AT-KABUL: Twenty-four Taliban fighters were killed and nine others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said Sunday. Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the national army with the cooperation of the national police and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted joint operations against …

AT-KABUL: Twenty-three fighters for the Daesh terrorist group were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out in the eastern Nangarhar province, an official said Sunday. Attaullah Khogyanai, provincial spokesman, said that the strikes were carried out in the Achin district, but did not elaborate whether the attacks were carried …

AT-KABUL: The National Solidarity Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development completed the work of 28 development projects in Nooristan province, the ministry said in a statement. These projects include construction of a protection wall 444 meters in length for 997 acres of agricultural lands, irrigation reservoir, a …

The security situation in Afghanistan continues to be dominated by a resilient insurgency, the Pentagon acknowledged on Friday but asserted local forces remained in control of major population centres and key lines of communication. Afghan security forces continued to deny the Taliban strategic ground throughout the country, the Pentagon told …

Seemingly the United States has been a strategic ally of Afghanistan as the two countries have already signed the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). This defense pact is binding the US to defend sovereignty, territory and integrity of Afghanistan, major non-NATO ally in the region. According to the security agreement, Washington …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga of parliament approved Saturday the accession package to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Earlier in 2003, the government had proposed membership for the WTO which was accepted as overseer in 2004. The WTO accepted membership of Afghanistan in December 2015, asking Afghan government …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents received huge casualties by the Afghan National Army in the past 24 hours in northern Baghlan province, security official said on Saturday. In a statement issued here, the 209th Shaheen Corps of the army said that in an operation carried in Dand-e-Ghori district, 21 Taliban insurgents …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Torkham crossing which links Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar to Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was reopened for traffic after a five-day closure due to clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces. “After five days, Torkham gate was reopened for traffic today at around 8:00am,” said …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban’s shadow governor for Ghazni province was killed in an airstrike in the province, officials said Saturday. Ministry of Interior said in a statement that four armed Taliban including their so-called governor Mullah Qasim were killed in the airstrike. The strike took place in Payinda Khil village of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US State Department Spokesman John Kirby ruled out Washington’s interference in Afghanistan and Pakistan over Torkham border dispute. “We are obviously very concerned by the border clashes, particularly around the Torkham crossing. We want both sides to ratchet down the violence and begin a dialogue to …