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AT-KABUL: Two women were killed and two others injured in a family dispute in the southern Zabul province. According to the provincial police, a man went to his mother-in-law house in Risala village of Qalat on Tuesday morning and killed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law with a sharp knife. Sources identified …
Read More »Kohistanat district falls as ALP commander defects
KABUL: The embattled Kohistanat district of northern Sar-i-Pul province has fallen to the Taliban, an official acknowledged on Tuesday. Mohammad Asif Jabbarkhail, police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the district was captured by the Taliban after a commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) joined them. At least 17 Afghan …
Read More »Second round of peace talks: HPC clueless on next venue
“Without Pakistan’s green signal we can do nothing. We are waiting for Islamabad’s decision about venue for second round of the talks,”—High Peace Council Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: An official of the High Peace Council (HPC) on Monday said that they have no information about the new venue where second round …
Read More »Over 10,000 students to get fee concession
AT-KABUL: Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs of Ministry of Information and Culture (DYA-MoIC) on Monday signed agreements with different private higher education institutes to provide concessions in fee to students who experience difficulty in paying their admission and tuition fees. After signing the agreements, the deputy minister Kamal Sadat said …
Read More »ALP members defect to Taliban in Sar-i-Pul
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A commander and seven members of Afghan Local Police (ALP) joined Taliban ranks in northern Sar-i-Pul province, said a local official. Amanuddin Aman, spokesman for Sar-i-Pul police, said that seven ALP personnel along with their commander joined the Taliban in Kohistanat district of the province. Aman said …
Read More »Security has improved in Faryab: Shaheem
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief of Army Staff, Qadam Shah Shaheem, said that security situation has improved in northern Faryab province. Shaheem in an interview with Radio Azadi rejected reports that the Taliban militants have captured some important areas of the province and said that Afghan forces will soon weed …
Read More »Sans ceasefire peace talks have no credibility: HPC
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) stressed that peace talks with the Taliban will not be credible without a ceasefire. The HPC said that peace talks will be credible, only if the agreements reached in the first round of talks between the government and the Taliban are implemented. …
Read More »MoI to probe into surrender of policemen in Badakhshan
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday announced that will probe into surrendering of a number of police officers in Warduj district in north-eastern Badakhshan province. The MoI spokesman, Sediq Seddiqi said the ministry has assigned a probe team to investigate the incident in Teergran base in Warduj. More …
Read More »Halim sworn in as Chief Justice
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Monday officially announced appointment of Sayid Yusuf Halim as the country’s Chief Justice after lawmakers approved his appointment by casting a vote of confidence few weeks ago. The oath taking ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace on Monday where a number of …
Read More »Pakistan resumes cross-Durand Line attacks
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After a 10-month break, Pakistani military in new wave of cross-Durand Line incursions shelled 16 rockets into south-eastern Paktika province on Sunday night but no casualties were reported, said security officials on Monday. The Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Seddiqi, said there were concerns over the shelling by …
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