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Hundreds rally in Khost against new e-ID cards

Hundreds of residents on Thursday protested in southeastern Khost province, demanding the words “Afghan” and “Islam” be mentioned in the electronic national identity cards. A test drive for the electronic ID cards distribution was expected to begin on August 19, but it was postponed indefinitely by the Presidential Palace amid …

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NATO earmarks $200m for Afghan power infrastructure

KABUL: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday announced allocating $200 million for the extension of electricity from the capital of northern Balkh province to neighboring Baghlan. Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, Deputy Chief of Staff-Security Assistance, Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, made the announcement during a ceremony …

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Massoud Day takeaways: We don’t have any decision making institution so far, says Sayyaf

“Karzai condemned the young brain-drain and called on youths to use their energies for rebuilding their own homeland” Pakistan wants a weaker and puppet govt in Kabul, says Abdullah AT-KABUL: The 14th death anniversary of Shaheed Ahmad Shah Masoud marked here on Wednesday. The ex-President Hamid Karzai while addressing the …

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Afghanistan will never give up its irredentism on Durand Line: Karzai

“Pakistan presses Afghanistan to recognize the Durand Line as an officially recognized boundary, but Kabul wants it retaken via a peaceful struggle,” former president Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Ex- president Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that Pakistan has been hell-bent on forcing Kabul to recognize the Durand Line as the officially accepted …

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Two children killed in Kunduz blast

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  At least two children were killed and three others were wounded in restive Kunduz province on Wednesday. The chief of Imam Sahib district, Imamuddin Qurishi, told media that the Taliban planted explosive device under a bridge went off around 10:00 am and claimed lives of two children …

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Karzai: Afghan people will not give up their rights on Durand Line

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the Pakistani military has repeatedly forced Afghanistan to recognize Durand Line as the formal border line between the two countries. Speaking during a one-day seminar organized on the issue of Durand Line, Karzai insisted that the people of Afghanistan remains committed regarding their …

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Karzai wants India to be part of Taliban talks

New Delhi: The memorandum of understanding between the Afghan intelligence service (NDS) and Pakistan’s ISI no longer stands. Speaking to a small group of journalists during his recent visit here, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said, “No, the MoU does not stand. We (President Ashraf Ghani and I) had a …

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‘Pakistani paramilitary troops among Taliban fighting in Paktia’

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A swarm of militants stormed checkpoints of Afghan border police in Dand-e-Pathan district of southeastern Paktia province, said a security official. A commander of border police in Paktia province, Abdul Basir Khpalwak, said the skirmish broke out at 4:30 am on Monday and is still going on. …

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Martyrs’ Week: Ahmad Shah Massoud’s death anniversary is being observed

The Massoud Foundation asks supporters to prevent bad apples opportunists from harming people By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Massoud Foundation (MF) announced on Monday the beginning of Martyrs’ Week and to observe the 14th death anniversary of the emblem of resistance against the Taliban and a national hero Ahmad Shah …

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Wolesi Jirga resumes work after recess

AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ)—Lower House of the parliament— resumed its work on Monday after 45-day summer recess. Growing insecurity in different provinces came under discussion in the Monday’s session. Expressing his concern over deteriorated law and order situation in Nangarhar, the deputy speaker Zahir Qadeer said that girls are …

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