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84 insurgents killed in army operations

AT-KABUL: At least 84 militants were killed and 24 others were wounded in different operations launched by the army and other security force 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) …

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India donated wheat snatched by Taliban in western Afghanistan

AT-KABUL: Four trucks, loaded with Indian donated wheat, and on way to western Ghor province, have been intercepted and seized by alleged Taliban fighters in western Afghanistan, officials told Afghanistan Times. The trucks were carrying Indian donated wheat from western Herat to the remote and less developed Ghor province when …

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US official terms Pakistan “part of new strategy”

AT-KABUL: An official in the US department of defense has called Pakistan as “part of new US strategy”, saying that Washington doesn’t have any intention for military operation against Pakistan. The statement contradicts President Donald Trump’s anti-Pakistan remarks that had threatened to cut aids if Islamabad does not close Taliban …

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Editorial: Youth is the future

Last day the former President Hamid Karzai in a meeting with the youth representatives held at his office, called the youth as the mighty wealth of the country and said, “Afghanistan would have a bright future with the help of capable youth.” No doubt, the youth, and the future could …

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Pakistan resumes Afghanistan shelling

AT-KABUL: Pakistani military has resumed firing rockets on the eastern parts of Afghanistan, said officials in Kunar province, where according to reports, some 180 rockets crashed Saturday night. The rockets hit Dangam district, and the district governor, Ahmad Rahman Danesh said most of the rockets targeted residential areas. Kunar shares …

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Lawmakers are not optimistic to Kabul-Islamabad talks

AT-KABUL: Some lawmakers say they are not optimistic to the results of the Kabul-Islamabad talks over Pakistan’s promises in cooperation to fight terrorism. The legislators ask for Pakistan’s practical measures in this regard. “Afghanistan has handed enough proofs and evidences to Pakistani officials that the recent Kabul attacks were planned …

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MAIL to build 12 cold warehouses

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Sunday said that it will construct 12 cold stocks in order to support farmers for further income across the country. Construction of stocks with freezer is the top agenda for the MAIL in order to protect fruits and vegetables and help …

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164 army generals go to retirement

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense said that 164 army’s reserved generals went to retirement. “164 army generals, who reached the age of retirement were retied,” said General Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for defense ministry. He added that the retired generals were reserved and did not have positions in the army. Waziri said …

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Tattooed ‘blue-skinned’ Hindu Pushtuns look back at their roots

Former President Hamid Karzai meets the small, forgotten Afghan ‘Sheen Khalai’ community in India on whom a film is being made As they walk through the corridors of the exhibition, looking at photographs of themselves in traditional clothes, the women begin to sing first. At first, the tune is tentative. …

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Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest in Islamabad; demand Azadi

Thousands of Pashtuns gathered outside the press club in Islamabad and chanted Azadi (Freedom) slogans by highlighting human rights violations against the community. They undertook a Long March demanding justice for Naqeeb Mahsood, a Pashtun killed in a fake police encounter on January 13 in Karachi. Police had also put …

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