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25 January

Media outlets urge govt for foolproof security

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Radio-Television Union (ARTU) on Monday strongly condemned the attack on Kabora production staff, asking the government to form a special unit for ensuring media security across the country. “The media outlets call on the government to establish a special police unit to ensure their security …

25 January

KP’s ANP stresses joint anti-terror efforts

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP) called terrorism the common threat to both Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging Islamabad to pave grounds for a joint “offensive” with Kabul in a bid to eliminate terrorism in the region. Calling the terrorists as enemies to the two countries, the party secretary …

25 January

Pakistan police detains scores of Afghan migrants

AT-KABUL: Pakistan police have detained more than 50 Afghan migrants in a search operation in different parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistani media reported Monday. Pakistani security forces carried out raids in Karkhano Market, Ashnaghari and Qazi Qala, arresting 159 people, including 55 Afghans. Police have said that the …

25 January

32 drug runners arrested

AT-KABUL: Police have detained 32 smugglers of drug and alcohol in different provinces, the Criminal Justice Task Force said Monday. “Police identified and arrested the smugglers in Kabul, Herat, Uruzgan, Zabul, Parwan, Helmand, Nangarhar, Faryab, Paktia, Kapisa, Logar, Kunduz, Jawzjan and Samangan provinces,” it said in a statement. “More than …

25 January

Pakistan isn’t respecting Afghanistan’s territorial integrity: Ex-spymaster

KABUL: The former chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said that Pakistan was not respecting territorial integrity of Afghanistan. In his speech at the fourth round of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Bilateral Dialogue held here on Saturday, Amrullah Saleh said that last month the ex-president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf singled …

25 January

Seven killed, 5 injured in Kandahar attack

AT-KABUL: Seven people were killed Monday and five other injured when a group of Taliban fighters attacked a police outpost in southern Kandahar province, a provincial official said. The attack took place in the Spin Boldak district, bordering Baluchistan province of Pakistan. The five attackers tried to enter the outpost …

25 January

IS in Afghanistan: We will bury them, says President Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to “bury” the Islamic State (IS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters. In a BBC interview, Mr Ghani said IS was “not an Afghan phenomenon” and its atrocities had “alienated the people”. “Afghans are now motivated by …

25 January

US blizzard 2016: Clearing up after huge snowstorm

Millions of people across the eastern US are clearing up after the weekend’s massive snowstorm that virtually paralysed the region. They have been digging out their cars and clearing pathways of snow which reached 3ft (91cm) in five states. Public transport remains disrupted as the working week is set to …

24 January

Editorial: Far from peace

At an unofficial dialogue in Doha, organized by the Pugwash institute, the Taliban showed its stance on the peace process which was more about preconditions. The insurgent group also talked about the so-called factors that sparked violence in Afghanistan. The Taliban blamed foreigners for the ongoing war. However, they did …

24 January

Afghans protestors in London: ISI should stop sheltering, assisting terrorists

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan expats in the United Kingdom (UK), from both sides of the so-called Durand Line, staged a peaceful protest in front of the Pakistani High Commission in London. While strongly condemning the attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, hundreds of protestors in …