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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Government of Turkmenistan has categorically told the United States that it doesn’t need any sort of support in protecting its border with the neighboring Afghanistan, an American diplomat said. Earlier this year, the US military officials said that Turkmenistan had approached the Obama-administration for assistance to help …
Read More »Lessons from Kunduz fall
Is it a day after the fair? For pessimist, it might be yes, but for optimists still there is a hope. Still the government has time to fix many issues. Corruption has reached record high, but yes it can be cured. Joblessness is rampant, but yes it can be overcome. …
Read More »27 militants killed in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 27 Taliban militants have been killed in clearance of Afghan security forces in Dasht-e-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, said the provincial police chief. Muhammad Qasim Jangalbagh told Azadi Radio that Afghan forces have conducted clearance operations against the Taliban militants in all districts of …
Read More »Zabul abduction: Nine of 16 passengers released
AT-KABUL: Nine of the 16 passengers kidnapped on Kabul-Kandahar highway have been released, said the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 16 passengers in Nurak area of Zabul province the other day. According to some sources, all of the kidnapped people were from Hazara ethnic minority. Seddiqi …
Read More »Pakistani Fighters Killed In Afghanistan Buried In Home District
An elected official in a remote northwestern Pakistani district confirmed that the bodies of 22 men recently killed in southeastern Afghanistan have been buried in the region. Alamzeb Khan, the district Nazim or in charge of the local government in Khyber Pakhtukhwa’s Lower Dir region, told Radio Mashaal on November …
Read More »20 more passengers abducted in Zabul
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 20 passengers have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning in southern Zabul province, said local officials. The Deputy Police Chief of Zabul province, Ghulam Jailani Farahi, confirmed the kidnapping and said the incident took place on Kabul Kandahar highway, between Shah Joy …
Read More »1000s flee homes as Daesh unleashes terror in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 24,000 families have been displaced from Achin, Debhala and Naizan districts of eastern Nangarhar province to flee Daesh (ISIS) violence, said officials. The provincial governor, Saleem Khan Kunduzi said that Daesh militants violence have forced thousands of families in the province to leave their houses. He …
Read More »Poor leadership and no coordination caused Kunduz fall: Report
“Audio recordings by NDS reveal the Taliban in Kunduz were receiving directives from Peshawar,” says Saleh AT-KABUL: Kunduz fact finding team released its report on Saturday and blamed poor leadership, lack of coordination and underutilization of resources for the fall of Kunduz city to the Taliban militants. Amrullah Saleh, head …
Read More »Seminar on renowned academician Mir Hussain Shah held in Kabul varsity
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Kabul University (KU) marked the 90th birth anniversary of the renowned literary figure Mir Hussain Shah, a former lecturer of Faculty of Social Sciences. The scientific and research seminar was attended by the university lecturers, members of Afghanistan Academy of Sciences, intellectuals and governmental officials, on Saturday. …
Read More »14 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 14 Daesh (ISIS) fighters have been killed and several others injured during a military operation in eastern Nangarhar province, said local officials on Saturday. Commander of 201 Selab Military Corp, Mohammad Nasim Sangin, said that the ongoing military operation in Achin district to eradicate the militants …
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