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AT-KABUL: The members of parliament are unhappy with the current security situation across the country, warning against a “big catastrophe” if the government did not pay attention. The parliament focused on the security in its Monday free discussion, with the legislators saying that target killings, explosions and attacks by the …

AT-KABUL: The government has accepted political parties’ monitoring the parliamentary election, after several demands by the parties regarding their monitoring representatives, use of biometric in the election and change in the electoral system. But it is yet to comment on the election system. The Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan, an …

Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan on Monday welcomed decision of the Independent Election Commission (IEC)for integrating biometric voting into the October vote and sought ‘explanation’ about from the poll panel about how its mechanism operates. In the aftermath of lingering rivalries and political confrontations with the opposition ravaging for electoral …

Afghan Special Forces have rescued six Afghan Army soldiers from a Taliban jail in central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday night. Afghan Special Forces have conducted an operation in Jaghato district of Maidan Wardak province last night, which as result six army soldiers freed from a Taliban lock up, said …

Government on Monday rolled out campaign to vaccinate 6.4 million children against polio. Vaccination teams will visit 6.4 million children under the age of five in 27 high-risk provinces, mainly in Kandahar and Nangarhar. This follows several new cases in both regions. Last week, a 14-month-old boy from Loyawala was …

AT-KABUL: At least 30 militants were killed and three others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Saturday’s terrorist attack in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Four terrorists opened fire at the people during a military parade Saturday in the Ahvaz city, the provincial capital of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, killing at least 25 people including civilians, wounding dozens …

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders from the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman complained over night raids carried out by the Afghan and foreign forces. In a meeting at the leader of Hezb-e-Islami leader, Gubuddin Hekmatyar’s residence in Kabul, tens of tribal elders said that Afghan and forces had been carrying out …

AT-Kabul: Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said it will roll out on Monday a nationwide campaign to vaccinate 6.4 million children under the age of five against polio virus in 27 high-risk provinces, mainly in Kandahar and Nangarhar. This follows several new polio cases in the south, a wakeup …

AT-KABUL: Some electoral watchdogs believe that it would be impossible to hold a biometric-based election on October 20th, accusing the independent election commission of poor management that hinders to use biometric in the parliamentary election. Yousuf Rashid, head of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said Sunday …