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First Hajj flight leaves Kabul

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs on Friday said that first flight carrying pilgrims from Kabul has safely landed in Medina City of Saudi Arabia. Faiz Mohammad Osmani told media the first flight left Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday night. The second flight left on Friday …

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Action against Pakistan sought for harboring terrorists

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Wearing military uniform to support the Afghan security forces, a women’s rights activist Shukria Serat Walizada urged the United Nations Security Council to prevent Pakistan from supporting terrorism and destabilizing Afghanistan. Condemning Pakistan for harboring Afghan Taliban, Walizada staged a sit-in on Friday in Shahr-e-Naw Park in …

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Blast kills 3 school children in Paktika

AT-KABUL: A bomb blast killed three school children and wounded another in Paktika province the other day, said an official source. Ali Mast Mohmand, Police Chief of Paktika province, said the incident took place the other day in the evening when the children were collecting firewood in Sar Roza district …

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Five people killed in three separate roadside bomb blasts

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five people, including three policemen, have been killed in three separate roadside bomb blasts in different parts of the country. A roadside bomb blast in Pul-e-Khumri, the capital city of northern Baghlan province, killed two policemen. The incident took place Hazhda Kotal area of Pol-i-Khomri when a …

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Spain to withdraw its troops ahead of October 31

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Spanish armed forces’ mission in Afghanistan is reaching its end nearly 14 years after it started. The 420 Spanish troops stationed in eastern Herat province are set to leave ahead of October 31. Once their withdrawal is complete, the only remaining Spanish presence in Afghanistan will be …

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Ash Carter pledges continued support to Kabul

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said that the Afghan national security forces have performed well this year, and that his country will continue its support and advice to the Afghan government. Carter in an interview with the Foreign Affairs magazine said the Afghan security forces …

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Afghan Vice President survives Taliban ambush

AT-KABUL: Afghan Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum, has survived an ambush by suspected Taliban fighters in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan on Friday. A group of insurgents attacked Dostum’s convoy on a remote highway in Ghormach district of Faryab province on Friday morning. Vice president’s security guards and security forces …

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In Kandahar, only 3 lady doctors for a population of 2.5m

Despite security, financial and professional staff shortage problems, the Ministry of Public Health has affirmed its commitment to offering the people better services and bringing a positive change to their lives. During a recent visit to the restive southern province of Kandahar, Minister of Public Health Dr. Firozuddin Firoz held …

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2 civilians among 7 dead in Kunduz violence

Two civilians, as many policemen and three militants have been killed during separate security incidents in northeastern Kunduz province, officials said on Thursday. Amanuddin Quraishi, the Imam Sahib district chief, said two policemen were killed in a roadside bombing while they were patrolling in Pul Arbab Khalil area of the …

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President lays floral wreath on Independence Monument

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday attended 96th Independence Day celebrations by laying a floral wreath at the Freedom Monument in Kabul. The ceremony was held with national zeal and fervor as national anthem was played and security forces presented a guard of honour to pay tribute to the …

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