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Afghanistan and its war-ravaged people have long deserved lasting peace and political and economic stability, which seems to be a wild goose chase in the face of state-sponsored terrorism and internal rifts which aggregately fuel disunity. National unity and solidarity in the country is a dire need to leave no …

AT-KABUL: Taliban militants have suffered heavy losses during the recent joint military operations conducted by the Afghan and US Special Forces in various parts of the country, the NATO Resolute Support Mission said on Tuesday. Afghan and US Special Forces have carried out successful raids during the past two weeks, …

AT-KABUL: Afghan government remains firm on its peace offer with the Taliban group as clarified in the recent Kabul process conference, said the president’s office on Tuesday, implicitly rejecting a recent proposition of Hezb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar for ceding certain regions to the insurgent group. “The government respects viewpoints of …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s peace council hopes Russia will play a role in the peace process between the country and the insurgent Taliban. Russia is a powerful regional stakeholder and should be included in Afghanistan’s peace talks, an official at the High Peace Council said Tuesday. Hajji Din Mohammad, deputy head of …

AT-KABUL: Several contracts were signed among Afghanistan’s ministry of energy and water, De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat  (DABS) and  77 construction companies for implementing the second phase of Kajaki dam, presidential palace announced on Tuesday. Construction of Zameen Dawar canal in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province is also …

The ministry of defense announced recently that it was working on the formation of a new force with the aim of maintaining the remote areas that have been taken from Taliban and other insurgent groups. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the ministry called the new force as “regional troops”. He said …

AT-KABUL: The defense ministry says that new addition of NATO and US soldiers can empower Afghan security forces especially the army’s commandos, air force and border troops. Thousands of extra troops from the United States and its allies in the NATO are set to arrive in Afghanistan to join over …

AT-KABUL: Gunmen torched a school in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday  night, an official said Monday. Emal Khan High School in Mohmand Dara district was attacked by four men around 9:00p.m., Ataullah Khogyani, a spokesman for provincial governor, told 1TV. They initially tied hands and legs of two guards …

AT-KABUL: Hundreds of enraged people blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway for a third day on Monday to protest civilian deaths blamed on gunmen in uniform in southern Ghazni province. The protest was started after two people including a child were killed by a number of armed men, who attacked a house …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The long dragged and debated dispute between the ousted governor of northern Balkh province and the central government over the transfer of authority to a new governor has been resolved through negotiations. Commenting on the new, but productive development, Afzal Hadid, head of Provincial Council in Balkh …