Once again the recent violent acts, especially assassination of Gen. Abdul Razzeq Achakzai made anger the war affected Afghans. President Ashraf Ghani said Gen. Razzeq murder was planed in other side of the Durand Line. However, the issue is being exploited through social media and Afghans from all over the …
Read More »Lasting peace impossible without regional cooperation: HPC
KABUL: The High Peace council emphasizes on the cooperation of regional countries to reach a durable peace in Afghanistan, saying sustainable peace would be impossible without their help. Deputy Chief of the council, Hajji Din Mohammad said Wednesday that Afghanistan should be a cooperation point between the United States and …
Read More »“Election should not have been held”
KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai says it was better that the parliamentary election would not have been held considering the current situation in Afghanistan and would have been better to hold it along with the next year’s presidential election or even after that. In an exclusive interview with the Voice …
Read More »Karzai saddened over civilian casualties in Nangarhar
KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president was saddened to learn of civilian casualties in the Rodat district of the eastern province of Nangarhar. In a statement released Wednesday, Karzai said: “With very regrets, I heard that once again a military operation caused civilian casualties in Rodat district of Nangarhar province …
Read More »At least 57 arrested in anti-drugs campaign
Counter Narcotics Policehave arrested more than 57 suspects with 15 tons of drugs in possession as part of an operation against drug trafficking in ten provinces in past week, officials said. Ministry of Interior on Wednesday said that fifty seven people have been arrested in anti-drugs campaigns with a total …
Read More »Almost a dozen insurgents killed in offensives
In intensive offensives against militant hideouts across the country, the armed forces have killed as many as 22 militants and wounded 20 over past day, authorities have said. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police …
Read More »Security forces stage pre-dawn raids on suspected Islamic State fighters, killing 14
Afghan security forces have killed at least fourteen Islamic State terrorists in a series of pre-dawn raids in Nangarhar where the authorities strengthened measures to crack down on the terrorist network which is emerging as an impregnable threat. Security forces staged dawn operations against Daesh terrorists in Shahidan area of …
Read More »US levels sanctions on Taliban, Iranian paramilitary force amid militant surge
AT Monitoring Desk-The Trump administration is leveling sanctions against the insurgent Taliban and Iranian paramilitary force, accusing the group of training and funding terrorism, in the wake of a surge in militancy and violence in Afghanistan. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday against eight individuals, including two linked to the …
Read More »US lashes out at Pakistan for ‘no action against terrorists’
AT Monitoring Desk-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has issued a sharp rebuke to Pakistan and warning to hold the terror sponsoring state accountable if it continues to take no serious steps to rein in terrorists on its western border with Afghanistan. Pompeo said he had delivered this message to …
Read More »UNSC extols Afghans for turning out in landmark election
AT-The members of the UN Security Council welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan and stressed that the elections, which have been carried out under difficult security conditions under full Afghan ownership, constitute an important moment in the democratic development in Afghanistan. In a statement issued by UNSC, rhe …
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