Insecurity is growing with a tremendous speed which had not only increased the trust deficit between the public and the government, but it also caused panic in the power corridors. The intense fighting between the Daesh or Islamic State terrorists and the Afghan security forces in the Kot district of …

AT-KABUL: Seventy-three Taliban fighters were killed and 26 others wounded after their failed attack on Kamdish district of eastern Nuristan province, said officials. “Tens of Taliban fighters launched multiple attacks on Kamdish district. However, the security forces retailed and inflicted heavy casualties on the insurgents,” Head of Public Relation Department …

A suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying trainee policemen on Thursday, killing 30, an Afghan official said. The attack took place some 20 kilometers west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, according to Mousa Rahmati, the district governor of Paghman. He said the trainee police officers were returning from a training …

The US should adopt a policy of “total isolation” against Pakistan to send a signal that it faces the prospect of becoming a “second North Korea” if it continues destabilising Afghanistan by supporting the Taliban and Haqqani network, a former top American diplomat has said. “In the aftermath of the …

AT-KABUL: A commander of a Taliban’s group has been arrested in the northern Parwan province, the national directorate of security announced Wednesday. The commander has been identified as Abdul Mannan and was detained along with a number of his comrades in the Charikar city, the provincial capital, the intelligence agency …

AT-KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban, Mullah Nasim along with his 15 fighters was killed in a joint operation conducted by Afghan and foreign forces in northern Kunduz province, provincial official said Wednesday. Provincial police chief Qasim Jangalbagh said that the operation was carried out in Hazrat Sultan area …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdulla strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Turkey’s Ataturk International Airport that killed and injured tens of innocent people in Istanbul city. Presidential office said in statement that the president expressed sorrows of Afghanistan people, saying that Afghans feel the pain and …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL:  The revenue taxation of oil and gas in the first quarter of current year is increased than it was in the entire revenue of last year, said official of Petroleum and Gas Enterprise. Walid Tamim, chief executive officer of official of petroleum and gas enterprise in …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Pakistani government has reportedly extended a six-month allowance for Afghan refugees to live in the country. “Following Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrif’s direction, Afghan refugees have got permission to live six months more in the country,” Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal said Wednesday. He said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Over 2,000 unregistered Afghan refugees have been detained by Pakistan police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistani media reported. Search operation is still underway to arrest more Afghan refugees who lack legal stay documents, police said Wednesday. Moreover, Pakistani officials set June 30 as a deadline for Afghans …