KABUL: At least 156 militants were killed and 57 wounded in intensive military crackdowns across the country over past day. The defense ministry said the Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security operatives launched joint operations against insurgents in different areas of Helmand, …

KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Monday said that four armed insurgents were killed and two wounded in a crackdown in southern Paktika province. According to a statement issued by MoI said that four armed militants were killed and two other were wounded in a clash with by Afghan forces in …

KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Monday said that a cache of magnetic bombs have been discovered and seized during a joint operation in western Herat province. Afghan National Police in joint operations with National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives conducted an operation in Heart city, which as result succeeded to …

Independent Electoral Complaints Commission is not ruling out the possibility of barring more hopefuls from the October polls. A spokesman for the complaints panel has spoken of a flood of discrepancies and complaints lodged against candidates including a few of them whose cases had previously been adjudicated. The commission has …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has announced a ban on imports of saffron and its bulb in an effort to maintain the global stance, quality and value of Afghan saffron. The decision was made following a proposition by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). Last year’s imports …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Security forces pushed back on Sunday a Taliban assault on the Sayed Abad district of central Maidan Wardak province after hours of gunbattle since Saturday night, leaving at least 25 militants killed. Hundreds of Taliban terrorists stormed Sayed Abad district center on Saturday night and faced firm …

KABUL: At least 90 militants have been killed and 25 others have been wounded in the offensives launched by security forces across the country in the past day. The defense ministry said the army and police forces jointly with intelligence personnel launched operations against insurgents in different areas of Nangarhar, …

AT-KABUL: Kandahar authorities said Sunday a staggering sixty three cases of violence against women has been recorded in the southern province since June 2018. Addressing a conference on prevention of violence against women, Kandahar Women Director Roqia Achakzai said over 63 cases of violence against women had been registered in …

AT News Report-KABUL: Thirty terrorists affiliated with Taliban group were killed in encounters with security forces in western Farah province in the past two days, said provincial officials. Governor of FarahGen. Abdul Basir Salangi has said at a press briefing that 30 Taliban terrorists have been killed and 11 wounded …

US President Donald Trump’s strategy for South Asia and Afghanistan has been ineffective in stave off terrorism and improving security and stability, said Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, Former President Hamid Karzai’s national security advisor. “Government has lost control over a significant portion of territory, and I can say that US …