Special Force killed 10, detained 20 Taliban fighters in Kunduz

AT-KABUL: Afghan Special Force in night-raids against a stronghold of the Taliban killed at least 10 and detained another 20 Taliban fighters in Kunduz province, security officials said. The operations were carried out last night in Chardara district, the main stronghold of the Taliban, in Kunduz in which Najib, a key …

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Norway offers refugees £840 ‘bonus’ to leave the country

Norway is offering its asylum seekers a £840 “bonus” if they agree to leave the country voluntarily. The Norwegain Directorate of Immigration (UDI) said the measure had been brought in as a cheaper alternative to paying for refugees to stay in immigration centres in the country. Launched on Monday, the …

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SCOTLAND TO HOST AFGHANISTAN IN EDINBURGH

Cricket Scotland have today confirmed dates and venues for their series against Afghanistan in July 2016. The two Associates will contest two One Day International fixtures, which will take place at The Grange in Edinburgh on Monday 4th and Wednesday 6th of July. Afghanistan produced a number of impressive performances …

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Polio vaccination faces problems: Officials

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health calls lack of public awareness and security threats as main problems ahead of the national vaccination program and. Ahmad Jan Naim, deputy public health minister said Monday that insecurity was a major challenge in front of healthcare services delivering in the country, …

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Taliban-Daesh clash leaves 17 killed in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: At least 17 militants have been killed in a conflict between the Taliban militants and the loyalists to the Daesh (aka IS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province, local official said Monday. Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, said the clash took place in Da Nari Aab area of …

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Security forces kill 36 militants

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday said that 36 insurgents were killed, 25 others injured and five suspects arrested as the result of crackdowns by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in various parts of the country. The statement said that the Afghan National Army, National police …

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Editorial: Sanctions against Pakistan needed

Pakistan announced to support the international community in the war against terrorism. The pledge was made at the stage but behind the curtain, Islamabad is still harboring and supporting trans-regional terrorist organizations. The Taliban and Haqqani Network are no exception. These trans-regional insurgent groups have not only attacked civilians and …

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Former US ambassador slams Pak-Afghan tension as ‘the mother of all problems’

The former United States ambassador to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad has said that the biggest failure of the United States in Afghanistan is its inability to persuade Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with each other. Former US ambassador Khalilzad an interview to Voice of America described the Pak-Afghan tension as ‘the …

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Ghani calls on Islamabad to take military action against Taliban

AT-KABUL: After last week’s deadly Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani called on Pakistan to take military action against Taliban on its soil rather than to bring them into peace talks, a move which is seen as a major policy shift in Afghan peace talks. Ghani made the …

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Female cyclists to attend France tournament

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The female cycling athletes are to participate in a tournament scheduled to be held in two weeks in France, the cycling federation said. “Six female cyclists are going to go for an international tournament based on an invitation by the French sports committee,” Sadiq Sadiqi, head …

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