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AT-KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e-Islami has confirmed that President Ghani has supported his suggestion about giving autonomy for the Taliban and cede certain regions to the insurgent group in a bid to help reach to a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban group. In an …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has informed on Sunday that the partner countries in CASA-1000 project have formally agreed to the establishment of a joint monitoring company to supervise the work on the mega regional project. DABS officials said the establishment of the joint monitoring company would …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council says that Taliban’s agreement to join the peace talks would pave the ground for the withdrawal of the foreign forces, advising the insurgent group to use “the last chance” and come to negotiation table. The council’s secretary, Aminoddin Mozaffari said that everything could be discussed …

AT-KABUL: Some 100,000 saplings will be planted in four farms in southern Nangarhar province under the auspices of the Canal Project, said officials on Sunday. Four farms with 100,000 plants including 10,000 citrus seedlings will be built in the province. In a statement, head of the Nangarhar Canal Project Ghulam …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s interior ministry says the reforms that have been carried out within the police system have yielded positive results since it began in Kabul. Shah Wali Safi, deputy interior minister said the new reform was better compared to the previous programs, adding that the program was a step for …

AT-KABUL: The Integrity Watch Afghanistan said it had no doubt on the corruption in the custom departments, asking the government to cut off the corrupt hands from custom offices especially in the Hairatan port in the north. Hairatan is still controlled by the former Balkh governor Atta Noor, who defies …

Besetting reports have abounded indicating that Afghanistan’s economy has inadvertently been embroiled in a crunch – which can hardly be circumvented hook, line and sinker – in the wake of the eccentrically prolonged war and increasingly acrimonious political stalemate. The country has been subjected to acute economic tantrum. Issues perceived …

AT-KABUL: A reconstruction of the airport in northern Kunduz provinces has come to its end and civil flights are set to be started within one week. In charge of the Kunduz airport Abdul Najat Saberi said on Sunday that a major reconstruction of the airport has been implemented and flights …

AT-KABUL: At least 50 militants have been killed and 27 more wounded in different crackdown operations that have been carried out by Afghan defense forces within the past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National …

AT-KABUL: The government has said that the process of repatriating Afghan migrants from Pakistan has begun. Ministry of refugees and repatriation said on Saturday that the process began on March 1st and since then a few families have returned to Afghanistan. Pakistan government asked Afghan migrants in December to leave …