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16 May

38 militants killed nationwide

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours killed at least thirty eight Taliban militants during several military operations across the country, the Ministry of Defense said Monday in a statement. The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces in the past 24 hours, launched several operations against Taliban insurgents …

16 May

Editorial: Shared goals

Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah, is in China to discuss important issues with the Beijing leadership. His trip will prove a milestone in improvement of ties between Kabul and Beijing. The Afghan CEO and Chinese officials will ponder over ways to deal with the issue of extremism and terrorism which …

15 May

EU donates €125m to Afghanistan

AT-KABUL: The European Union is due to donate 125 million Euros to Afghanistan, finance ministry said. Finance Minister, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi during a visit to Belgium, signed an incentive program agreement in the framework of mutual accountability, amounting EUR 125 million in assistance from the EU to the Afghan Government, …

15 May

Peace agreement to be finalized with Hezb-e-Islami

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Discussions over a peace deal with the Hezb-e-Islami, and anti-government armed group is expected to be finalized from government side in the near future with President Ashraf Ghani signing an agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the group’s leader, an official from the government-run peace council said Sunday. …

15 May

Editorial: Closer to peace

After productive talks with the representatives of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), Afghan officials have finalized draft of the peace deal. As per official sources, the recent meetings between the two parties were fruitful. Deputy Chief of the High Peace Council, Ataul Rahman Saleem, said that the government and HIA were engaged …

15 May

65 insurgents killed in raids

AT-KABUL: Sixty-five Taliban fighters were killed and 22 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said Sunday. The defense ministry said in a statement that the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with the Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) launched operations …

15 May

Sherpao laments economic loss due to Torkham closure

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former Pakistani interior minister and leader of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, has said that the closure of the Torkham had caused the loss of millions of rupees and business in the two states. The disputed border in the Torkham area was closed by …

15 May

Afghanistan borders face intelligence, military threats: Minister

AT-KABUL: The borders of Afghanistan are vulnerable and are facing the intelligence and military threats, an official claimed on Sunday. “Unfortunately, our borders face intelligence and military threats and the issues create challenges for the people who live across the border,” said Abdul Ghafur Liwal, deputy minister for borders and …

15 May

Conference held to assess culture of access to information

People not only have access to information, but are even deprived of reaching to administrations: Bashardost By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A one-day conference assessed Sunday the culture of access to information. “Efforts were made in the past 10 months to foster the culture of access to information among different organs,” said …

15 May

Renowned Pashtun poet Kamil Mohmand remembered

AT-KABUL: The 100th birth anniversary of renewed Pashtun poet and scholar, Dost Mohammad Kamil Mohmand, was commemorated here in Kabul on Saturday. The seminary was organized by Khushal Cultural Center (KCC), where tens of scholars, poets, writers, and lecturers from different academic centers held an academic and literary seminar about …