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Some residents of Kabul city gathered Friday at the Imam Zaman grand mosque and performed the Eid-ul-Adha prayer together. The prayer that was performed in the tight queues and behind the same mullah was actually a measure to send the message of unity and solidarity to those who are trying …

Myanmar has blocked all United Nations aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to thousands of desperate civilians at the centre of a bloody military campaign in Myanmar, the Guardian has learned. The world body halted distributions in northern Rakhine state after militants attacked government forces …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior has said that the enemies of Afghanistan failed to disrupt security during Eid days, as no violent incident was reported across the country. “The armed opponents of the government had not succeeded to disrupt security during Eid days,” Acting Interior Ministry Spokesman, Najib …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has said that six billion dollars would be spent for strengthening the country’s Air Force during the upcoming four years. While heading a high level delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday, made a visit to eastern Laghman province, where he met with officials and …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least five people were killed and nine others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday morning in front of a Kabul Bank branch in Kabul city, police and health officials said. “A suicide attacker detonated his explosives in front of Kabul Bank branch in …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) on Tuesday signed an agreement with Chinese Red Cross based on which the latter will treat Afghan children with heart diseases in China. “This is the first agreement with China Red Cross, which through for the first time 21 children with heart disease …

By Matin Royeen-On August 21, President Trump revealed his new war strategy in combating terrorism in Afghanistan.  For most part, Trump’s new policy in Afghanistan is a continuation of his predecessors ’war policy with some exceptions. In his speech, the President outlined the following points to the American people. First, …

Eid al-Adha, also called the “Sacrifice Feast” is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. The celebrations kick off after the descent of the Hujjaj, the pilgrims performing the Hajj, from Mount Arafat, a hill east of Mecca. In commemoration of this, an animal is sacrificed and …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 13 civilians and 16 insurgents have been killed in an airstrike carried out in western Herat province on Monday night, said officials. “An airstrike targeted a Taliban center in Bakhtabad area of Herat province have killed at least 16 armed Taliban insurgents, and wounded four …

AT-KABUL: Former official, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, accused President Ghani’s government of trying to “keep and continue power through demagogical acts”. Spanta who was national security adviser in Hamid Karzai’s administration, told Ariana News in an interview that the extrajudicial acts and power monopoly have caused that public services be not …