Insecurity is hanging like a mill-stone round the neck of policymakers in the power corridors as terrorism has claimed lives of 1,601 civilians and left 3,565 injured in the first half of the current year. Over 260 people were killed and 799 wounded alone in the capital city, Kabul. The …

India and Afghanistan will discuss stepping up defence cooperation when Afghanistan’s Army chief General Qadam Shah Shahim visits New Delhi in late August, officials said, adding Afghanistan was likely to add to its wish list a request for more Mi-25 as well as Mi-35 attack helicopters. Confirming the visit of …

KABUL: A UN report on Afghanistan published Monday shows a record number of civilian casualties since counting began in 2009, with 5,166 civilians recorded killed or maimed in just the first six months of this year, of whom almost one-third were children. The total civilian casualty figure recorded by the UN …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Sunday left for Russia on an official invitation by his Russian counterpart, where he would discuss mutual cooperation, his office said in a statement. He would stay in Russia for four days to discuss military cooperation. “Atmar will hold bilateral talks …

Daesh has become a deadly terrorist organization in Afghanistan despite the recently launched military operations in eastern Nangarhar province. The security forces have inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorist group but the command and control center of the group is still intact. The United States is also targeting Daesh fighters …

Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Natalya Drozd, and Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed on improving security situation in Afghanistan in their recent meeting. Both agreed that there was need for consolidation of efforts to strengthen stability in the region which is facing severe security challenges. They also discussed …

AT-KABUL: Three commanders for the Taliban insurgents were arrested in joint military operation conducted by the national security forces in Samangan province, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Interior in statement said that the national police, national army and the National Directorate of Security lunched joint clearing operation in the …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned Saturday’s “coward terrorist attack” on the Enlightening Movement protest in which dozens of people were killed and wounded. “Targeting civil movements which is the right of everyone, is an act against humanity and also against Islamic teachings,” Karzai said. He called the attack …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a ceremony to assume command, the new commander of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Lt. Col. Michael Hreczkosij said that they are looking forward to assist with the development of new techniques and capabilities of the Afghan Air Force with the C-130 and C-208 aircraft. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least nine people were killed and several other received injuries after clashes erupted during Taliban leader Mullah Shakoor’s funeral ceremony in northern Parwan province, provincial source said. The Taliban commander was reportedly killed in a mine explosion last week. He was recently appointed as the Taliban’s …