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AT-KABUL: As the result of joint crackdowns in different parts of the country at least 140 armed insurgents were killed, 58 injured and 10 others were detained by the Afghan National Security Forces. The Ministry of Defense in a press statement on Tuesday  said that within the past 24 hours …

Protestors assault journalists By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Tens of thousands of Hazaras came out to street Monday protesting government’s decision on Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TUTAP) power line route. Protesters demand for the reroute of the power line from Salang valley to Bamyan province. The protestors marched from Pul-e-Sukhta down to Dehmazang area around …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-Kabul: The Ministry of Public Health along with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the national polio immunization campaign to vaccinate 9.5 million children under the age of five against the deadly polio disease. The campaign will run throughout …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that its operatives detained a mullah of a mosque along with his servant for having a magnetic bomb, in northern Samangan province. A statement released by NDS, said that Lal Mohammad, also known as Mullah Ashequllah, a mosque servant were …

AT-KABUL:  At least four policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in the Joain district of western Farah province, an official said Monday. The incident took place when the policemen were patrolling the main district road and their vehicle hit by the bomb in Abkhor village of the district in …

AT-KABUL:  Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours killed at least thirty eight Taliban militants during several military operations across the country, the Ministry of Defense said Monday in a statement. The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces in the past 24 hours, launched several operations against Taliban insurgents …

AT-KABUL: The European Union is due to donate 125 million Euros to Afghanistan, finance ministry said. Finance Minister, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi during a visit to Belgium, signed an incentive program agreement in the framework of mutual accountability, amounting EUR 125 million in assistance from the EU to the Afghan Government, …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Discussions over a peace deal with the Hezb-e-Islami, and anti-government armed group is expected to be finalized from government side in the near future with President Ashraf Ghani signing an agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the group’s leader, an official from the government-run peace council said Sunday. …

After productive talks with the representatives of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), Afghan officials have finalized draft of the peace deal. As per official sources, the recent meetings between the two parties were fruitful. Deputy Chief of the High Peace Council, Ataul Rahman Saleem, said that the government and HIA were engaged …

AT-KABUL: Sixty-five Taliban fighters were killed and 22 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said Sunday. The defense ministry said in a statement that the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with the Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) launched operations …