AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After the recent spate of violence and suicide attacks in Kabul, the Resolute Support Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner said that militant attacks have steadily increased in Kabul compared to the past year. He said that militants by carrying out attacks in …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces have captured a huge cache of made-in Pakistan weapons and bullets along with those who wanted to transfer it in a car in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Briefing newsmen, Nangarhar police spokesman Maj. Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal said that a man …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The National Procurement Office (NPO) on Sunday said that out of 47 under assessment private companies 26 have been blacklisted for fraud. The Director of NPO, Yama Yari, said that the companies were involved in fraud during bidding process. The companies will have no right to participate …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) said that construction work over the much needed Kamal Khan Dam is underway, but insecurity was a major challenge. The MoEW expressed its concerns over insecurity in Nimroz province where the dam is located. The ministry urged the law …
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The British embassy in Iran has reopened, nearly four years after it was closed. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is attending a ceremony in Tehran with Iranian diplomats to mark the reopening. Iran is simultaneously reopening its embassy in London. The UK embassy was closed in 2011 after it was stormed …
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Fighter jet crashes into busy main road after it fails to pull out of loop manoeuvre during exhibition. A military jet taking part in a British airshow has crashed into a busy main road, killing seven people and injuring 15 others. The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, which was participating in …
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Hard on the heel of the deadliest blast in Shah Shaheed locality, yet Kabul is rocked by another deadliest blast. The blast, believed to be a car-bombing, has triggered alarms across the capital and it is feared AfPak ties will reach a new low. There are contrasting reports about the …
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AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) foiled a terror bid by recovering a huge amount of explosive materials. The NDS in a statement said that their operatives seized around 6,000 kilograms of explosive materials in Paktika province. The explosives were brought from South Waziristan to be used in a deadly …
Read More »AT-KABUL: Thousands of residents and civil society activists of Northern Jawzjan province stage a protest demonstration against Pakistan. The protestors expressed their support to Afghan security forces and slammed the double standard policy of Pakistan towards Afghanistan. The protests come after a wave of deadly terrorist attacks in Kabul, cross-Durand …
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AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have retaken control of Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pul province, said a local official. Muhammad Asef Jabarkhel, the Police Chief of Sar-e-Pul province, said that security forces in cooperation with local people regained control of the center of the province around two days ago. The entire district …
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