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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The foundation stone of 19 industries was laid on Tuesday in the second phase of Juma Muhammad Muhammadi Industrial Park (JMIP) in Bagrami district of Kabul. Each company will invest at least $105 million. The 19 industries will create 1,500 jobs, said the national economic adviser, Hazrat …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least three militants were killed while planting a landmine in Noorgal district of eastern Kunar province. In a media statement issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that the landmine went off when the insurgents were planting it in Panjshir Naw area of Noorgal district. The …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces captured a Taliban base in Dasht-e-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, said a security official. Hamid Saifi, a commander of Afghan National Army (ANA), told TOLOnews that after collapse of Kunduz city, the Taliban militants have transferred the military equipment seized from Afghan forces …

AT-KABUL: Religious scholars termed insecurity and widespread poverty as the main reasons behind increasing sexual violence against women in Afghanistan’s north. A number of ulema and civil society activists came together in Mazar-e-Sahrif, the capital city of Balkh province, on Monday to assess reasons behind mounting violence against women. Participants …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Sar-e-Pul provincial council (PC) expressed their deep concerns over mounting insecurity in the province. Members of the PC said that Kohistanat district of the province was under the Taliban’s control and the terrorist group has increased its activities in Baghawi, Sheramha and Sayad areas of the province …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Asking the Obama-administration to implement the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Monday said that Afghanistan was burning in the war against terrorism and insurgency but the United States is acting like a spectator despite signing the BSA with Afghanistan. The reaction came …

AT-KABUL: Different civil society organizations on Monday opposed appointment of certain civil rights activists to the Selection Committee of the Election Commission Members (SCEM), claiming that the assigned figures could not represent civil society. The appointment was opposed by the University Teachers Union, Afghanistan Social and Humanitarians National Alliance, Legislatives …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Afghanistan on Monday said the government would not accept forced deportation of Afghan asylum seekers from the European Union (EU) countries, including Germany and Norway. The ministry said that Kabul and Berlin had no agreement on asylum seekers. According to the …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday asked youth to stay and work for development of Afghanistan. Addressing a session in the Presidential Palace where scores of young people participated, the president said that young Afghans should join hands and rebuild the county instead of leaving for the …

AT-KABUL: The Counter Narcotic Police (CNP) had arrested dozens of drug traffickers across the country, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Monday. The CJTF in a media statement said the traffickers were arrested in Samangan, Kunduz, Baghlan and Kabul provinces during the last two weeks, adding that the …