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AT-KABUL: Members of senate said that Britain could play vital role in the Afghan peace process through its influence on Pakistan, a statement followed British foreign minister’s visit to Kabul that took place on Monday. Mohammad Asef Seddiqi, deputy head of senate said Tuesday that London had an old relationship …

AT-KABUL: Eklil Hakimi, a strong ally of President Ashraf Ghani, stepped down as Finance Minister on Tuesday, citing personal reasons. Eklil Hakimi spoke in a press conference and announced his resignation, saying that Wednesday will be his last day at office. Hakimi cited personal motives to be behind his resignation …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has earmarked Afs 103 million to loan and deposit unions in a bid to boost up industrial and economic development in domestic areas. MoRRD has allocated over 100 million Afghanis to 337 loan and deposit unions in Herat, Nangarhar, Balkh, Bamyan and Parwan …

AT-KABUL: At least 35 Taliban fighters were killed and 10 others wounded within the past two days during military operations by Afghan forces aimed at retaking Jalriz district in Maidan Wardak. Afghan national security and defense forces have stormed militant strongholds in Jalriz district to push the Taliban back and …

AT-KABUL: The Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), blamed the Independent Election Commission (IEC) for launching the October legislative and district council elections in a zone-based structure in Ghazni province, describing it as a belated decision. Yousuf Rashid, head of the FEFA, said Tuesday that the commission would …

Resurgence of militancy is about to throw the country out of gear. The government’s standpoint against the Taliban has not only backfired but emboldened the insurgent movement. The Taliban-friendly dogma of the government – to cede certain regions in the south to the Taliban to persuade them to abandon war …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Baku will host a meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan June 28, Hikmet Hajiyev, spokesman of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, told Trend June 25. The ICG is a platform for discussions on assistance to the development of Afghanistan and the region in which it is …

AT-KABUL: Some parliament members criticize what they call “unjust and problematic” process of the national ID cards distribution in a number of provinces, accusing the population registration department of not considering balance. They said Monday that in some districts, people do not have ID cards and the distribution process has …

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah rejected the handover of some areas to Taliban as against the peaceful morale and the national interests. This is the first time that the chief executive publicly stands against president Ghani’s decision, saying such discussions are not in the list of the government’s work …

AT-KABUL: More than sixteen militants were killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns since Sunday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …