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AT-KABUL: Two Afghan staffers of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were kidnapped Monday morning in Kabul, police said. “Two Afghan staffs of the UNAMA were kidnapped at around 6:10am in PD-17 Sar-e-Kotal area,” said Kabul Police Spokesman, Basir Mujahid. He said one of kidnapped was a woman …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Senior United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, have strongly condemned the attack on a hotel in Kabul. In a statement, UN Secretary-General Guterres offered his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those injured. “He expresses his solidarity with …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Serbia government has announced that the country will accept the migrants including Afghans even though it is not an EU member. Serbian officials have said the country is ready to accept migrants as per eventual European Union (EU) quotas, even though it is not an EU …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has voiced deep shock over the death of his countrymen in Saturday’s terrorist attack on a landmark hotel in Kabul. “Shocked by tragic news from Afghanistan. Ukrainian citizens, employees of the Ukrainian airline, fell victims to the attack in Kabul,” he said. In …

The government has to undertake serious efforts to preserve, diversify and intensify its relations with all the regional countries, and the world, except Pakistan—a hostile neighbor. After deadly intercontinental hotel attack, Kabul must cut off its all diplomatic channels with Pakistan unless the country to shun supporting, and harboring insurgent …

AT-KABUL: At least seven Afghan police officers embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents stormed their check post in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. The security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked security check post …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned attack on the Intercontinental Hotel, saying that the attack indicated Afghans were trampled by the aliens’ to reach their goals. “I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on Kabul Intercontinental_Hotel that killed and wounded civilians. I convey my deepest sympathies to the families of …

AT-Kabul: At least 17 members of the pro-government local uprising forces were martyred Saturday night in Northern Balkh province. Sherjan Durrani, Spokesman for Balkh police chief said that “17 pro-government local uprising forces were martyred by Taliban militants in Buzbai area of the Sholgars district last night.” He said it …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 18 people including 14 foreigners were killed after more than 14 hours standoff in which the Afghan security forces killed all the six Taliban insurgents who raided Intercontinental Hotel—west part of Kabul city, officials told Afghanistan Times. The Ministry of Interior said 14 foreigners were …

Despite regional and international pressure on Pakistan to shun its project of terrorism and start result-oriented crackdown against the Afghan Taliban and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network on its soil, the pro-terror and hostile neighbor stubbornly stuck to its project of global terrorism, allowing its soil as a launching pad …