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AT-KABUL: At least 55 Taliban fighters were killed and 27 others wounded in operations in northern Kunduz province in the past four days, officials said. A press statement issued by 209 Shaheen corps said that Afghan army conducted operations to clear the Sehrahi, Imam-U-din, Joibegom, Naseriha, Gunbaz and Qeghex village …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Three suspects have been detained in connection of homicide of 10-members of a single family in Kabul, an official said on Monday. Crime branch chief Brig. Gen Mohammad Salem Almas told Pajhwok Afghan News the suspected killers were arrested on the Kabul-Baghlan highway. The victims’ family confirmed …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan denied the recent remarks by a Pakistani diplomat, calling it baseless. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Pakistani Ambassador to the United States had claimed in an interview with the Voice of America that Afghan government’s focus on the security in the cities had helped Taliban fighters’ fearless presence in the …

AT-KABUL: The government urges that women should have place in the senior positions. Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah acknowledged Sunday that women in the rural areas had kept deprived of education and nothing significant had been done for them. “Women suffered more from the war. Their partnership in the leading board …

AT-KABUL: Marking International Human Rights Day and as Afghanistan celebrates its National Remembrance Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) underscores the enduring importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and welcomes Afghanistan’s renewed commitments to the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms. At an …

It was a sacred fact from the day first and it’s clear than ever that madrassas (religious seminaries) are biggest obstacles ahead of fighting against terrorism as it producing terrorists at highest level. Not talking about registered madrassas, but to those who nurture militant’s ideology, distributing tickets of Paradise and …

AT-KABUL: To boost trade and help improve economic relations, a number of Afghan and Iranian traders on Sunday met in Islam Qala of Herat province, in which both side discussed ways to boost trade exchanges, Farsnews, an Iranian News Agency, has been reported. A number of Afghan traders and 20 …

AT-KABUL: At least 20 militants were killed and eight others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted operations …

AT-KABUL: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Afghanistan on Sunday released the implementation results of a two-year food fortification project in Afghanistan. The document, released during a stakeholders’ workshop, highlights the achievements, challenges, …

AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of parliament on Saturday strongly denounced the US President’s decision regarding Jerusalem the shift of Israel’s capital to Jerusalem, saying the city is “the red line” for the Muslim community. “Baitul Muqaddas (Arabic name for Jerusalem) belonged to over 1.5 billion Muslims of the …