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KABUL: Amrullah Saleh, a former Afghan intelligence chief who was recently appointed as acting interior minister, on Tuesday vowed that he would be “merciless against criminals and enemies of the country.” “I hope when I leave the post, people would attach two attributes to me: a sincere servant of the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan’s presidential elections scheduled for April next year may have to be pushed back for another few months, the election commission said on Wednesday citing organizational reforms. In spite of government and poll panel’s constant emphasis to hold “timely” presidential elections on its stipulated date, April 2019, …

KABUL: Iran has met with the Taliban, a top Iranian security official said Wednesday according to the Tasnim news agency, just days after the group attended peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the announcement while on a visit to the Afghan …

KABUL: An accord for building high voltage solar-wind hybrid power project in Nangarhar has been signed and supply to the provincial grid will increase by 340 kilowatts. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development signed in a project implementation agreement with South Korea and United Nation Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday …

AT-KABUL: Members of parliament expressed concern over Monday’s Kabul terrorist attack, calling on the government to hold a comprehensive investigation to find the planning location of the attack that killed 43 people, while another 30 were injured. A group of attackers stormed the department of martyrs and disabled persons after …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met Wednesday with the representatives of the youth from eastern province of Nangarhar, who asked for the opening of a Karzai Foundation branch in their province and the former president’s help to provide education scholarships for them. Karzai emphasized on the national unity consolidation, encouraging …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Turkey’s lawmakers have approved a motion extending its military presence in Afghanistan for two more years, a media report said on Wednesday. Turkish troops are stationed in the war-torn country in the framework of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission, training and advising the Afghan security personnel. Set …

KABUL: Peace in Afghanistan is in the best interest of regional countries, therefore the Afghan government is working for the establishment of durable peace and stability, the country’s top leadership said Wednesday. President Ashraf Ghani said this while delivering speech at a ceremony for the introduction of new defense and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The first transit cargo arrived at the Baku International Sea Trade Port via the Lapis Lazuli international route, Trend reports. Speaking at the ceremony dedicated to the arrival of the first cargo to Azerbaijan via this route, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Azerbaijan Khairullah Spelenai expressed gratitude to …

AT-Kabul: The threads of narcotic production have been decreased in the current year said judicial organs on Tuesday. Spokesman of the Judicial organ Khalid Mohid while giving details about the organ’s activities to the media said” the smuggling cases have been decreased than last seasons in the outgoing year, we …