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AT-KABUL: The senators expressed concerns over the killing of Afghan citizens in the Syrian war, calling on the foreign ministry to summon Iran’s ambassador. Afghan migrants in Iran reportedly take part in the Syrian war in the framework of the Fatemyoun unity, and hundreds of them have been killed and …

AT-KABUL: At least 52 militants were killed and 21 others were wounded in different operations carried out by the security forces during the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. In a statement, Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan National …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government will expose lawmakers who deemed it fit to interfere in recruitment process of the ministries amid at taking leverage based on nepotism. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday urged the members of the parliament to refrain interfering in recruitment process in the ministries. In that …

AT-KABUL: The ex-spy chief, Rahmatulalh Nabil has revealed the links between Sayed Hamid Gilani and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network—a extremist group in which according to National Directorate of Security (NDS), was the mastermind of May 31 Kabul truck bombing. In that bombing, more than 150 Kabul residents martyred, and …

The 18-year-old currently has the highest batting average of all time in first-class cricket Here’s a trivia question: of players with more than 1,000 first-class runs, who has the highest average? Most cricket fans would guess Don Bradman, and up until recently, they’d have been right. But, for the time …

By Aimal Faizi-In a September 2012 telephone conversation with the erstwhile US president Barack Obama, then Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked him to “cut into the activity of war and make up with Pakistan on the peace process with the Taliban” in Afghanistan or “take the war against terrorism where …

AT-KABUL: The country’s Chief Executive, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has slammed a Wolesi Jirga member for his unpopular remarks on National Hero, Ahmad Shah Massoud, who is widely famous for his fight against the former Soviet Union’s occupation and resistance against the black and unauthorized regime of Taliban. Chairing the Council …

AT-KABUL: It has been a patent reality known to the entire world that presence of the Taliban leadership is outside Afghanistan, top official said on Monday. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Abdullah Abdullah while chairing cabinet meeting, said there was no need for explanations on whether Taliban leaders lived in …

AT-KABUL: The parliament rejected remarks by a senior politician on the presence of Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, calling it regrettable. Pir Sayed Hamed Gilani, head of the Mahaz-e-Melli (National Front), a jihadi party turned to political one, had claimed Saturday that “most of the Taliban leaders” are in Afghanistan, suggesting …

AT-KABUL: The Civil Society Organization on Monday expressed deepest concern over the process of election of Independent Election Commission (IEC) commissioners and called it against law. The society including Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA), Civil Society Development and Growth Organization, FRD, Training Human Rights Association, Transparent Election …