AT-KABUL: Taliban militants warned that one of the American lecturers being held by them was in critical health condition. “Out of two hostages one of them (Kevin King) the American University of Afghanistan instructor‘s health condition is in critical condition,” said Taliban in a statement send by the group spokesman …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan Special Forces have killed at least thirty-five Taliban insurgents during operations in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Monday. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Faizullah Ghairat told Pajhwok Afghan News the Special Forces curried out air and ground operations codenamed (campaign) in Spin Gound, Chawi …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Mahmood Khan Achakzai has called on Pakistan to stay away from violating Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Voice of America (VoA) reported. While opposing FATA merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or any other part of Pakistan, Achakzai said any development regarding fate …

Marking a milestone in the development of an alternate trade route to Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan, the time-tested friend of Afghans, India sent its first consignment of wheat through the Chabahar port in Iran. The 1st shipment via Chabahar bypassing Pakistan flagged off from India for Afghanistan is a big step …

KABUL: The Chinese embassy in Afghanistan said that China will provide Afghanistan with 4,242 tons of rice which is emergency food aid to the militancy-hit country. Chinese Charge d’Affaires Zhang Zhixin together with Afghan acting State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mohammad Aslam Sayas attended a handover ceremony …

AT-KABUL: At least 92 militants were killed and 41 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. 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 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nine policemen have been killed and five other received injuries after Taliban insurgents attacked their check-posts in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. Provincial Council Chairman, Khaliqdad Akbari told Pajhwok Afghan News security check-posts in the Surkh Qala area of Ghazni City came under attack …

AT-KABUL: At least 64 militants were killed and 11 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a statment, Ministry of Defense said that Afghan National Army with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security conducted joint operations against insurgents in different …

AT-KABUL: At least 13 Afghan police officers were killed after Taliban fighters attacked their checkpoint in northern Kunduz province early Sunday, officials said. “Armed Taliban attacked a checkpoint in Khanabad-Kunduz highway at around 3:00am which as result, 13 police officers were killed,” said Khanabad district chief, Hayatullah Amiri. He said …

‘Afghan govt. to balance mechanism to take advantages from relations with US and regional countries’ AT-Kabul: Experts participated in the Rana Think Thank monthly session have expressed their deepest concerns over rump up war in Afghanistan, said that the new US strategy has focused more on military solution than soft …