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29 January

NATO looking at funding Afghan forces until 2020

KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said their mission in Afghanistan was aimed at denying safe haven to international terrorists. Launching his annual report for 2015 in Brussels, the NATO chief said they would continue to train, advise and assist the Afghan army and police. He said the …

28 January

IDLG vows to appoint governors, mayors till March

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Thursday said that it would appoint new governors and mayors by the end of current solar year, which will end on March 20, to replace all remaining caretakers. Spokesperson for the IDLG, Munira Yousuf Zada, told reporters that …

28 January

Back at the square one

Countries in the post-conflict era or in the transitional decade make progress. Energies and resources are focused on development and only development. Unfortunately, we are taking two steps backward after one step forward. Law and order situation is fragile. Anti-polio campaigns are not producing the desired results because 34,000 children …

28 January

28 insurgents killed in raids

AT-KABUL: As many as 28 Taliban fighters were killed and 25 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, said a statement. 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 …

28 January

Sweden to expel up to 80,000 refugees

Tens-of-thousands have had asylum applications denied as European countries expand measures to limit flow of refugees. Sweden intends to expel as many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose applications for asylum have been rejected. “We are talking about 60,000 people, but the number could climb …

27 January

Four de-miners killed in Helmand

AT-KABUL: At least four employees of the Demining Agency For Afghanistan (DAFA) were killed and one other injured when militants attacked them on Wednesday in Nahr-e-Siraj district of the southern Helmand province, a provincial official said. “The de-miners were attacked while they were conducting their normal mine clearance activities,” Omar …

27 January

Ammunition cache seized in Wardak

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday reported of the seizure of a Taliban ammunition cache in the central Wardak province, saying it was confiscated. The NDS said in a statement that its operatives managed to discover and seize the ammunition cache “belonging to the Taliban insurgents” in …

27 January

Millions of dollars needed to help vulnerable Afghans in 2016

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government and the United Nations Humanitarian Community in Afghanistan seek an appeal of $393 million to assist needy and vulnerable people across the country in 2016. “The government and the UN humanitarian community made humanitarian response plan for 2016 to assist 3.5 million vulnerable people across …

27 January

Afghanistan is third most corrupt country: Report

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: A new global study by Transparency International has given Afghanistan third position for in 2015. The Kabul-based Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA), local partner for the organization, said Wednesday that Afghanistan scored just 11 points out of 100 and reached to rank 166 out of 168 countries …

27 January

Scores of militants killed, injured in military ops

AT-KABUL: At least 42 Taliban militants have been killed and 32 injured in a series of operations launched by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in different provinces, security officials said Wednesday. “Afghan National Army (ANA), the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) launched joint operations …