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AT-KABUL: Fifteen Afghan asylum seekers were flown back to Kabul on Wednesday from Germany after being deported, an official said. The send-off is the latest in a string of deportation in Germany since 2016. Hafiz Ahmad Miakhel, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said the deportees arrived at …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Tuesday, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urged governments to protect civilians from violence. In turn he presented a report outlining three ways governments can step up action. He noted that last year, more than 26,000 civilians were killed …

AT-KABUL: A former provincial council member has been gunned down by the Taliban insurgents in northern Ghor province, provincial official said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Chahardar district of the province after the Taliban insurgents attacked the center of the district. “In the attack, the Taliban insurgents killed …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A special operations officer has been chosen to lead US and coalition forces in Afghanistan, international media outlets reported on Wednesday. The head of the Joint Special Operations Command has been picked to lead the war, according to Reuters. The three-star general, Scott Miller, would replace Gen. …

AT-KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said Tuesday that 2,258 people have been killed and injured in Afghanistan in the first quarter of the current year. 763 civilians have been killed, while 1,495 more wounded, the SIGAR said. The civilian casualty has decreased by 15 per cent …

AT-KABUL: The US new strategy for Afghanistan and the South Asia has been successful that has caused achievements in various arenas, the defense ministry claims, saying that it had helped more coordination between Afghan and US troops. The ministry’s spokesman, Mohammad Radmanesh said Tuesday that more soldiers were recruited in …

AT-KABUL: At least 96 militants were killed and 39 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within the past two days, said military officials on Tuesday. 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 …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 16 people including four security personnel were killed and 38 others wounded in an explosion in southern Kandahar province on Tuesday afternoon, said provincial officials. Blast in a big garage in 14th PD of Kandahar took place today at around 12:30pm, said Kandahar Governor Spokesman …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Tuesday said that Afghan forces during overnight operation have killed a senior Daesh commander along with four of his accomplices, who were behind recent bombing attack in eastern Nangarhar province. The operation was carried out by General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) in the …

AT-KABUL: The Trump administration alleged that some top al Qaeda figures are hiding in Iran and the regime has been a sanctuary for al Qaeda since the 9/11 attacks. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a major policy speech said that Iran has long sponsored terrorism and refrains from …