AT-KABUL: The government has signed peace agreement draft with the Hezb-i-Islami of Afghanistan (HIA) party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, said first deputy of the chief executive Mohammad Khan. Briefing newsmen on Wednesday, Khan said that the HIA had not demanded any privilege or government posts. “The only demand of the …

AT-KABUL: At least 17 people lost their lives in the latest flash floods in the Kohistant district of the northern province of Sar-e-Pul, local officials said Wednesday, while 40 other are still missing. “The floods swept away 200 houses throughout residential areas today morning,” Kohistanat’s Executive Officer Mullah Zulfiqar was quoted by …

AT-KABUL: One hundred thirty Taliban fighters were killed and 76 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, said officials. 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) …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Addressing a pre-ministerial press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance foreign ministers due to meet on Thursday and Friday where they discuss future support for Afghanistan. “We will discuss our future support for Afghanistan, including plans for our Resolute …

Pakistan on May 18 is hosting a new round of four-nation Afghan peace talks aimed at reviving long-stalled negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the talks would take place in Islamabad but did not give further details. Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Zakhilwal, told …

AT-KABUL: Police chief for the Khoshamand district of Paktika province was killed along with six other officers in a Taliban attack in the province, officials said Tuesday. “Lt. Kandahari also known as Kako Lala, police chief of the Khoshamand district in Paktika province came under attack late on Monday while on his way to the district from …

AT-KABUL:  Police arrested Tuesday a suicide bomber who attempted to blow up his explosive-laden car near the Jomhuriat hospital, less than 100 meters from interior ministry, Kabul police headquarters, the main office of the intelligence agency and a girls’ high school, interior ministry said. The attacker intended to pass the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The World Telecommunication Day was marked Tuesday in Kabul, with the participation of senior government officials, where the problems and challenges the communication is facing discussed. Deputy Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqqeq pledged that the government would make efforts to solve the security threats ministry of telecommunication and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Foreign insurgents fighting alongside Taliban are hampering the anti-polio drive in northeastern Badakhshan province, provincial officials said on Tuesday. The foreign militants did not allow the vaccinators to drop polio to the children, officials added. “20 families of the foreign insurgents had settled in the Khastak locality …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 200 school students have been hospitalized after they were poisoned in Zaranj, the capital of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Tuesday. “The poisoned students, including the girls, were enrolled at Shahid Naheed and Shahid Gul Makai Schools,” Provincial Public Health Director, Dr. Noor Ahmad …