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‘Voices for Peace in Afghanistan’: New strategy outlines to ensure peace talks

AT News Report-KABUL: A strategy to help bring peace by convincing the armed militants, including the Taliban insurgents, have been on table, the High Peace Council (HPC) informed. According to HPC, last year all necessary requirements had adopted to finalize a strategy, in which they have worked for six month …

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8 rebels killed in Helmand, Laghman raids

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 8 Taliban insurgents have been killed in airstrikes in southern Helmand and eastern Laghman provinces, an official and a statement said on Friday. Governor Spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan Air Forces (AAF) targeted militant’s safe havens in the Alingar district of …

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U.S. military investigating video of Afghanistan shooting

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A video posted in the Internet shows a U.S. service member firing at a civil truck. The U.S. military has launched investigation into the video. The video appears to show a member of U.S. special operations force in a military vehicle firing into the cab of a …

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I am not afraid of President Ghani, CEO Abdullah: Noor

AT News Report-KABUL: The ousted Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor among his young supporters in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of Balkh, warned that he would not allow the newly-introduced governor to enter the province. In December, President Ashraf Ghani accepted Noor’s resignation and appointed Mohammad Dawood as his successor. …

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2017 deadliest year for Afghan media outlets: Eighteen journalists martyred by Daesh, two by Taliban militants

AT News Report-KABUL: 2017 was the deadliest for the Afghan media outlets in which 169 cases of violence against them were registered with 20 cases of murder, a survey said. The findings of Afghanistan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) shows that 169 cases of violence against journalists happened in 2017 that …

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Editorial: Crippling disease

So far, Afghanistan remains polio endemic. But significant progress was made here, where transmission is well controlled in the southern endemic part of the country. We have rare cases of polio positive, but comparing to last year its high. Pakistan is also endemic and have more cases then Afghanistan. According …

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‘Govt ready to welcome migrants expelled from Pakistan’

AT-KABUL: The government says it is getting prepared to welcome the migrants that are deported from Pakistan if diplomatic efforts didn’t work. Pakistan government said last week that it would expel more than one million Afghan migrants within a month. Ministry of refugees and repatriates is making efforts to convince …

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‘Regional spy agencies order Daesh to claim responsibilities for attacks’

AT-KABUL: Defense Ministry alleges that the Daesh terrorist group is ordered by the regional spy agencies to claim responsibilities for attacks in Afghanistan. It added that Daesh is active in Afghanistan by the order of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) just like other terrorist group, but said downplayed its threat as …

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MPs react to president’s remarks

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of the Parliament on Wednesday reacted to President Ashraf Ghani’s recent remakes, saying that they won’t get to the ministries, but the cabinet must come to the parliament to address the issues. President Ghani on Tuesday during graduation of police …

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1,372 civilians martyred in 8 months

AT-KABUL: At least 1,372 civilians embraced martyrdom, and 2,360 others sustained injuries in various violent incidents occurred across the country during the last eight months of 2017, the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) said on Wednesday. Displaying CPAG findings on civilian casualties, the group’s deputy head, Abdul Rahim Khurram told …

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