“Today’s Muslim League is as loyal to Punjab as it was way back in 1947. Muslim League wants development of one province at the cost of others,” Asfandyar Wali Khan AT-KABUL: Opposition parties warned the federal government of Pakistan against making changes to the original map of Gawadar-Kasghar economic corridor. …
Read More »Sediqi sanguine about military operations success
AT-KABUL: Hinting at security forces’ success in military operation in parts of the country, the Interior Ministry on Saturday said at least 120 joint crackdowns against militants were launched in different areas of the country where terrorists suffered heavy losses. Spokesman for Ministry of Interior (MoI), Sediq Sediqi, told a …
Read More »Floral exhibition held in Balkh
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A flower exhibition was inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city of the northern Balkh province on Saturday which displays more than 200 types of different flowers. Organizers of the exhibition said 50,000 flowers of 200 different types have been put on display in the exhibition. They said that Mazar-i-Sharif …
Read More »Militants suffer heavy losses in Ghor
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Officials in western Ghor province said Saturday that insurgents have suffered heavy losses in Charsada district clashes with security forces in past six days. Acting governor of Ghor, Sayid Anwar Rahmati, said Charsada is no more under the control of the Taliban militants. “More than a hundred …
Read More »Taliban capture police training center in Baghlan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban militants have took control of a police training center in Dand-i-Ghori district of southern Baghlan, said official on Saturday. Member of Baghlan provincial council, Firozuddin Aimaq, told newsmen that militants have surrounded the area for the past three days and captured the police training center …
Read More »Book exhibition held in Kabul
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) in collaboration with a number of private publication centers observed the “Book Week” by holding a book fair in the capital city. In the exhibition 14 private publication houses have displayed around 20,000 books at Babur Shah Center on Saturday. …
Read More »MPs blame foreign hands for insecurity hike
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) on Saturday alleged that foreigners were helping insurgents in the country. A heated debate took place in today’s session over insecurity, ambiguous foreign policy and interference of foreign countries. Abdul Rahman Rahmani said the United States policy towards Afghanistan is not …
Read More »138 insurgents killed in nationwide crackdowns
AT-KABUL: At least 138 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 83 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 …
Read More »Ammunition cache seized in Logar
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday seized ammunition cache in Logar Province. In a media statement issued here, the country’s premier intelligence agency said that two suicide vests, two rocket-propelled grenades, two PK guns, two mortars, three machine guns and bullets in large quantity were seized by …
Read More »Heavy casualties inflicted on rebels in Ghor clashes: Official
KABUL: Seven security officials, 120 rebels have been killed and 30 more wounded in severe clashes in the Charsada and Pasaband districts of western Ghor province, an official said on Saturday. Governor Syed Anwar Rahmati said Taliban were planning to control the two strategic districts in order to have access …
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