By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: A mind increasing insecurities in the country, Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that insecurity is a immense challenge against excavation of mine and pave the ground for illegal mining in various parts of the country. Spokesman for the ministry Mahuddin Noori said that due to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Taliban insurgents refused to stop violence during the holy month of Ramadan, insisting to increase attacks, a response to the government’s demand to ceasefire in the fasting month. Second Vice President Sarwar Danish asked the Taliban to stop violence during Ramadan month and let the Muslim Afghans …

AT-KABUL: Local residents in eastern Khost province killed at least 12 Taliban militants after they attacked their residential houses in Zazai Maidan district of the province, local security officials said on Wednesday. “Local residents gave tit-for-tat response to the Taliban attack in Deri Mila area of the district with the …

Several people wounded in bomb attack on police building in southeastern province of Mardin, Reuters reports. A car bomb has targeted a police station in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin, state broadcaster NTV has said. According to the Reuters news agency, many people were wounded in Wednesday’s attack. (Aljazeera)

AT-KABUL: Taliban gunmen once again kidnapped 47 passengers in northeastern Kunduz from the main highway, where government launched rescue operation to release the hostages. The passengers were kidnapped from Badakhshan-Kunduz highway in Khanabad district of Kunduz Wednesday morning when Taliban intercepted a bus and a small passenger car, Mahfuzullah Akbari, …

Taking their “development partnership” to the next level, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the Salma Dam during an impressive ceremony in western Herat province on 4 June. It was Modi’s second official visit to Afghanistan. In December last year, he made a pit stop …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) said in a report that health sector had lost people’s trust and donors due to corruption. The MEC and ministry of public health have carried out a survey, interviewing people in Kabul and 12 provinces. “Survey reveals that corruption exists extensively …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Interior accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence of supporting the armed insurgents in fighting against Afghan National Security Forces in Helmand province. Deputy minister Abdul Rahman told senators that the ISI directly supports Taliban, Lashkar-e Taiba and al-Qaeda terrorist groups in operations against Afghan troops. “The …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Energy and Water on Tuesday signed the contract of the Kajaki hydropower dam extension with a Turkish company. Minister of Energy and Water Ali Ahmad Osmani said that the dam would produce 150 megawatts of electricity after its extension. “The reservoir capacity of the dam would …

AT-KABUL: At least five militants, loyal to the Islamic State, known as Daesh, were killed in an airstrike in Nangarhar province, the security official said on Tuesday. In a press statement, the Ministry of Defense, said that the strike was carried out by the Afghan Air Force in the Kot …