Anisa Rasooli fails in gaining vote of confidence from Wolsi Jirga Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday approved appointment of the governor of Da Afghanistan Bank and a member of the high council of the Supreme Court but rejected the female member …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday said that three terrorists were detained in Kabul. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives succeeded in apprehending three suspected terrorists in a crackdown in Kabul. The suspects were identified as Gohar Rahman, Mohammad Zakir and …

AT-KABUL: As many as 80 houses were destroyed, hundreds acres of agricultural land was damaged and dozens of animals were killed as floods wreck havoc in Shuhada district of Badakhshan province, said official. Deputy Governor of Badakhshan, Gul Mohammad Bidar, on Wednesday told media that as a result of floods, …

AT-KABUL: A high-ranking official of the Afghan Border Police was killed along with his bodyguard in Farah province. The district chief of Pishtkoh, Abdul Rahim Haidari, said that commander of the border police Brigadier Juma Gul was killed in a landmine blast in the district near the border with Iran. …

AT-KABUL: At least 30 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 40 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and the National Directorate of Security …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said that they have registered 35 suspected cases of Congo virus since beginning of the current year. Spokesman for the health ministry, Wahidullah Mayar, told Radio Azadi that they have registered 10 positive cases in Herat, Nangarhar and Kabul. Eight patients died …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Commander of a police check-post was killed along with his bodyguard in insurgents attack. The district police chief for Bagram, Muhammad Masom Farzai, told a local news agency that commander of the national police post, Waliullah, was killed along with his bodyguard when insurgents attacked the vehicle …

By Sujeet Sarkar-Afghanistan is headed towards its bloodiest summer, after the fall of Taliban, post 9/11. There has been unprecedented surge in Taliban strike, posing a serious threat to the internal security and stability of the country. The attack of Taliban   has spiraled from its traditional bastion of southern provinces, …

The direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Pakistan is a welcome step, the White House said Tuesday. “The United States welcomes talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. This is an important step in advancing prospects for a credible peace,” the White House Press Secretary, …

KABUL: As part of the commitment to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, a meeting was hosted by Pakistan between the Afghan government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan representatives, a statement from the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday. It said that the meeting was held in Murree …