KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) now have the responsibility of providing security for 100 per cent of the country’s population, which is a significant force capability improvement since 2012 when security members protected only half of the population, the NATO Resolute Support spokesman said. In his …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) said that Tajikistan will join the Afghan Pakistan Transit and Trade Agreement (APTTA) soon. Musafer Qoqandi, spokesman for the MoCI, said that Tajikistan’s participation in the agreement will help Afghanistan to a main transit corridor between the two countries. He …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Warlords and illegal armed groups illegally extract mines in northern Samangan province, said a local official. Spokesman for the Samangan governor office, Seddiq Aziz, told Azadi Radio that illegal armed groups illegally extract coal mines in Dahan-e-Tor and Shabashak areas of Dara-e-Souf. “We are unable to stop …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen shot dead head of the financial directorate of Maidan Wardak province on Saturday, said an official source in the province. Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor office, Pir Muhammad Kochi, head of the financial directorate of the province, was on his way to work when he …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: John F. Sopko, special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) called on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday. According to a statement by the CEO office, Abdullah termed SIGAR role crucial for uprooting the endemic corruption, and said the organization should join hands with …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as six men held in connection with the suicide bombing in eastern Khost province which left 20 killed and more than 80 others wounded. A statement issued by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said the arrested terror suspects had links to Haqqani …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least eight people including three women and as many children were killed in a traffic accident in Kabul-Herat Highway, said official on Saturday. Bokhdi News Agency quoted the district chief of Washir, Ayub Omar, as saying that the incident took place in Talkhak village of Washir …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A cultural center has been built in central Bamiyan province which is expected to boost cultural and artistic activities there. Bamiyan hosts huge number of tourists every year who visit the province to watch the Buddha sculptures, Band-i-Amir and other historical sites. Culture and Arts Center was …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over uncertain law and order situation in the country, members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) termed insecurity as major threat on Saturday. They said that ambiguous security policy of the national unity government (NUG) leaders would bring the country to a dangerous stage. Increasing …

AT-KABUL: More than 80 students of a private school in Herat province got poisoned on Saturday morning. Provincial officials said the students got poisoned after eating boiled chick peas from a roadside vendor in front of the school. However, there are conflicting reports about number of the poisoned students and …