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AT-KABUL: Thirty Taliban militants were killed and 30 others received injuries in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, said Ministry of Defense. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS), …

National economy is growing slowly as compared to the last year. The growth is slower when compared to the past five years. Ending unemployment and poverty by improving economy was a major focal point of the presidential campaigns in 2014. The government has claimed drafting strategies to attract investors, introduce …

AT-KABUL: Afghan and Pakistani officials agreed to reopen the Torkham border gat as it was remained closed for the fourth days that resulted into stranding of hundreds of people. The two sides agreed to resume routine border traffic at the Torkham border, a spokesman for the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Russian envoy to Pakistan has acknowledged contacts between his country and the Afghan Taliban, but, aimed at promoting reconciliation drive to the war-hit, Afghanistan. “Yes, there have been limited contacts with the Afghan Taliban,” Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y. Dedov told a seminar in Peshawar …

AT-KABUL:  The Afghan National Security Forces killed 110 insurgents and injured 66 others as the result of joint clearing operations in various parts of the country, security officials said. Ministry of Defense in a statement to the media said that the operations were launched in the last 24 hours in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Police rescued a teenage boy kidnapped in southeastern Khost province arresting a suspect, an official said on Friday. Brig. Gen. Faizullah Ghairat, the provincial police chief, told newsmen in Khost City that a 14 years old boy identified as Attiqullah had been kidnapped in Ismailkhel district three …

This is a tough year for the National Unity Government (NUG). Challenges are many. Survival of the government and future of this country will depend on the decisions made by the leaders in the power center. The wiser the decisions, the chances of survival and development would be high. Productive …

AT-KABUL:  The Counter Narcotics Police reported of the arrest of a drug lord in Kabul. The smuggler was detained in the Pule-Charkhi neighborhood as the result of pre-planned operation by the Counter Narcotics Police, it said, without providing details about the drug lord’s identity. According to a statement sent to …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai who received Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation letter, accepted to visit Islamabad at a friendly time, his office said Wednesday. Pakistan ambassador to Kabul Sayyed Abrar Hussain in a meeting submitted prime minister Sharif’s invitation letter to the ex-president. “I hope my visit would …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government on Wednesday officially submitted Ali Haider Gilani, son of Pakistan’s former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to Pakistani ambassador in Kabul. The junior Gilani was freed during a join Afghan-US operation on Tuesday in Giyan district of Paktika province. He flew to the defense ministry …