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AT-KABUL: Some 28 drug traffickers have been sentenced by the court of Criminal Justice Task Force to short and long term imprisonment, the court said on Tuesday. The primary and appellate court of CJTF have sentenced 28 drug smugglers to prison terms spanning from one year to 16 years, said …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A senior al-Qaedaloyalist along with six affiliates of the extremist network was killed on Monday night during an operation of the Afghan army in southern Helmand, the army Special Force Corps said on Tuesday. Afghan army special forcescarried out a crackdown against al-Qaeda terrorist network fighters in …

AT-JALALABAD: Women’s social and political empowerment is a crucial component for strengthening Afghanistan’s democracy, said participants in two UN-backed events in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar. The events drew elders, scholars and other community leaders from across the four eastern provinces of Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan and …

We are getting closer to the date of legislative and district council elections (October 20th) day after day. People are going to elect their representatives for the House of Nation for the third time since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan that ended Taliban’s rule in 2001. Both the government and …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan’s intention to purportedly fence the porous Durand Line with the multi-hundred million dollar financial help of the United States has brought out infuriation and denunciation of ex-President Hamid Karzai who says it is a ploy to split Afghans on both sides of the de facto borderline. The ex-president …

AT-KABUL: Afghan forces have pushed back a Taliban’s attack in northern Farah province, military authorities have said. Taliban fighters massively stormed security posts in Jamjama Qala and Bazaar Qala area of Dawlat Abad district in Farah on Sunday night, but faced strict resistance of Afghan forces, said a statement issued …

AT-KABUL: Kabul police has arrested over 29 people on suspicion of dealing drugs in Kabul in the past week. Kabul police in coordination with Counter Narcotics Police have conducted 23 joint and exclusive crackdowns against drug dealers in the past one week, as result of which 29 suspects have been …

AT-KABUL: A United Nations envoy says the international panel seeks transparent elections in Afghanistan and hopes the upcoming ballots will not be plagued with fraud. Miroslav Jinka, UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs met on Monday with Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah in his office and discussed political development, the UN role in …

AT-KABUL: A suicide bomber rammed into a patrolconvoy of foreign troops in northern Parwan province on Sunday morning, killing three Resolute Support service members, said officials. “A suicide bomber on foot blew up his explosivesnear a patrolling convoy of foreign forcesin Khalazai area in Charikar, center of Parwan province on …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Sunday signed Memorandum of Understanding with Norway Committee to construct a regional medical institute in southern Paktia province. Minister of Public Health Ferozudin Feroz said that over $1.3 million was donated by Norway to build a regional medical institute in Gardez city capital of …