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AT-KABUL: At least seven Afghan police officers embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents stormed their check post in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. The security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked security check post …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned attack on the Intercontinental Hotel, saying that the attack indicated Afghans were trampled by the aliens’ to reach their goals. “I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on Kabul Intercontinental_Hotel that killed and wounded civilians. I convey my deepest sympathies to the families of …

AT-Kabul: At least 17 members of the pro-government local uprising forces were martyred Saturday night in Northern Balkh province. Sherjan Durrani, Spokesman for Balkh police chief said that “17 pro-government local uprising forces were martyred by Taliban militants in Buzbai area of the Sholgars district last night.” He said it …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 18 people including 14 foreigners were killed after more than 14 hours standoff in which the Afghan security forces killed all the six Taliban insurgents who raided Intercontinental Hotel—west part of Kabul city, officials told Afghanistan Times. The Ministry of Interior said 14 foreigners were …

Despite regional and international pressure on Pakistan to shun its project of terrorism and start result-oriented crackdown against the Afghan Taliban and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network on its soil, the pro-terror and hostile neighbor stubbornly stuck to its project of global terrorism, allowing its soil as a launching pad …

AT-KABUL: At least 12 civilians embraced martyrdom and 13 others received injures in a roadside blast occurred in Gulran district in western Herat province on Sunday morning, provincial officials said. Confirming the blast, provincial police spokesman, Abdul Ahad Walizada said that 12 civilians were martyred in a roadside blast that …

AT-KABUL: The US Ambassador to Kabul, John R. Bass strongly condemned the inhuman attack on Intercontinental Hotel, in which killed and wounded a number of guests. “I condemn in the strongest terms last night’s heinous attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.  Such violence has no place here or anywhere …

AT News Report-KABUL: The media watchdog organizations reacted to the closure of Radio Mashal/Radio Liberty office in Pakistan, calling it silencing freedom of speech. The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) claimed that Radio Mashal was closed by Pakistan’s intelligence agency (ISI). It said that freedom of speech in the …

AT News Report-KABUL: Lawmakers claimed Saturday that they had “significant” achievements in the seventh legislative year of parliament, hours before the end of the year that is followed by a 45-day winter vacation. Mohammad Nazir Ahmadzai, deputy parliament speaker, said it was a successful year for the legislators in which …

AT News Report-KABUL: China is to provide economic and military assistance to Afghanistan, a Chinese diplomat said in Kabul, while emphasizing on Beijing’s cooperation in the peace process in the war-ravaged country. “Military assistance would be provided in addition to other helps to Afghanistan,” Chinese deputy ambassador to Kabul, Zhang …