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AT Monitoring Desk-The Trump administration is leveling sanctions against the insurgent Taliban and Iranian paramilitary force, accusing the group of training and funding terrorism, in the wake of a surge in militancy and violence in Afghanistan. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday against eight individuals, including two linked to the …

AT-The members of the UN Security Council welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan and stressed that the elections, which have been carried out under difficult security conditions under full Afghan ownership, constitute an important moment in the democratic development in Afghanistan. In a statement issued by UNSC, rhe …

AT Monitoring Desk-An Afghan voter from southern Helmand province is recovering for his injures on Wednesday after the Taliban insurgents cut his finger off to punish him for voting in last week’s Wolesi Jirga elections. Hafizullah, a resident of Gereshk district was taken hostage by Taliban insurgents close to Nahre …

The US Treasury and allies in the Persian Gulf took aim Iran’s support for the Taliban with new sanctions against eight individuals, including two linked to the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, two Pakistanis and four Afghans. The Riyadh-based Terrorist Financing Targeting Centre (TFTC) said the sanction aimed to, …

AT Monitoring Desk-Afghanistan’s election commission will begin counting votes cast during a two-day parliamentary election once the snail-paced transfer of all ballots from the provinces is finished, the poll panel said Wednesday. The time window will open for the election commission to begin the official counting of votes after the …

World Bank on Tuesday announced a donation of $403 million to Afghanistan in bid to foster education system and strengthen social and economical opportunities for women in the country. According to a statement issued by Government Media and Information Center (GMIC), said that Acting Minister of Finance Mohammad Humayon Qayomi …

KABUL: Members of senate called on the government to seriously probe the killing of former Kandahar police chief General Abdul Razeq, amid ongoing investigations to find out the incident. Head of senate, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, called Razeq’s killing “painful”, saying what the government had so far shared with people did …

Security forces have pushed back a major Taliban assault in Shirin Tagab district of northern Faryab province on Monday night, according to the military sources. Taliban heavily armed with light and heavy weapons attacked Shirin Tagab district of Faryab at 9:00pm last night continuing three hours clashes with the Afghan …

KABUL: At least 8,000 complaints relating to the October 20 legislative election have been so far registered, the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission said Tuesday, adding that most of the complaints were for the Independent Election Commission’s employees. Most of the complaints were about violations and fraud made by the election …

In a major drug busts, counter narcotic police have apprehended eighty one drug traffickers in a series of stings over past month, said the country’s anti-narcotic authority on Tuesday. The Court of Criminal Justice Task Force said that its primary court has indicted 81 drug dealers including two women in …