May, 2015

• 26 May

  Alleged masterminds of suicide attacks arrested in Kabul

  

  AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that masterminds of suicide attacks were arrested during a raid in Kabul. According to the media statement issued here by the spy agency, the alleged masterminds of suicide bombings have planned to carry out terror attacks in crowded area of …

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• 26 May

  21 security personnel killed in Nawzad fight

  

  KABUL: At least 14 policemen and seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed in a fierce firefight with Taliban in the Nawzad district of southern Helmand province, an official said Tuesday. A provincial council member Attaullah Afghan said a group of militants stormed a number of security posts …

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• 26 May

  4 suicide bombers, 2 policemen killed in Wardak attack

  

  AT-KABUL: Four suicide bombers on Tuesday morning attacked the judicial complex of central Maidan Wardak province. All four bombers and two policemen were killed in a blast and exchange of gunshots, local officials told Afghanistan Times. The attack took place in Maidan Shahar, the capital city of the province, at …

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• 25 May

  Forming militias in north a perilous act

  

  The government policy of arming civilians and forming militias to tame the growing insecurity in the north has drawn flaks. As the government has been trying to rein in militancy, thousands of citizens from the north are expected to be mobilized to fight the Taliban in areas where the military …

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• 25 May

  ‘Heart of Asia’ conference vital for Afghanistan: Official

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The fifth ‘Heart of Asia’ conference which was launched in Islamabad on Monday is vital for Afghanistan and as well as it will enable the regional countries to find better ways for overcoming unrest in parts of the region, official said. “The Istanbul Process is a good …

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• 25 May

  Schism in power corridor hinders development: Massoud

  AT-KABUL: As the country’s economy is dwindling and most of uplift projects have been left incomplete, the President’s Special Envoy for Reforms and Good Governance, Ahmad Zia Massoud, on Monday said that internal strife between the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders has created hurdles for development in every sector. Massoud …

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• 25 May

  ISIL undermines regional security: Karzai

  

  AT-KABUL: The former president Hamid Karzai on Monday said that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was undermining the regional security. Addressing the First annual Non-Governmental Forum of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Beijing, the ex-president said that the ISIL has …

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• 25 May

  Gen. Raziq slams NDS-ISI deal

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Kandahar police chief, General Abdul Raziq, has criticized the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Raziq said Pakistan is fueling insecurity and war in the country, but claims to be an ally of Afghanistan. Raziq is the …

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• 25 May

  Four kidnappers arrested in Herat

  

  AT-KABUL: Police claim to have busted a gang of kidnappers in western Herat province with the arrest of four people. Herat police headquarters in a press statement on Monday said that they arrested the kidnappers in Shindand district of the province. The arrested men have confessed their crime during primary …

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• 25 May

  20 killed in fighting between Taliban, IS in Farah

  

  AT-KABUL: Fighting between the Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) fighters in western Farah province led to killing of more than 20 militants from both sides. Hanif Razai, a spokesman of the national army in the province, said that fighting between the two militant groups is still going on in …

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