AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 20insurgents in fresh crackdowns conducted across the country in the past twodays, security officials said Tuesday. In addition to that, 22 other insurgents were wounded in the fight against terror. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan National Defense …
Read More »Editorial; Undone sins
Reportedly over four thousands out of eight thousands imprisoned in Adyala Jail Rawalpindi are Pashto speaking and majority of them are from Afghanistan. In fact as a result of recent development where Pakistan’s certain circles including high ups from civil-military establishment considering Afghanistan as “enemy” like of India, word “Afghan” …
Read More »Second ANA chopper crashes in Kandahar within 2-days
AT-KABUL: Second chopper of the Afghan National Army (ANA) hascrashed in southern Kandahar province within two days, this time injuring acrew chief, official said Tuesday. Two days ago, at least five people received injures when a helicopter belongs to (ANA) crashed in the same province ‘Kandahar’. This comes as according …
Read More »6 policemen martyred, 10 Taliban killed in Herat attack
AT-KABUL: Six Afghan National Police (ANA) embraced martyrdomand 10 Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash erupted between them inwestern Herat province, official said Tuesday. Abdul Ahad Walizada, Herat police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants stormed a public order police post in Zaman Abad ara of Pashtoon …
Read More »UN calls on all parties to protect human rights inAfghanistan
AT-KABUL: Marking International Human Rights Day, the UNAssistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) underscores the enduring importanceof the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its 70th anniversary and renewsits call to protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms inAfghanistan. The United Nations welcomes Afghanistan’s human rights achievements, including the work …
Read More »Taliban attacks leave 20 police dead in northwesternAfghanistan
AT-FARAH CITY: Twenty policemen have been killed and fiveothers wounded in overnight Taliban attacks in western Farah and northwesternFaryab provinces, sources said on Monday. Farah provincial council’s deputy head Shah Mohammad Naeemi told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed a security check-post in Sur village of Farah City, the provincial …
Read More »President Ghani says to tackle corruption despite immensepushback
AT-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said that Afghangovernment is firm to uproot corruption, and reiterated commitments regardinganti-corruption agenda made in Geneva Conference while observing InternationalAnti-Corruption Day. President Ghani said, despite persistence of the corrupt and immense pushback, the government is making inroads in eradicating corruption from the government. He said …
Read More »Polio campaign kicks off in 10 provinces
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in a joint venturewith its health partners started the subsidiary round of anti-polio campaign in10 provinces started from today (Monday). The campaign started and will be continued till coming Friday, which trough Kandahar, Urzgan, Helmand, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan and Jawzjan provinces will …
Read More »10 Afghan soldiers killed in Khost gun-battle
AT-KABUL: At least 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiersembraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents attacked their checkpoints insoutheastern Khost province, an official said Monday. Deputy police chief Col. Syed Ahammad Babazai told Pajhwok Afghan News that militants stormed an ANA check-post in Yaqoob Sabri district late on Sunday night. He …
Read More »IMF commends Afghanistan steps toward economic, financialreforms
AT-KABUL: Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, Acting Minister of Financeand Chief Advisor on Infrastructure to Presidential Palace and Mr. KhalilSediq, Governor of Da Afghanistan Bank on Monday announced the result of IMF4th review of Afghanistan Economic and Financial Reforms. “After evaluating the Commitments, in the fourth review, the Executive Board of IMF …
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