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AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah said Monday that appointing and dismissal of minister was clear in the agreement made to divide the power between him and the president in forming the national unity government. Earlier, Ghani dismissed Ali Ahmad Osmani, minister of energy and water who is from Abdullah’s team. …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In two separate incidents of violence, at least 27 people, mostly civilians have been injured in eastern Nangarhar province on early Monday morning, officials said. In the first attack, 15 people, all of them civilians received injuries after fighters loyal to the Daesh extremist group stormed the …

President Ashraf Ghani had positive talks with the leaders of the neighboring countries at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in China’s port city of Qingdao. In a meeting with Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, Ghani asked for Tehran’s help restore security in Afghanistan. Iran’s Rouhani was …

AT-KABUL: After offering a unilateral cease-fire in the war which later was reciprocated by the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani now says that the government will be committed to a political solution to end the conflict with the militant movement. On Sunday addressing the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads …

AT-KABUL: Members of the Upper House of Parliament on Sunday welcomed the announcement of temporary ceasefire by the Afghan government and the Taliban insurgent group, urging the government to use the opportunity for lasting peace and stability in the country. Senators also called on the Afghan security forces to be …

AT-KABUL: At least 28 militants were killed and 30 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal …

AT-KABUL: Some 13 security personnel were killed and four others injured after the Taliban militants attacked the Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, local authorities said Sunday. Among the dead, were two Afghan Local Police (ALP) commanders, the source said, adding the Taliban also suffered casualties in the firefight. Police …

AT-KABUL: The Intelligence operatives discovered and confiscated 7800kg ammonium nitrite in Torkhambeing smuggled from Pakistan to be used for subversive terrorist activities in eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. Afghan intelligence operatives succeeded to discover and seize 7800kg ammonium nitrite during an special operation in Torkham area related to Momand Dara …

AT News Report-KABUL: Some seventeen army soldiers were killed and another was wounded after Taliban militants stormed several security checkpoints in Zawol district of Herat province, local officials said Saturday. Insurgentattacked security checkpoints in Aziz Abad area of the Zawol district late on Friday night, killing seventeen soldiers of Afghan …

AT News Report-KABUL: After the militant Taliban reciprocated an Afghan government’s cease-fire offer, former president Hamid Karzai has welcomed a Taliban’s temporary truce to be effective during the days of Eid al Fitr. He declared his full support to this move, hoping an extension of this ceasefire would pave the …