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AT-KABUL: A number of political parties called on the independent election commission to not print the voting ballots until the government meets their demands. The parties emphasized in a statement released on Tuesday that millions of dollars would be wasted in printing the useless ballots if their demands are not …

AT-KABUL: The sanctions recently announced by the US government on Iran would not hurt Afghan business, the government said, citing “different sources” link Kabul to the world markets. President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Shah Hossein Mortazavi, said Tuesday that the sanction could hurt some other regional countries’ economy. “As the closure …

AT-KABUL: At least 12 border police officers were killed and five others injured in a Taliban attack in the northeastern province of Takhar, officials in the province confirmed Monday. The attack took place late Sunday night in the Dasht-e-Qala district, said Khalil Asir, provincial police spokesman. “The Taliban insurgents made …

AT-KABUL: Some candidates for the upcoming parliamentarian election in Paktia province said that hundreds of the stickers used on the cover of the voters’ ID cards had been lost. These candidates called this as a matter of great concern. In a press conference held Monday in Gardez city, the provincial …

AT-KABUL: As battle in Ghazni raged Monday in southern Ghazni, UN agency warned that people in the embattled city faced shortage of food and medicine. Residents of Ghazni have seen their city turn into a battlefield since Friday morning, with fighting and clashes reportedly still ongoing. We have received initial …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Kabul: Hundreds of supporters of candidates who had been barred from running for parliamentarian elections staged a protest in Kabul city and shutdown the Independent Election Commission headquarters, seeking explanation from the election panel for voiding their candidacy. A sum of 35 election hopefuls was removed on Saturday …

AT-KABUL: The government rejects the Taliban’s recent announcement that the militants would attack large cities as a “great propaganda”, while the insurgents are launching an intensive assault on Ghazni city, the capital of the province with the same name. The militants have reportedly burnt parts of the city particularly government …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The battle for key Afghan city intensified Monday as Afghan forces pushed on with a full-scale onslaught for control of embattled Ghazni and flushing out of Taliban militants, as humanitarian situation is worsening amid food scarcity. “1,000 additional forces including army, police and Special Forces have been …

AT-KABUL: National Security Advisor, Hani Atmar, met Sunday with the Saudi Ambassador to Kabul, Jasim al-Khalidi. During the meeting, the national security advisor emphasized on the implementation of the quadrilateral mechanism for cooperation, the National Security Council said. Saudi ambassador assured Atmar that Riyadh was ready to cooperate with Kabul …

AT-KABUL: The government was informed of the Taliban delegation visit to Uzbekistan, the High Peace Council said, adding that the visit took place with the coordination of Kabul. A delegation of the Taliban chaired by the group’s head of political office, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, traveled to Tashkent on August …