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AT-KABUL: At least 18 militants were killed and 17 others were wounded in different operations within past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Chief, Dr. Seema Samar has emphasized on active role of women in all walks of the society. In a press briefing here in Kabul on Tuesday, Samar linked the ongoing conflict in the country with the lack of required participation of women in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Tuesday session expressed concern over cash donation to families of the slain Taliban fighters in northern Kunduz province. They asked the government to immediately kick of investigation in the issue. This comes as on Monday Kunduz Governor Asadulalh Omarkhel in a …

It is a fact that gender violence, poverty and associated social problems fuels widespread mental health problems among Afghan masses. Mental problem causes depression and erratic, aggressive behavior, as well as psychosomatic issues. It is very much infuriating news that Afghan people is suffering a lot from depressive disorders. Minister …

AT Monitories Desk-KABUL: Four children were killed and 18 others received injuries after a mortar shell exploded in northern Kunduz province, local officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Chahar Dara district, killing four children and wounding seven others, a spokesman for the 808th Spinzar Police Zone said. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Centre (ACJC) employees have been shot dead by an identified gunman early Monday morning in Kabul, the capital city, sources said. The killed servants were on their way to office when a gunman opened fire on them in Charahi Qambar, located in the …

AT-KABUL: The Embassy of the Russian Federation notes the continuing series of groundless accusations against Russia about alleged support of the Taliban movement by Moscow, a statement issued by embassy in Kabul said. “It is surprising that statesmen, deputies and high-ranking police officers based on rumors and conjectures and without …

History praises Pashtuns for their hospitality, peace loving, and human-friendly nature AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai has called on the international community that Pashtuns are not terrorists by origin and culture and had no links with terrorism and religious fundamentalism in …

‘400km square lands newly contaminated with landmines, unexploded devices’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Despite spending of millions of dollars in mine clearance program in the past decades still mine blast and unexploded ammunitions deemed as big challenge in Afghanistan, as averagely 142 people being killed or sustained injuries by mine and …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai says that the use of Taliban and extremism would not serve Pakistan and the West’s interests in Afghanistan. He called Taliban as part of the Afghan population, used by Pakistani authorities. “Unfortunately, our brotherly country Pakistan with the West and some other countries felt that …