AT-KABUL: The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a new report released Sunday said that more effective and transparent means resolving disputes over water rights key to economic growth and avoiding conflict in Afghanistan. The report said that the demand for water to support agricultural development in Afghanistan, …

AT-KABUL: At least 93 Taliban insurgents were killed and 62 others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, security officials said on Sunday. The national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate of security operatives, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A survey prepared with the ministry of counter-narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, says a 43-percent increase in the opium product so far this year. The survey adds that the poppy cultivation had 10 per cent increase, compared to the same period last …

KABUL: American troops and their allies have been lambasted for underestimating the strategic costs to their missions resulting from civilian casualties in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the Open Society Foundations said, the US and its partners had learnt invaluable lessons about the strategic impact of civilian harm and how to better …

AT-KABUL: At least 11 Taliban insurgents were killed and four other received injuries during airstrikes in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday. Briefing newsmen, Ghazni Police Chief, Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel said that Taliban were killed before they target security checkpoints in Deh Yak district on Friday night. …

AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents made an unusual bid to capture a provincial capital, a failed assault that underscored their heightened boldness in recent months, an official said Saturday. “We think we’re seeing an effort by the Taliban to absolutely capture a provincial capital and we think they realize that they’re coming …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A key Taliban commander and close aide to the ex-leader and the founder of the group, Mullah Omar, has asked the current Taliban leader Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhudzada to cut ties with Pakistan. The top Taliban leader, Syed Mohammad Tayyab Agha, reportedly asked Akhundzada in a letter which …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Saturday’s session expressed deep concern over ramp up insecurity across the country. They urged the government to adopt necessary security measurements for ensuring security throughout the country. The legislators alleged the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and …

AT-KABUL: At least 54 militants loyal to the Islamic State, known as Daesh, were killed during a clearing operation lunched by security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Saturday. In a statement ministry of defense said the terrorists were killed in Pachiragam district, while the insurgents coordinated attack …

Recent visit of the Taliban delegation to Islamabad has raised many eyebrows in the international community. The delegation comprised of key Taliban leaders including Maulvi Shahabuddin, Mullah Jan Mohammad Madani, and Mullah Abdul Salam visited Islamabad to brief Pakistani officials on the talks held between Afghan government and the insurgent …