After insecurity and natural disasters, traffic accidents have been the third deadliest incident that has been on the rise with taking live of Afghans. Several horrible accidents have taken place due to recklessness of the drivers. Undoubtedly, high death tool in traffic accident has raised cancers, but the question is …
Read More »42 insurgents killed, 43 others wounded during clearing operation in Farah
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 42 Taliban militants were killed and more than 43 others received injures during a clearing operation in the Balabulok district of western Farah province, local officials said on Tuesday. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces kicked off the offensive on Sep 18 backed by …
Read More »Three policemen killed in Herat
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least three policemen have been killed and a fourth one sustained injuries in a roadside bombing in the Ghorian district of western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesperson, Jailani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a police Ranger pick-up was hit a …
Read More »‘Terrorism affecting Afghanistan is product of Pakistan’s policy,’ says Afghan foreign minister at UN Security Council
Afghanistan today didn’t mince words in declaring at the UN that terror in Afghanistan is the “product of (a) long-standing policy” of Pakistan. Afghanistan also said that that terror’s “roots are located in terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens outside” its borders. With its unequivocal declarations, Afghanistan today joined US President …
Read More »Editorial: Education for all
In the past, the government of Iran prohibited Afghan refugees from enrolling at schools, while education for all is the obligation of every country without making any disparity. Marring Afghan children from going to schools was a clear violence of Afghan refugee’s rights. As of 2012, the vast majority of …
Read More »Five Daesh terrorists killed in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five people loyal to the Daesh terrorist group were killed when a US drone targeted their vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province in which at least five insurgents were killed, Police officials said. Provincial police chief said in a statement that the airstrike was conducted on Sunday in …
Read More »46 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 46 militants were killed and 18 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …
Read More »Four Taliban militants join reconciliation process in Badakhshan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Four Taliban insurgents joined the peace process in northeastern Badakhshan province and handed over their weapons to the Disarmament of Illegal Arms Groups (DIAG), an official said on Monday. Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Abdul Khaleq Aqsai told Pajhwok Afghan News government doors continue to be opened …
Read More »Four dead, 14 wounded in Helmand traffic accident
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Four civilians died and 14 others injured after a bus collided with a truck in the Washer district of southern Helmand province on Monday morning, officials said. The district administer, Mohammad Saleem told Pajhwok Afghan News the traffic accident took place at around 9am on the Nimroz-Kabul …
Read More »DEAN JONES, IN INDIA AFTER COMMENTARY STINT IN TERROR-STRUCK T20 LEAGUE IN KABUL, SAYS EXPERIENCE WAS EYE-OPENER
By Vijay Tagore, Bangalore Mirror Bureau-You don’t visit Afghanistan and come back without experiencing fear. Dean Jones is no different. He was there for 12 days and when he returned to India yesterday to resume his commentary stint, he had this to say about the warravaged nation first up. “I …
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