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14 July

Taliban shadow governor among 13 militants killed in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: At least 13 militants, including the Taliban shadow governor for Laghman province, have been killed in an operation conducted by operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS). A press statement issued by the NDS here on Tuesday said that the Taliban shadow governor for Laghman, Amin Jan Kochai, …

14 July

Afghan forces going through difficult time: Pentagon

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Considering the Taliban insurgents as no longer an existential threat to the government, a top Pentagon official has said that this year the Afghan security forces are struggling with a very difficult environment as fighting intensified in the country. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International …

14 July

Murree talks had approval of Taliban’s leadership: Aziz

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Sartaj Aziz, National Security and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said that the representatives of the Taliban who talked to the Afghan government’s delegation in Murree, last week, had approval of the Central Leadership Council, Pakistani media reported. While confirming a face-to-face …

14 July

14 fighters killed in clashes between ISIS, Taliban in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: At least 14 militants have been killed during clashes between the Taliban and ISIS in eastern Nangarhar province. A press statement issued by Nangarhar police here on Tuesday said that nine militants were killed in Sholana area of Chaparhar district and five others were killed in Momand village of …

14 July

Unemployment, easy access to drug main factors behind return to addiction: Report

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) in a report released on Tuesday said that unemployment and easy access to drugs are the main factors behind return of people to addiction after rehabilitation. At least 465 people in 39 addicts’ rehabilitation centers have been interviewed in Kabul, Kandahar, …

14 July

Crime rate in Kabul down by 37pc: Police

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Kabul Police Chief on Tuesday claimed that crimes have decreased by 37 percent, as comparing to the past. Abdul Rahman Rahemi said that it was expected that crime rate will rise due to widespread unemployment across the country, but it has dropped as comparing to the past. …

14 July

Iran nuclear agreement ‘reached’ – diplomats in Vienna

A deal on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions has been reached at talks in Vienna, diplomats say. Under the agreement, access for nuclear inspectors monitoring Iran’s programme would reportedly not be automatic. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had signed a …

13 July

Macabre slaughter in Khost

The harbingers of the death and destruction, mutilated ruthlessly 25 innocent civilians in Khost province on Sunday evening. Khost is one of those ill-fated provinces in the southeast where militant groups particularly those linked to the dreaded Haqqani Network are actively operating in its various districts. What could be the …

13 July

Wolesi Jirga seeks probe into killing of 3-year old toddler

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga on Monday urged the government to probe into killing of 3-year old toddler in 8th district of Kabul city. Kabul police recovered a dead body of a toddler named Muhammad Yunus, in 8th district of Kabul city last week. According to reports, the child …

13 July

Japan turns 16500 hectares of barren desert into arable land

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Japan Embassy in Kabul on Monday said that the country has turned 16,500 hectares of barren land desert into arable land in eastern Nangarhar province. Japan ambassador to Kabul, Hiroshi Takashi, said Peace Medical Services (PMC) as implementer of the project initiated the scheme in 2003 …