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AT-KABUL: Taliban unleashed devastating attacks in a district of central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday night, local officials confirmed, killing more than 10 policemen and overrunning the entire district. Maidan Wardak Governor’s Spokesperson Rahim Mangal said the Taliban waged an overnight intense assault on Daymirdad district, an attack that faced …

AT-KABUL: After two consecutive days of heavy fighting in the wake of a massive militant assault, Taliban overran the center of Khamab district in northern Jawzjan province, officials said Monday, with local forces having retreated towards outskirts. “After almost twodays of fierce clashes, Taliban drove out Afghan forces and seized …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 56 Afghan journalists have been killed in different parts of the country over the last four years, NAI – supporting open media said on Monday, urging the government to help protect media staff, Zaman News reported. NAI Chief Abdul Mujib Khilwatgar said 56 journalists have …

AT-KABUL: Veteran Jihadi leader and astout supporter of regime change, Mohammad Ismail Khan, said Monday half of the forthcoming elections have already been rigged and its results would be preposterous and unacceptable. Mr. Khan, who was addressing a rally in western Herat province, accused of the government of making lives …

AT Monitoring Desk-In the midst of euphoria for commemoration of death anniversary of national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud and hundreds of motorcades with overexcited and armed supporters, Kabul police have arrested over 100 people and confiscated weapons and vehicles, a local news agency ZamanNews reported. More than hundreds supporters of …

AT-KABUL: Commemoration ceremony of the Martyr’s Week and 17th death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the National Hero of Afghanistan held Sunday at Loya Jirga tent with participation of high-ranking government officials, politicians, jihaid leaders and hundreds of supporters of late Massoud. Political leaders highlighted Massoud’s political legacy and also talked …

AT-KABUL: India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale is expected to visit Afghanistan next week to discuss with the Ashraf Ghani government amid painstaking efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table and intensifying conflict in Afghanistan. India is seeking to convince the Afghan government to ramp up the fight against the Taliban …

AT-MAIDANSHAR: Taliban militants have overrun the Daimirdad district in the central province of Maidan Wardak, an official said, as heavy fighting continued in the district. The district police chief has been killed in the clashes and four others wounded in a fighting that erupted last night. Civil society activist Gul …

AT Monitoring Desk-At least 20 security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on their checkpoints in northern Baghlan province, provincial official said Sunday. Taliban assaulted several checkpoints of Afghan security forces, in which 20 security forces were killed and their checkpoints captured by the militants, a provincial council member …

KABUL: A suicide bomber hit a convoy of Ahmad Shah Massoud supporters on Sunday afternoon in Kabul, killing at least seven people and injuring 25 others, officials said. The bomber rolling an explosive-laden motorcycle rammed into a motorcade of the rifle-wielding supporters who had been rallying across Kabul in commemoration …