AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told newsmen after Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states reiterated Friday commitments to continue its support from the Afghan government and provide financial assistance to its security forces until the end of 2020. However, …
Read More »4 Afghan cops killed in Kandahar insider attack
AT-KABUL: Four Afghan policemen were killed and seven others were injured when one of their colleagues opened fire on them, officials said on Thursday. The shootout took place in a remote check post in Zirai district of southern Kandahar province late on Wednesday night, Kandahar police spokesman, Ziaurahman Durani told …
Read More »Baghlan residents ask govt to avoid collateral damage in military ops
“Taliban has strong presence in the area. Security forces trying best to avoid civilian casualties,” says Gen. Waziri By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over civilian casualties in the ongoing military operation in Baghlan, residence of Dand-e-Ghori and Dand-e-Shahabuddin asked for immediate ceasefire. On the other hand, Ministry of Defense …
Read More »Surkhrod elders call on Karzai
AT-KABUL: Tribal elders from Surkhrod district of Nangarhar province called on the former president Hamid Karzai the other day and shared their views on the national issues. Hamid Karzai’s media office in a media statement said that the ex-president and the participants discussed current political and security situation. On behalf …
Read More »Insider attacks and the cause
Insider attacks in Afghanistan are not a strange story to the ears and eyes, especially of those who are acquainted with current affairs. Those who had no knowledge of the issue shall go through the media headlines of the past three months. Surely, this will increase their comprehension about the …
Read More »Fighting corruption, transport modernization will be on my priority: head of land transport
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The new head for land transportation during taking oath of office on Wednesday said that fighting corruption and modernization of transportation system would be on top of his work plans. “In order to increase the land transportation incomes and grant the people with more facilities, I will …
Read More »32 insurgents killed in raids: MoD
AT-KABUL: Thirty-two Taliban fighters were killed and nine others wounded in different clearance operations within the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …
Read More »Brain drain and maladministration: 51,000 govt posts lying vacant, says Ministry of Labor
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled said Wednesday that 51,000 government posts are vacant due to the lack of managerial capacity. Deputy Minister Wasel Noor Mohmand confirmed the vacancies “in all governmental administrations”, saying that the application process was ongoing very slowly. Last year around …
Read More »Taliban soon to join peace process: Pakistani official
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that Afghan Taliban would soon join the Afghan peace process. “Efforts are underway that all factions of Afghan Taliban are united before the end of this month,” The Nation, a Pakistani newspaper, quoted Aizaz while briefing his country’s Senate …
Read More »Nikpai aims for a hat-trick in Rio Olympics
Inside the quiet ambience of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here, a 13-member-strong men and women taekwondo teams from Afghanistan are practicing on Sunday under the watchful eyes of South Korean coach Sin-Hak Min. At first glance, one might dismiss it as a …
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