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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least three children were killed and 15 others wounded when a mortar shell exploded in northern Baghlan province, said local officials on Tuesday. According to the officials the children found an unexploded mortar while playing. The mortar exploded, killing three of children on the spot and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Minister of Interior Noorul Haq Ulomi on Tuesday said that the Taliban and Islamic State (IS) militants are still trained in the neighboring Pakistan. Addressing a ceremony to torch narcotics here, he said the trained militants are sent back to Afghanistan to fighting against the government forces. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Law enforcement agencies have seized more than 500 kilogram of drugs in Kunduz, Nimroz and Baghlan provinces, said officials on Tuesday. In addition two suspects were also apprehended. Kunduz police Chief Mohammad Jangal Bagh, told Pajhwok Afghan News that at least 180 kilogram of narcotics was seized …

AT-KABUL: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KBZF) with support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy provided relief assistance to the recent earthquake victims in northern Badakhshan province. A press statement issued here on Tuesday said that following order of the president of the UAE, Khalifa Bin Zahid …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday marked the World AIDS Day. Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, said that from 1989 up to the end of 2014 the ministry has registered around 1,874 cases of HIV/AIDS. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Wang Min, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nation (UN) said that Afghanistan is at the start of a decade-long transition period and asked the international community to firmly advance political reconciliation process in the war-hit country. While addressing the UN General Assembly meeting, Wang said …

AT-KABUL: China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education on Monday to establish a vocational institute in Kabul. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Education and group of Chinese engineers. The Minister of Education, Assadullah Hanif Balkhi, said that the institute will offer a …

AT-KABUL: Constitution has been constantly violated by all three pillars of the state, said the Second Vice President Sarwar Danish. While introducing a member-designate of the Supreme Court High Council and six member-designates of the Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of Constitution to the Wolesi Jirga on Tuesday, Danish said that the …

AT-KABUL: The United States embassy in Kabul has issued a travel advisory on Monday warning the US citizens of imminent attack within the next two days in Afghanistan’s capital city. However, the embassy has not provided further details on the timing or targets of the possible terror attack in Kabul …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown gunmen have killed the chief executive of a private television channel in the capital city, Kabul. Amanullah Ataee, head of the Asia Television Channel, was killed in front of his house in Kart-e-Naw area in the eight police jurisdiction of Kabul city. Chief of Crimes Investigation …