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‘Ending imports with support of domestic product’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Industrial Association (AIA) on Wednesday has signed an agreement with Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) to offer loans to the industrialists aimed at upgrading industrial factories across the country. “This is the first agreement signed with AIB for a …

The Afghan masses should stay confident as the country will not unravel into any sort of civil war as the country’s leaders are now mature enough to deal with any type of distasteful incidents. There are some elements who are trying best to prompt gloomy forecasts of an internecine war …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorist group had kicked off recruiting process to bring more fighters in their militancy rank as already hundreds of recruited fighters  dispatched to Achin district to receive terrorist training, local officials in central Logar province said on …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a meeting with the NATO commander for joint command, called on the removal of terrorist havens beyond the Durand Line. “General Salvatore Farina assured that the NATO is ready for cooperation with Afghanistan in all military sectors,” Abdullah’s office said Wednesday. Farina added that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed and wounded at least 35 loyalists of the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group during the ongoing “Shaheen-25 operations” in eastern Nangarhar province, official said. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, said that air and ground operations, carried …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Umer Zakhilwal has held constructive meetings with the civil and military leadership of Pakistan on Tuesday, where he emphasized on reduction of tension between the two countries. Zakhilwal said, “I had a “very good meeting” with Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz …

A high-danger avalanche warning must be issued by the related governmental officials to those districts across the country, which is under avalanche hazard. The government should help swing Afghans living in the avalanche prone districts to a safest place. This would be a temporary shifting as avalanche threat would not …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan and the US officials discussed the ways of counter-narcotics efforts in a joint workshop held on Tuesday in Kabul. The US Ambassador to Kabul, Hugo Llorens reaffirmed his country’s support for Afghanistan’s counter narcotics objectives at the event, the US embassy said in a statement. “All of …

AT-KABUL: At least 19 fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Deash terrorists were killed during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province, within past 24 hours, security official said. In a press statement, the Nangarhar press office, said that these fighters were killed in Haska Meena and …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Hundreds of residents in eastern Kunar province took out to the streets on Monday morning to protest Pakistan artillery shelling, and were shouting anti-Pakistan slogans. Hundreds of residents of Asad-Abad, the capital city of Kunar province, staged a rally to give vent to their anger against Pakistan …