AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that a terror bid was foiled in Logar province. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives discovered unexploded suicide vests and assault rifles that were planned to be used in terror attacks on government installations. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Committee of the High Peace Council (HPC) in Nangarhar province called on the Taliban insurgents to shun violence and restart the peace talks that were halted after death reports of Mullah Omar. The committee condemned the audio message of the newly appointed Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad …

AT-KABUL: Warning the Taliban supporters of strict action, Kabul police chief, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, on Tuesday said that police would not allow anyone to hold condolence ceremony for Mullah Omer, the Taliban figurehead who died mysteriously in Pakistan. Addressing a press conference he said that Mullah Muhammad Omer was not …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After the death of the Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Omar, a serious rifts has flared up over the over appointment of their new leader. Reports regarding power struggle between Mullah Mansoor, and the family members of the late Mullah Omar, such as his son Mullah Yaqoob and …

Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Criticizing a number of Taliban supporters and members of the High Peace Council for holding mourning ceremony for Mullah Omar in Kabul, the civil society activists said that Pakistan has spies in the government of Afghanistan who were supporting such acts. Welcoming the National Directorate of Security’s …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Tuesday released the seventh “Business Tendency Survey” underling the business environment as “extremely unfavorable” in the past three months. The ACCI in the survey covered businessmen in Kabul, Balkh, Kandahar, Nangarhar and Herat provinces. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …

On August 1, 2015, a pair of conjoined twins were successfully separated by a team of local Afghan doctors at French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul, Afghanistan. The team was led by Dr Jalil Wardak, Head of Paediatric Surgery at the hospital. The two little girls, named Ayesha and …

AT-KABUL: Tens of people staged protest demonstration in Khost province on Monday, condemning the construction of military installations by Pakistan along the Durand Line. The protesters urged the government to take all necessary measures to stop Pakistani army. The protesters were chanting the slogans of ‘dead to Pakistan’ and ‘dead …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said that the number of Afghan civilian casualties has surged 30 percent over the past six months. Rafiullah Bedar, spokesman for the AIHRC, told Azadi Radio that their findings show spike in civilian casualties over the past six months. He said …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Council of Ministers (CoM) on Monday approved a phased issuance plan of Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC). The issuance process is now scheduled to launch on August 19 in Kabul. The e-NIC Department in the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced that they have made all …