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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A murderer joined the Taliban militant group after a brutal killing of his wife through pickaxe in northern Sar-e-Pul province, the women’s affairs department said on Tuesday. Naseema Arzo, the women’s affairs director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the shocking incident happened on Sunday afternoon in Nawabad Chashmai …
Read More »Political party calls for Loya Jirga to solve crisis
AT-KABUL: A political party has called for the holding of the Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly), claiming the assembly would be the only way to solve what it calls the “current crisis”. The New Foundation for Afghanistan party believes that people only want to save from misery, put an end to …
Read More »Over 90 armed militants Killed in raids
AT-KABUL: Over 90 armed insurgents killed during joint operation across the country within past 24 hours. Ministry of Interior in a statement said that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces launched nine Counter-Terrorism joint operations in Dara-e-Sof district of Samangan, Tagab district of Badakhshan, Mosahi district of Kabul, Chaparhar district …
Read More »Editorial: Observe rules and regulations
Undoubtedly, Afghanistan has its rule and regulation have to be observed by all Afghans, including government officials. The leaders of the National Unity Government (NUG) shouldering immense responsibility ahead of its nation aimed at pushing the county toward peace and stability—provide facilities to them. To do so, the NUG has …
Read More »7 Taliban insurgents killed in Paktia
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A violent clash between police forces and Taliban has resulted in killing of seven militants and one policeman in southern Paktia province, police said on Tuesday. Deputy police Chief, Col. Nisar Ahmad Abdulrahimzai has been quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News as saying that Taliban insurgents launched an …
Read More »President Trump expected to get Afghanistan options from Pentagon ‘very soon’
Defense Secretary James Mattis told a congressional panel late Monday President Donald Trump will get options presented to him “very soon” on how to deal with the conflict in Afghanistan, including whether to send more U.S. troops there amid the worsening violence. Mattis stressed that the Afghanistan matter should be …
Read More »Kalbhushan Jadhav and the terrible history of Pakistani judicial and military justice
By Shafi Muhammad Burfat-An open letter to the United Nations’ Commission on Human Rights and International law, The International Court of Justice, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, European Parliament, European External Action Service, All the head of Democratic countries of the world and other International Human Rights Organizations. Honorable United …
Read More »Foreign soldiers kill family of three in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Three civilians including two children all members of the same family were killed after the foreign troops opened fire at them in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday in the Ghani Khil district. “Foreign troops opened fire and killed three civilians after …
Read More »Taliban Shadow district chief arrested in Baghlan
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday said that three armed Taliban including a Taliban shadow chief arrested during operation in northern Baghlan province. MoI in a statement said that “today early morning, three armed Taliban including a Taliban shadow district governor for Khost Fareeng district of Baghlan province arrested …
Read More »Polio case diagnosed in Helmand
AT-Kabul: A new positive case of polio was diagnosed in the Nawzad district of Helmand province, according to health officials, the fourth case this year in the country. It is the second case from Helmand since the beginning of 2017. So far in 2017 there have been four cases of …
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