AT-KABUL: Acting police chief for southern Uruzgan province, Gulab Khan, was shot dead by unknown gunmen last night, the spokesman for Governor said Sunday. Dust Muhammad Nayab said the incident took place on mid Saturday night when Khan went out to patrol security posts and security situations between capital Trinkot …

AT-KABUL: Weesa, a local newspaper, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Saturday. The event was attended by high ranking officials, senior journalists and members of civil society organizations. Editor-in-Chief of Daily Weesa, Mohammad Zubair Shafiqi, said that Wessa is a local bilingual paper being published in Kabul and distributed in the …

While there is plenty of news about violence, militancy, illiteracy, poverty and frustration, how about some good news for a change. Yes, the news about the change and hope is that the much-awaited Central Asia South Asia (CASA-1000) power transmission project was finally signed Friday in Istanbul, Turkey. The deal …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen attacked a wedding convoy in Farah province the other day and killed three people including the groom. An immediate relative of groom said that they were on their way to Shorab district of the province when the convoy was stopped by a group of unknown …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Mounting insecurity in Badghis province have forced many families to leave their homes and seek refuge in safe areas, said an official source. According to reports, clashes between security forces and militants in Bala Murghab, Aab Kamari and Qads districts of the province have been started on …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces seven of 10 passengers kidnapped on Kabul-Jalalabad Highway on Friday. Laghman police chief, Dawoud Amin, said that the incident took place in Sorkhakan district of the province on Kabul Jalalabad highway when a group of unknown gunmen stopped a vehicle and kidnapped 10 passengers. …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday said that malaria is a major health problem in the country as more than 75 percent of the population is living in malaria-endemic areas. “Malaria disease is still a main threat to the health of citizens and affects large …

AT-KABUL: A terror bid has been thwarted during a search operation by security forces in western Heart province, a statement issued by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Saturday. The search operation was conducted in 15th district of Herat City, the NDS said, adding that an explosive-laden rickshaw was …

Insecurity has changed the northern provinces into Waziristan. The situation will worsen and the northern provinces will fall into hands of militants if the government remained reluctant, says Ibrahimi AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following unprecedented rise in insecurity countrywide, particularly in northern provinces, a number of lawmakers on Saturday urged the …

AT-KABUL: Nearly 104 Taliban fighters were killed and 89 others were wounded in different crackdowns carried out by security forces in several parts of the country. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a press release on Saturday that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) …