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AT-KABUL: National Security Adviser, Haneef Atmar met Chinese special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Deng Xijun in Kabul, discussing the regional cooperation and the upcoming Shanghai conference. The two sides also discussed joint struggle against terrorism, Afghan peace process and the cooperation situation among the regional countries. Atmar and Deng …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai and 28 political parties in a meeting have reached unanimity to hold a national gathering over the forthcoming parliamentary and district council elections. Representatives from political parties met Karzai at his office and conferred on the 20thOctober election. Karzai supported their views over multi-dimensional representation …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents ambushed convey of Batur Dostum, the senior son of First Vice President, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, while he was in Mazar-e-Sharif. Samad Rahmani, the deputy to Sheberghan garrison confirmed that Batur Dostum’s convoy faced Taliban ambush Sunday night.  Batur Dostum could escape the ambush and is …

The uneven history of Afghanistan is a story of decades of internal conflict, corruption, drought,extreme poverty and traditionalism. Dangerous security situation coupled with poverty have made the war-torn country the worst and most dangerous place to be born. The people struggle with poverty and drought. And more than 5.3 million …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Education expressed concerns over what it called Daesh threats against schools in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Schools in some districts are reportedly closed at the fear of Daesh attack, which the ministry says that attack on schools could not be religiously justified. The terrorist group has …

AT-KABUL: At least seven people were killed and twenty others wounded on Monday when a suicide bomber struck near Loya Jirga tent where more than 2,000 religious scholars had congregated to declare suicide attacks forbidden and seek rapprochement with the Taliban. The gathering issued an Islamic verdict against terrorism and …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban has lost its momentum and spec been weakened in the southern volatile province of Helmand, particularly in the Musa Qala district, the newly appointed provincial governor said Sunday. “Our attacks have put strong impacts in the region, the enemy has been demoralized in Helmand and they are …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KBAUL: The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday revealed that an estimated 3.7 million children – including 60 percent girls– are out of school in Afghanistan, due to ongoing conflict, poverty and discrimination, making an estimated half of children deprived of education. Nearly half of children aged …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban suffered heavy casualties in recent fighting in southern Ghazni province, as roughly 400 Taliban militants have been killed and injured, said officials on Sunday. The Taliban had intended overrunning districts in tumultuous Ghazni, but their plans were thwarted as they faced heavy resistance, said new provincial governor …

War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing—it is a heartfelt period causes heartbreak. The tremendous suffering that results from war is unimaginable. Innocent civilians are maimed or killed while the soldiers face irreparable physical losses. In every circumstance, war brings nothing but devastation, exposing people to horrors of human …