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AT-KABUL: At least 1,372 civilians embraced martyrdom, and 2,360 others sustained injuries in various violent incidents occurred across the country during the last eight months of 2017, the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) said on Wednesday. Displaying CPAG findings on civilian casualties, the group’s deputy head, Abdul Rahim Khurram told …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar held a productive meeting with the Indian Ambassador to Kabul Manpreet Vohra, where both sides discussed issues of mutual interests. According to the statement issued by the National Security Council (NSA), Atmar and Vohra discussed a range of issues including regional political …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said the issue of refugees should not be politicized and a tripartite agreement on the subject must be implemented in true letters and spirit. In a statement issued from his office here in Kabul on Wednesday, the Chief Executive emphasized on …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Fifteen militants of the Islamic State (IS) and the Taliban insurgents were jointly embraced peace process in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. The former militants, included eight Islamic State (IS), known as Daesh terrorist group along with a commander, and seven Taliban insurgents, including …

AT-KABUL: Second Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danish rejected the allegations on the distortion in the constitution, saying there were political conspiracies behind the claim. Some lawmakers and politicians had earlier claimed that a number of the constitution articles had been distorted. Danish termed the Afghan constitution as the best one …

AT-KABUL: The senators expressed concerns over the killing of Afghan citizens in the Syrian war, calling on the foreign ministry to summon Iran’s ambassador. Afghan migrants in Iran reportedly take part in the Syrian war in the framework of the Fatemyoun unity, and hundreds of them have been killed and …

AT-KABUL: At least 52 militants were killed and 21 others were wounded in different operations carried out by the security forces during the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. In a statement, Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan National …

AT-KABUL: Three senior members of the Taliban insurgents have been detained during an Afghan National Police ambush in the Zirok district of southeastern Paktika province, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Tuesday. The police also sized one vehicle, one radio handset and some amount of ammunition from …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government will expose lawmakers who deemed it fit to interfere in recruitment process of the ministries amid at taking leverage based on nepotism. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday urged the members of the parliament to refrain interfering in recruitment process in the ministries. In that …

AT-KABUL: The ex-spy chief, Rahmatulalh Nabil has revealed the links between Sayed Hamid Gilani and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network—a extremist group in which according to National Directorate of Security (NDS), was the mastermind of May 31 Kabul truck bombing. In that bombing, more than 150 Kabul residents martyred, and …