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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Foreign ministry said Sunday that the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) had agreed to continue efforts to specify the exact date for a face to face talk with the Taliban. The quadrilateral coordination group consists of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States. The group has held …

AT-KABUL: At least three men working on a polio vaccination campaign were kidnapped and killed by unknown gunmen in eastern Kunar province, police chief said on Sunday. Chief of the Kunar police, Abdul Habib Syedkhel, said the polio workers were abducted from Ghaziabad district by unidentified armed men nearly two …

AT-KABUL: A policeman was killed and four judges were injured on Sunday morning in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Logar province. The deadly blast on vehicle of the judges has also left four civilians injured. According to the provincial governor Haleem Fidaee, the bomb was attached to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A two-year-old child had been rescued from abductor in northwestern Faryab province, local security officials said on Sunday. Provincial Police Chief, Col. Sayed Aqa Andarabi, told Pajhwok Afghan News said that the kidnapper Ahmad Zai was arrested at the spot when tried to abduct the child in …

GUWAHATI: South Asian Games Chief Executive Officer Injeti Srinivas today disclosed that India brought 184 athletes from Afghanistan to participate at the 12th SAG here in a special chartered flight considering the situation in that country. Briefing the media at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, Srinivas said that the action …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five alleged Pakistani spies, who disguised themselves as medical doctors and nurses, were arrested by the Afghan security forces in the northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials said. The arrested spies included two men and three women were working in hospitals in Baharak and Kheshm districts of the …

All well-intentioned efforts of the four-nation on Afghan peace process will face some challenges unless the participation of all regional countries in the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) was ensured. The role of all stockholders in Afghanistan’s conflict is very much important. Despite other countries, none can deny the role of …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Importing cheap food items from foreign countries have affected the domestic food production in the country. Cheap imports are a worrying sign for Afghan industries. Imported edible items are cheaper than the locally produced because the quality of the latter is far better than the former. …

By M. Nadeem Alizai-KABUL: Amid concerns and despair, January 1, 2016 brought new dawn of hope to some Afghans. Although, new solar year will begin on March 21, 2016 but due to presence of foreign forces and scores of international organizations, the war-weary nation sees the future and past in …

AT-KABUL: Thirty-two Taliban fighters were killed and five others wounded in different operations launched by the national army in different areas, security officials said Saturday. “The Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal, conducted operations against Taliban insurgents in …