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9 December

MoI seizes 86.172 tons of narcotics last week

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that National Interdiction Unit (NIU) and Crisis Response Unit (CRU) in cooperation with Afghan air forces conducted 34 counternarcotics operations across the country over the past one week and seized around 86.172 tons of narcotics. Deputy Minister of Interior for Counternarcotics, …

9 December

46 killed, 35 injured in attack on residential blocks at Kandahar airport premises

Karzai slams Kandahar terror attack AT-KABUL: At least 37 civilians have been killed and 35 others were wounded in a group attack of the Taliban on residential apartments near Kandahar International Airport, said officials. The attack began late yesterday afternoon when a group of 10 to 14 suicide bombers entered …

9 December

Dunford Praises Afghans’ Progress in Tough Fight

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Dec 8, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked service members and civilians here for their service in Afghanistan, saying their sacrifices have prevented another attack on the homeland. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. told troops in an airplane …

9 December

46 killed, 35 injured in attack on residential blocks at Kandahar airport premises

AT-KABUL: At least 37 civilians were killed and 35 were injured in an ongoing Taliban group attack on residential apartments near to Kandahar International Airport, according to Afghan officials. The attack began late yesterday afternoon when a group suicide bombers, believed to be 10 to 14, entered to Civilian Township …

9 December

70,000 clerics issue fatwa against terrorism, 15 lakh Muslims support it

BAREILLY: On the last day of Urs-e-Razvi of Dargah Aala Hazrat, nearly 70,000 clerics came together and passed a fatwa against terrorist organizations, including IS, Taliban and al-Qaida. These are “not Islamic organizations,” the clerics said to a sea of followers, adding that the members of these outfits were “not …

8 December

Attack on political analyst foiled

“Renowned political analyst, Jawed Kohistani, said Monday night that unknown gunmen tried to assault his house, however, residents’ timely reactions, foiled the attack” AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen attempted to storm residence of a well known political analyst Jawed Kohistani on Monday night. Kohistani said that gunmen fled the area, when they …

8 December

Asghabat is holding TAPI groundbreaking ceremony

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistani media reported on Tuesday that groundbreaking ceremony of much-awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project will begin from December 13 in Asghabat the capital city of Turkmenistan. TAPI project will commence next week, some 25 years after the inception of the project, Pakistani newspaper Dawn while quoting managing director …

8 December

MoCI vows to increase export of Afghan carpets

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) vowed to pave the ground for development of carpet weaving. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hamayun Rasa, said that he has devised special plans for development of carpet weaving industry in Afghanistan. However, he said that the ministry will focus on …

8 December

India to deliver Russian attack copters to Afghanistan

The decks have been cleared for India to deliver four MI 25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan this month, signalling a decisive shift in New Delhi’s approach on supplying lethal offensive systems to Kabul. Until now, India had confined itself only to providing training and non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan, largely due …

8 December

Terrorism hampering development in region: Af-Pak officials

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The annual “Heart of Asia’ summit aimed at shoring up support for peace and security development kicked off in Islamabad the capital city of Pakistan where Afghan and Pakistani officials reaffirmed their desire for durable peace in the region as well as in the world. Tawab Ghorzang, …