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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Tuesday its operatives arrested three loyalists terrorist of Daesh (Islamic States of Iraq and Syria) eastern Nangarhar province. A statement issued by NDS said the arrested terrorists were identified as Husian S/O Imamuldian, Zakir S/O Mohasal Khan, Abdul Qayom S/O Abdul Rahim. …

AT-KABUL: Taliban fighters reportedly executed six security personnel taken hostages in the Bakwah district of western Farah province, said officials Tuesday. These people were hanged in the Joma Bazar area Monday at around 4:00pm, said Farah Police Security Chief Mohammad Ghaws Maliar. He said that two police, three soldiers were …

AT-KABUL: A commander of Taliban insurgents was detained by Afghan security forces in northern Kunduz province, ministry of interior said Tuesday in a statement. The statement added the detained Taliban insurgent commander was identified as Faizullah who was leading the special forces of the Taliban insurgents was arrested during a …

AT-KABUL: Eighty-two Taliban fighters were killed and 64 others were wounded in different crackdowns within the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. In a press release, Ministry of Defense said the national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate of security, conducted operations against …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Since the northern district of Dahana-e-Ghori fell to the Taliban insurgents, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) expressed preparations to retake control of the lost district, provincial officials said on Tuesday. The operation would be carried in Dahana-e-Ghori and Baghlan-e-Markazi district in near future, the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Mohammad Haneef Atmar warned against gaining foothold of the Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh, if once the terrorist group found sanctuaries in Pakistan. Pakistan had earned bad name in the region as it was proved repeatedly that high profile …

AT-KABUL: At least three people were injured after a magnetic bomb attached to a vehicle went off Monday morning in capital Kabul, officials said. A magnetic bomb placed in a corolla vehicle exploded in the police district 9 in front of Kolb-e-Arman at around 9:30, wounding three people, said a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Businessmen from Afghanistan and Tajikistan will discuss trade opportunities in a round table in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan today (Tuesday) August 16, the Chamber of Commerce of Tajikistan said. The round table meet up aims at development of trade ties between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, AKIpress …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed two young girls along with another 27 Taliban insurgents in eastern Nooristan province, security officials said Monday. In a press statement, the Ministry of Defense said that two young girls armed with suicide vests were killed with other 27 insurgents in an operation …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Azizi Group, a financial institution mostly functioning in banking services, says it would invest one billion dollars to promote the Islamic banking operations in the country. “We plan to invest one billion dollar in the Bakhtar Bank with the aims of Islamic banking services within three …