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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Taliban’s coordinated attack on Jaghato district of central Maidan Wardak province, was strongly retaliated and repulsed by the brave Afghan police forces, an official said on Tuesday. Police Spokesman, Naqibulla Amini told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents initially detonated a car bomb and then launched an offensive …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 41 people including police chief of Paktia province were killed Tuesday while 158 others wounded in a bombing and mass attack in the Gardiz city, provincial capital. “A group of terrorist armed with suicide vests and weapons attacked at 9:40 am police headquarter and police  …

AT-KABUL: The number of school girls has fallen 206,000 persons from 1394-1395 solar years (2015-2016), according to a report launched by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which did not have details about the number in the previous years. “The number of girls going to schools in Afghanistan is falling now. …

What is a Loya Jirga? It’s ‘grand assembly’, an Afghan tradition dating back at least three centuries, that brings together elders and community leaders from across the country to discuss matters of major national importance. Loya Jirga is a special type of Jirga that is mainly organized for choosing a …

AT-KABUL: Afghan National Association for Adult Education (ANAFAE) has implemented a 20 days’ basic literacy training workshop for facilitators and supervisors in Shahrak-e-Itefaq of Kabul City. According to a statement issued by ANAFAE, this training workshop was run in cooperation with the Ministry of Education Literacy Department and financial support of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US forces have carried out a drone strike in Kurram Agency of FATA that killed at least 20 Haqqani network insurgents near the Durand Line, media reports said on Tuesday. Local authorities told Pakistani media outlets that the drone’s strike took place near the Durand Line …

AT-KABUL: The European Union said that it has adopted new strategy for Afghanistan in its council meeting held on Monday. The EU and its 28 Member States reconfirmed their long-term commitment to promoting peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan and to support its sustainable development, the EU said in press …

The Afghan National Defense and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have been making tremendous progress over the years, as they are doing everything under their capacity to bring peace and security in the country. ANDSF continued to make significant progress, increasing in quantity, quality, and operational capacity, making them hero to Afghan …

It seems the Western hostages were in the hands of good terrorists, the ones that listen to GHQ Rawalpindi, don’t hurt Pakistan and in times of need, dance like circus monkeys for visiting spectators according to the diktat of an ISI colonel. By Amrullah Saleh US relations with Pakistan resemble a …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least eight terrorists affiliate with the Daesh group were killed and four others wounded in eastern Kunar province, officials said Sunday. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that last night, a group of Daesh terrorists launched coordinated attacks on Afghan National …