May, 2016

• 1 May

  Key Taliban commander killed in Logar: NDS

  

  AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that its operatives had killed a key Taliban military commander in the eastern Logar province. In a statement the NDS, identified the commander as Mohammad Rahim, saying he was killed along with two others accompanying him in the Khoshi district. …

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• 1 May

  Editorial: Power bomb

  

  Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) is all set to drop power bill bomb on consumers. Spokesman for the state-run electricity distribution company, Wahidullah Tawhidi, said that tariff on imported electricity for consumers was to be increased by 25 percent. The decision has been taken to recover the loss of around …

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• 1 May

  Project Taliban

  

  Afrasiab Khattak-Religious seminaries have a long history but Taliban (students of the seminaries) emerged as an independent and separate political entity in mid 1990s. They ostensibly rose as a player in Afghan politics to fill the vacuum created by the dramatic decline of former mujahideen in the early 1990s but …

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April, 2016

• 30 April

  Better late than never

  

  By Mansoor Faizy-International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8. It is aimed to celebrate achievements of women across nations. In other words the day is commemorated globally to honor women’s activities, achievements and all-out efforts rendering by them in different areas. There are so many different ways to …

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• 30 April

  Taliban deputy district chief arrested in Nangarhar

  

  AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that Taliban deputy district chief with his seven colleagues were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province. In a press statement issued here, NDS said that its operatives succeeded to arrest Taliban deputy district chief for Rodat district of Nangarhar along with his …

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• 30 April

  Taliban sustain heavy casualties in ‘Shafaq’ operation: MoD

  

  AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Saturday said that the Shafaq operation was going on successfully and the Afghan forces imposed heavy casualties over Taliban across the country. “Afghan forces are moving forwards in the Shafaq crackdown and the Taliban have fled different areas across the country in the past two …

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• 30 April

  Kidnappings hamper investment: Official

  

  By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ahmad Zia Massoud, special representative for the president in good governance says that abduction is hampering the trend of investment in the country. “The businessmen are not willing to invest in the country due to insecurity and abduction cases that left majority of our youth unemployed,” …

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• 30 April

  Russia views Afghanistan as close country: FM

  

  MOSCOW:  Russia regards Afghanistan as a close country, the two countries’ peoples have friendly feelings towards each other, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday at a meeting with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. “We are glad to welcome you in Moscow again. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly …

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• 30 April

  Editorial: Hope is alive

  

  There is no denying to the stark reality that Afghan government is caught between devil and the deep blue see as it had failed to meet public expectations. Civilian and security forces’ casualties had increased as compared to the past year, though the official reports still to appear on the …

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• 29 April

  Editorial: National interests at stake

  

  Since ouster from power, the Taliban for the first time sent an official delegation to Islamabad to discuss issues pertaining to Afghan refugees in Pakistan and situation in the areas along the de facto border, Durand Line. The delegation flew from Qatar to Pakistan. Although, the Pakistani authorities had not …

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