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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seventeen Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh insurgents have been killed in air strikes carried out by the Afghan security forces in Achin, Kot and Pachir Agam districts of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal, said …

AT-KABUL: At least 13 anti-Taliban local uprising fighters have been killed in a Taliban ambush in northern Balkh province, officials said on Sunday. “Uprising fighters were on the way to join the Afghan security forces, while faced Taliban’s ambush in Masjed Safid area of Chamtal district on Saturday around 1:30pm, …

AT-KABUL: Some members of the Wolesi Jirga or the Lower House of Parliament on Saturday said that the three-part new alliance is not for the national interests—rather it has been formed to seek more privileges. According to report the new alliance formed by leaders from three Afghan political parties, such …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai in his recent speech at Qilla Abdullah in Baluchistan province, said that any Pashtun in Pakistan who are not feeling the pain of Afghanistan would be faithless, reported by Mashaal Radio. Achakzai said the ongoing conflict …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 20 Islamic State IS, which is also known as Daesh militants have been killed in airstrikes carried out by the Afghan security forces in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, a military official said on Friday. Maj. Sherin Aqa Faqiri, 201 Selab Military Corps spokesman, …

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai raises serious questions over the role of Washington in curbing the presence of Daesh in his homeland. ISTANBUL, Turkey — Over the past few years, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has often lashed out at the US government in the news. He says the US …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Thursday’s attack on the civilians in the southern province of Helmand. A suicide bomber detonated his car filled with explosives just outside the branch of the New Kabul Bank at around 12:00pm in the Lashkar Gahn city, the provincial capital. At least 34 …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) set the July 7th, 2018 (16 Saratan, 1397 solar year) for the parliamentary and district council elections. Long awaited date for election finally announced after two years delay in parliamentary election by the IEC. After broad fraud in presidential election in 2014, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A bomber detonated his car filled with explosives in front of a private bank Thursday in southern Helmand province, killing 34 people and wounding over 56 others, provincial officials said. “The attack took place in front of the New Kabul Bank branch in the Lashkar Gah city …

AT-Kabul: Over 20 people were “martyred” and 55 more were injured today after a suicide bomber detonated his car against the provincial branch of the New Kabul Bank in Lashkargah, capital city of Helmand province. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the governor told Afghanistan Times over 20 people have been “martyred” …