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8 June

American soldier who killed 16 Afghans says he was ‘consumed by war’

TACOMA: The US soldier who murdered 16 Afghan villagers in 2012 says he had lost compassion for Iraqis and Afghans over the course of his four combat deployments. The News Tribune newspaper of Tacoma used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain an eight-page letter former Staff Sgt Robert Bales …

8 June

The forgotten children

Children are the most unfortunate segment of the society. Young boys and girls work on streets at the age which is supposed to be for playing and education. In addition to forced labor children are sexually exploited, used for begging, construction, crimes and in terror attacks. Both sophisticated organized crime …

8 June

3 graft-tainted officials detained on Tajik border

FAIZABAD: Three Urban Development Ministry officials were Monday arrested in northern Badakhshan province on corruption charges as they attempted to flee to neighboring Tajikistan, an official said on Monday. The Badakhshan governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Naveed Frotan, told Pajhwok Afghan News the three tainted officials were trying to cross the border …

8 June

CEO, Tajik leaders stress on further expansion of bilateral ties

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, during his visit to Tajikistan met with a number of Tajik leaders, including Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, where they discussed expansion of bilateral ties between the two countries. According to the Chief Executive’s office, the Tajik President in his meeting with Abdullah …

8 June

Kidnapped deminers released in Logar

KABUL: The nine deminers who were abducted by unidentified gunmen have been released in central Logar province, an official said on Monday. A day earlier, the Taliban militants abducted nine de-miners of Halo Trust organization along with their vehicle in Daud Khail area in Pul-i-Alam district. Din Mohammad Darwaish, governor …

8 June

Logar mayor arrested on corruption charges

PUL-I-ALAM: Police on Sunday arrested the mayor of central Logar province from his office on corruption charges in compliance with orders from the president, an official said. Logar police chief Brig Gen Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the mayor, Ahmad Khan Ulfat, was arrested in the afternoon. He …

7 June

Iran confirms talks with Taliban

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Iranian MP on Sunday confirmed that a delegation from the Afghan Taliban has visited Iran last month. A member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Esmail Kowsari, said the delegation, which visited Tehran, belongs to a branch of the Taliban who believe …

7 June

Kabul denounces Rohingya Muslims’ massacre

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday condemned the massacre of minority Muslim community in Myanmar, and extended its deep sympathies with the victims. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement that the sectarian violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma has yielded killing of a high …

7 June

World Cup qualifying matches: Afghan soccer team flux muscles to upset Syria

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The national soccer team on Sunday kicked off their training sessions in Iran to prepare for its first match against Syria in 2018 World Cup Qualifier series which will be held on Thursday. According to the national team’s coach, Slaven Skeledzic, supporting technical skills of the players …

7 June

Military operation launched to retake Yamgan district

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security forces on Sunday launched a military operation Yamgan district of northeastern Badakhshan province to retake the area from the Taliban militants. The Taliban fighters attacked and took control of the district on Saturday. Local officials said that additional troops have arrived in Faizabad, the central city …