIL in a statement. Kunduz …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In a meeting with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday, former and current government officials urged the leaders to implement the agreement as foundation of the National Unity Government (NUG). President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah signed a political deal in 2014 to establish the NUG. According to …

AT-KABUL: Ninety-two Taliban militants were killed across the country in the past 24 hours, the ministry of defense said Saturday in statement. The national army with the cooperation of national police and national directorate of security conducted military operations against insurgents in different areas of Paktika, Baghlan, Laghman and Faryab …

AT-KABUL:  Around 173,000 people killed and more than 183,000 seriously wounded since the US invasion in 2001, revealed the research Costs of War. According to the research paper which focuses on the wars’ deaths and injuries, the cost in human lives and health has been enormous in the two countries. …