AT-KABUL: More than 31 drug traffickers have been caught over the past week following a nation-wide crackdown by the counternarcotics police, the Court of Criminal Justice Task Force said on Tuesday. The culprits, among whom are two women and an Iranian, have been handed to the CJTF for criminal investigations …

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani confirmed on Sunday that he will run for office during next year’s presidential polls, insisting that it was essential to hold the elections despite rising violence in the country. “My allies are the nation of Afghanistan; three major strata of (Afghan society): Young people, women …

Nothing can atone for ‘peace and reconciliation’ debacle and perhaps nothing can circumvent the menace it spews, except for a termination of perennial hypocrisy and political deceit; and nothing can unlock the conflict in the war-shattered country except for a genuine spirit and grit to recoil from unhinging quasi-counterterrorism policies …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar met Monday the NATO-led Resolute Support mission commander John Nicholson, emphasizing on the implementation of the NATO summit’s decisions about Afghanistan. According to the National Security Council, on behalf of the government and people of Afghanistan, Atmar thanked Nicholson for his cooperating with …

AT-KABUL: Some members of parliament, lawyers and politicians claim that the political parties lack legitimacy and cannot represent people, based on the constitution. They said Monday that President Ghani should prevent some individuals who seek their personal benefits under the pretext of political parties and pressure the government. Nader Khan …

AT-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan rejected the statements made by Russia’s speciall representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov that the Taliban are controlling around 50 per cent of the country’s ground as baseless propaganda. Mohammad Radmanesh, spokesman of defense ministry said Monday that the security forces have control on the whole …

AT-KABUL: Foreign currency especially the US dollar is smuggled from the country through five border points, the Central Bank claims. The Central Bank governor, told lawmakers on Monday that smuggling of currency is one of the reasons that Afghani loses value in the international markets. “Dollar is smuggled via Islam …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Currently, Uzbekistan, together with Afghan entrepreneurs, is working to create an intensive garden on 50 hectares, “Podrobno.uz” reported. In the current year, 161 projects have been created for the development of the territory, of which 32 projects are planned in industry and production, 86 in the service …

AT-KABUL: At least seven Afghan National Army soldiers have been martyred in a Taliban attack in their checkpoint in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Monday. The incident occurred in Farsh area of Ghani Khail district after Taliban insurgents stormed a security checkpoint, leaving casualties to the security forces. Provincial …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At an official ceremony in Kandahar, the 36th Bulgarian Military Contingent accepted the implementation of NATO’s mission “Resolute Support”. The National Commanders of the 35th and 36th Bulgarian Military Constants Colonel Georgi Margitin and Colonel Veselin Vassilev signed the act of sharing and accepting the powers in …