AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday said that 76 insurgents were killed and 42 others wounded during operation across the country in the past 24 hours. Afghan intelligence forces conducted six special operations, six airstrike and 11 joint operations in different part of the country in the …
Read More »Editorial: Social taboos
Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behavior that disturbs or upsets, and it is characteristically repetitive. In the legal sense, it is behavior that appears to be distributing or threatening. Sexual harassment is another big problem that exists in most …
Read More »53 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 53 militants were killed and 17 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …
Read More »Offensive leaflet: Protestors chant ‘Death to America’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Residents of Qarabagh district of Kabul on Tuesday staged a peaceful demonstration against the highly offensive leaflet dropped by the US forces last Thursday in Parwan, Kapisa and Kohdaman districts of Kabul province. The protesters demanded severe punishment for the culprits. A large number of protesters were …
Read More »Editorial: No major gain
16 years have passed from the 9/11 incident, but the al-Qaeda terrorist network has yet to be eliminated rather it is back as the terrorists in their latest Kabul bombing, killed and wounded more than 600 people. The deadly bombing was masterminded by al-Qaeda terrorists, while setting in its safe …
Read More »Kunduz offensive; 9 militants killed, 5 arrested
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nine Taliban insurgents have been killed and five others detained during an overnight air and ground operation in Chahar Dara district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Sayed Qurban Musawi, 209 Shaheen Military Corps official, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the air …
Read More »ICRC staff member shot dead in Balkh
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A staff member for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was gunned down by unknown armed men in northern Balkh province, officials said Monday. ICRC Spokesman, Ahmad Ramin said that “One of our staff was shot this morning in the ICRC orthopedic center of Mazar-i-Sharif …
Read More »Wolesi Jirga opposed US new strategy
AT-KABUL: A number of Wolesi Jirga members have strongly opposed the new US strategy on Afghanistan and deployment of additional troops in the country. The Members of Parliament in Monday’s session of Wolesi Jirga came hard over the US troops for their airstrikes, targeting civilians. They slammed the National Unity …
Read More »Editorial: Boosting health services
In the past years, in 2002, surveys conducted by the UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control and Presentation (CDC) reported that Afghan women suffer from the highest levels of maternal mortality in the world, with almost half of all deaths among women aged 15 to 49, coming as …
Read More »Corruption charges; Two Paktika officials arrested
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Two senior government servants in southeastern Paktika province have been held and to be investigated over fraud and corruption charges, reliable sources said on Sunday. A government official who wished to be unidentified told Pajhwok Afghan News, the detained officials were the Economy Department Director and …
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