AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly two civilians were killed in an explosion in northern Kunduz province early Wednesday, local officials said. In addition, 11 other civilians were injured in the blast. Head of Kunduz Provincial Council, Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi, said the blast took place about 10am local time after explosive devices …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A young girl was killed in flashfloods that destroyed large parts of agriculture lands and gardens in eastern Laghman province, local officials said Wednesday. Spokesman for Laghman governor, Sarhadi Zwak, said the floods occurred in Alingar, Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts due to heavy rains. He said …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 13 militants were killed in a military operation in southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said the operation was launched by 215th Maiwand Corps in Musa Qala district of the province to clear the anti-government insurgents. …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC) stressed on regional and international cooperation in fight against ISIS. Najib Manalai, the cultural advisor to the NSC, told Azadi Radio that ISIS has never been strong in Afghanistan, but its presence is a threat to the country. He stressed that the …
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“Mullah Omar’s death in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistan is still in mystery,” Siddiqui Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) confirmed that Taliban’s leader Mullah Omar died around two years and four months ago in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistan. Abdul Haseeb Siddiqui, …
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“Peace shall not mean compromise but it must be a process to end violence in the country,”—Civil societies By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Responsible Citizen Civic Movement (RCCM) and Transition Justice Coordination Group (TJCG), rights groups, on Wednesday urged the government to respect aspirations of the Afghan nation and use the …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: A number of civil society activists on Wednesday criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) for its failure to fulfill its promise about recruitment of more women in police force. The activists in a joint press conference with relevant official of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said …
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KABUL: Following rumors of Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid’s death, the Presidential Palace said on Wednesday that the reports would be investigated soon Syed Zafar Hashmi, the president’s deputy spokesman, told a crowded press conference here they had received information regarding the demise of Mullah Omar through media …
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AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep grief and sorrow over death of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam. APJ Abdul Kalam has died at the age of 83, after he collapsed during a lecture at the IIM in Shillong on Monday evening. Hamid Karzai extended his heartfelt condolences to …
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AT-KABUL: Signing of NDS-ISI deal will allow Pakistan to turn Afghanistan into a hub of terrorism to extend insecurity to the Central Asian region, borders of Russia and China, said ex-President Hamid Karzai’s chief of staff, Abdul Karim Khurram. He said that intelligence sharing deal will gradually transfer the bad …
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