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AT-KABUL: The government plans to build a costly and highly secure facility to print all confidential government documents, said the Ministry of Finance, announcing that the foundation stone of the printing press was laid down on Wednesday. The facility will be built at a cost of 70 million Euros, funded …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Army Special Forces rescued 10 prisoners from a Taliban prison in southern volatile Helmand province on Tuesday night, said officials. Afghan army Special Forces has conducted clearance operation in Musa Qala district of Helmand last night, which as broken a taliban jail and released 10 people, said a …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security and defense forces have pummeled militant strongholds countrywide as part of military crackdowns that left at least 109 insurgents killed and 77 others wounded since Tuesday, defense authorities said Wednesday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in …

At least eight civilians were killed in a roadside IED explosion in northern Balkh province on Wednesday morning, local officials confirmed. In addition, six other people were wounded in the blast. The incident happened in Sholgara district of the province about 11am local time after the vehicle they were traveling …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s economic stability hinges on a smooth election, said a World Bank’s latest development report, warning the recent economic recovery was at risk in the face of political and election tensions. According to report released on Tuesday, following the economic shock of the withdrawal of international troops, the associated decline …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said Tuesday it officially began a $1.25 million project to revamp 36 damaged water canals. “War has decimated the country’s water infrastructure, and water canals have been destroyed, having incapacitated agriculture and economic growth,” said minister of rural rehabilitation and development Mujiburrahman Karimi. …

AT-KABUL: As part of his continuous consultations with major political parties and jihadi leaders, President Ashraf Ghani conferred this week with pre-eminent political leaders and discussed peace process, ceasefire, upcoming elections and other issues of national importance. These consultative meetings took place in the presidential palace, in which president Ghani …

AT-KABUL: Some 28 drug traffickers have been sentenced by the court of Criminal Justice Task Force to short and long term imprisonment, the court said on Tuesday. The primary and appellate court of CJTF have sentenced 28 drug smugglers to prison terms spanning from one year to 16 years, said …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A senior al-Qaedaloyalist along with six affiliates of the extremist network was killed on Monday night during an operation of the Afghan army in southern Helmand, the army Special Force Corps said on Tuesday. Afghan army special forcescarried out a crackdown against al-Qaeda terrorist network fighters in …

AT-JALALABAD: Women’s social and political empowerment is a crucial component for strengthening Afghanistan’s democracy, said participants in two UN-backed events in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar. The events drew elders, scholars and other community leaders from across the four eastern provinces of Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan and …