AT-KABUL: At least 50 militants were killed and 21 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 …
Read More »Ghani dismissed Herat mayor
AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani dismissed Herat Mayor—Farhad Niyayesh as a result of complaints lodged against him by the local residents, Munira Yousufzada, spokesperson for the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), said on Sunday. Yousufzada in a statement said that the suspended mayor would resume his office once the investigation …
Read More »Editorial: Evil designs
Undoubtedly, the southern Kandahar province have been remained relatively safe over the past few years, at a time even provinces around it have not been safe from the Taliban’s resurgence. Once, the province was known as a hub of the Taliban’s activity, but ground situation changed as security improved in …
Read More »Traffic accident claims 13 lives in Parwan
AT-KABUL: At least 13 passengers died and two others received injures in a traffic accident in central Parwan province, provincial official said. Confirming the incident, the Provincial Governor, Mohammad Asem Asem said that women and children are among the victims. He added the passenger vehicle while passing the Salang district …
Read More »11 freed from Taliban captivity in Helmand
AT-KABUL: Eleven people have been set free from Taliban’s captivity in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province, security agency said on Sunday. In a press release, the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said that eleven people, including five civilians and six security forces have been released after the General …
Read More »Evil act at first day of Ramadan: Suicide car bomb kills 18 in Khost
By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: At least 18 people, mostly civilians have been killed and six others, including children received injures on Saturday when a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of provincial security forces in eastern Khost province, an official said. Confirming the incident, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said …
Read More »Civilians killed 15 Daesh militants in Nangarhar
AT News Report-KABUL: A violent clash between civilians and Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh terrorists have been lead into killing of 15 Daesh militants in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, Nangarhar press office said in a statement on Saturday. The statement added that the clash was occurred in Wachkot …
Read More »Kabul military hospital attack: Senior Defense officials jailed
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Central Military Court convicted 10 officials of the Ministry of Defense (MoD),including Generals to prison over their duty negligence that led into attack in Sardar Dawod Khan—a military Hospital in Kabul, officials said. A large number of terrorist, dressed as doctors stormed country’s largest military hospital on …
Read More »Editorial: Holy month of Ramadan, and its price-hike
We are at the advent of holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, and it holds immense importance. The holy month teaches us about patience, compassion, unity, peace and forgiveness. Its teaching has to be followed throughout the life. Thus, if the message was …
Read More »Editorial: NATO talks on troop increase in Afghanistan
The leaders of the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are set to decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan in their Thursday talks in Brussels. The military organization member countries are making the decision to re-deploy soldiers in the war-hit country almost three years after …
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