AT-KABUL: Foundation stone of the biggest iron melting factory laid in Kabul on Wednesday. The mill known as “Khan Steel” will have the capacity to melt 400 tons of iron daily and will create 1,000 job opportunities. The owner of the steel mill, Khan Muhammad, said that it is the …

AT-KABUL: At least five Daesh fighters have been killed and a vehicle full of weapons and ammunition was seized in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday. The spokesman to the provincial police, Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, said that security forces during crackdown against Daesh have killed five fighters of …

“One of every eight women in Afghanistan suffers from breast cancer. Sixteen percent of breast cancer cases emerge in women aged between15-49 years,” says health minister By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the breast cancer advocacy campaign …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that it has devised state-of-the-art plans to counter terror. Under the new plans crackdowns on Taliban would be increased. To ramp up military operations and night raids the ministry aimed at bringing Special Forces in military operations. MoI spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi …

AT-KABUL: Mohammad Hanif Atmar, National Security Advisor, in a meeting with Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha, said that continued stability in the region could be achieved if all the regional countries sincerely join hands in fighting terrorism. In a media statement issued by the National Security Council (NSC) said …

Fresh troops reaching Nad Ali, Greshk and Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, have started their operations against militants, an official said on Wednesday. The reinforcements arrive a day after Taliban militants captured Baba Jee area in the limits of fourth security district of Lashkargah and some areas in …

Taliban’s newly-appointed deputy governor for Faryab was among five others killed during fierce clashes with security forces in the northern province where electricity supply has been suspended. Maj. Mohammad Reza Rezai, the spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Military Corps in Faryab, said Mullah Abdul Sammad and his four fighters were …

AT-KABUL: As many as 278 army officers graduated from the Marshal Fahim National Defense University (NDU) were commissioned to the army on Tuesday, a military official said. Addressing the ‘Graduation Ceremony’, Gen. Sharif Sharifi, commander of the Marshal Fahim National Defense University, said the officers graduated after completing their one-year …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga (MJ) or Upper House of the parliament on Tuesday criticized the government for its failure to improve the law and order situation or lead the peace talks towards the logical end. Expressing their concerns over insecurity, the senators asked the government to ensure tight …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs requested the Taliban insurgents and other anti-government elements to refrain from attacking the mourning ceremonies during Muharram. In interaction with journalists, Faiz Mohammad Osmani asked the armed groups to remain calm on the Ashura day and do not pose …