AT-KABUL: Warplanes of neighboring Tajikistan bombed on Monday parts of Darqad district of northern Takhar province– in the wake of clashes that had erupted the day before between Taliban drug cartels and Tajikistani border police – which left six insurgents dead, said officials. Takhar Police Spokesman Khalil Aseer said that …
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AT-KABUL: The killing of the Islamic State leader in Afghanistan is a step closer towards stability and security improvement, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Sunday during a cabinet session. Pointing to killing of Daesh leader Saad Erhabi during airstrike on Saturday night in Nangarhar, CEO continued that the killed …
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AT-Kabul: Japan announced Monday an assistance package of $8.1 million in response to urgent calls to improve maternal and child healthcare in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by UNICEFthe grant is a part of the overall supports to address the wellbeing of mothers and children, with a focus on …
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By Hafiz Ahmadi-Rapid economic growth, construction projects, huge modern cities, rich culture, and very friendly, kind and hospitable people, were my first impressions in my first visit to the People’s Republic of China. These things were completely different from what I had heard before about our neighboring country through the …
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AT-KABUL: At least 54 insurgents were killed in clashes that erupted on Monday between Taliban assailants and security forces after they ambushed a heavy military convoy en route to northern Maimana city of Faryab province. Shaheen Military Corps Spokesman Hanif Rezaee said that Afghan army conveys were on the way …
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AT-KABUL: President Ghani has rejected resignations of three of its high-ranking security officials, asking them to stay at their posts and work to bolster security. Minister of Defense Tariq Shah Bahrami, Minister of Interior Wais Ahmad Barmak and Chief of National Directorate of Security Mohammad Masoum Stanikzai tendered their resignations …
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AT-KABUL: The peace movement says it was more optimistic to a durable peace in the country than the past, arguing that the joining of more people from different areas has encouraged them for peace. The movement members who had started a long trip on foot from the southern province of …
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AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security on Sunday said that the Daesh leader for Afghanistan, Saad Irhabi, was killed in an airstrike Saturday night in eastern Nangarhar province, dealing a devastating blow to the notorious terrorist group. The overnight airstrike in Jangal Keli village of Khogianai district in Nangarhar resulted in …
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Top security officials tendered their resignations, but President Ashraf Ghani did not accept, asking them to work for improvement of security in the country, especially in Kabul. However, some people say that the resignation saga of some security officials is just a symbolic exercise because the core intention within the …
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AT-KABUL: The defense ministry says terrorist groups threaten security in Afghanistan from either inside or outside the country, a statement likely in reaction to allegations over the Daesh terrorist group’s activities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw province of Pakistan. Afghanistan claims that terrorists come from Pakistan, asking Islamabad to prevent …
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