Afghan insurgents, backed by foreign terrorists and sponsors, are trying best to add tactical achievements to their portfolio by the end of this year. December is closing month for the militants though they would launch random attacks when the winter as its peak. Through large-scale attacks to overrun districts, they …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces in a counter attack have repulsed a massive Taliban offensive in surrounding areas of the southern Kandahar province and pushed the militants back, an official said Tuesday. The militants suffered heavy casualties in the fighting, who had retreated several areas in the Arghistan district after several …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil endorsed President Ashraf Ghani’s stance against Pakistan in the Heart of Asia conference. Ghani on Sunday blasted Pakistan for exporting terror and providing safe hideouts to the militants. In his address at the 6th annual conference of Heart of Asia in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday praised the Afghan security forces’ gains in the campaign against terrorist groups. Abdullah considered suppressing Daesh group in Nangarhar and regaining several districts great achievements by Afghan security forces in the battlefield. “Our security forces have many achievements in …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) have discovered and confiscated 61 tons of hashish during an operation in Kabul. “The CNP especial unit conducted the first ever ground and air independent operation on Saturday seized six big hashish caches in the Khak-e-Jabbar district of Kabul province,” said Deputy …

Pakistan is the largest host of Afghan refugees. The hospitality will be remembered by Afghan people and the government for always. It is forming a chapter of friendship amid strained ties between Kabul and Islamabad. Those who look at this generosity with contempt or give it a different color are …

AT-KABUL: The provincial governor and mayor of southern Zabul province have survived an ambush by unidentified gunmen, a local official said Monday. “A group of insurgent attack official’s convoy on Zabul-Kandahar highway earlier today as the officials was on their way to Shahr-e-Safa district.” Provincial governor spokesman Gul Islam Siyal …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai attended Sunday a book fair in Turkey by the request of ex-president of the country Abdullah Gul. Turkish President Rajab Tayeb Erdogan and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim were also present in the ceremony which was held in Kayseri city. Meanwhile, the former prime minister …

AT-KABUL: At least three civilians were killed in a roadside mine in southern Paktika province, an official said Monday. Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the ministry of interior confirmed the incident, saying “the blast took place in Jumuma village of the Khoshamand district while the victims were walking in the area.” …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Public Work (MoPW) on Monday said 1425km railway to be constructed in the country by the year 2020. “Following Brussels conference, efforts on card to construct 1,425km in the country up to the year of 2020”, said Head of Afghanistan Railway Authority Abdul Bari Sediqi. …