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AT-KABUL: At least three school children, including two girls, were killed and eight others were injured on Monday morning when militants fired mortar at a school, Ministry of Education (MoE) said. “The mortar hit the Spin-Gahi School on Monday at 11:00 am in Bak district of Khost province,” MoE said …

Diplomats from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States, and China have begun talks in Islamabad to try to draw up a plan for peace talks between in Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban. The talks in Pakistan’s capital on January 11 include Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz …

60 percent respondents support NUG; trust over electoral bodies, political parties and judicial organs declined; 98 percent youths believe in supremacy of law By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Democracy International (DI) on Sunday in its annual report revealed that majority of youth sees unemployment and poverty as a major problem in the …

AT-KABUL: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KBZF) with support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Kabul provided relief assistance to the earthquake victims in eastern Kunar province. In October 2015, a power earthquake hit Afghanistan which claimed lives of several people and left many injured. A …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Kabul police arrested 411 suspects during an operation to track down people wanted in different criminal cases. The suspects, who were wanted in connection with offences such as theft, assault, kidnapping, carjacking, burglary and criminal damage, were detained in the past three weeks. Speaking at a …

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders and religious scholars from southern Ghazni province called on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and briefed him on the problems in their province. The CEO’s media office said in a statement on Sunday that the elders also warned that if the government did not pay due …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday visited Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, and discussed various issues regarding peace, security and stability in the eastern zone. According to Tolonews, Ghani met with officials and tribal elders from Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan and Kunar and discussed ways to establish lasting …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 20 insurgents have been killed and 40 others sustained injuries during security forces offensive in northern Sar-i-Pul province, said local officials on Saturday. Provincial police Chief, Abdul Qayoum Baqizoy said that the operation was launched a week ago in Aqso, Adrang, Balghali, Lati, Qal-e-Sokhta …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces after nearly three months of continued struggle finally recaptured Darqad district of northeastern Takhar province on Sunday as result of a joint operation, in which at least 20 Taliban fighters were killed, the ministry of interior said. The clearance operation launched by Afghan National Police (ANP) …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Youth Civil Society Coordination Centre (AYCSCC) on Saturday termed talks and negotiations only remedy to the ongoing conflict in the county. They called on the warring parties to take full advantage of peace opportunities and protect the young generation from uncertain situation. Head of AYCSCC, Abdul Wadood …