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AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents have destroyed some 300 schools in the past two months as they wage war on education, local officials said Monday. The latest attack was three days ago when Taliban burst into a girls’ school in northern Jawzjan province at night, beating up security guards and burning down …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Number of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday expressed deep concerns over the rifts between the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and high ranking officials. They said that the victory on the Afghanistan’s war depended on the unity of the state leaders and officials. Legislators …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The chief executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday that a new security plan was under work to avoid civilian causalities, stabilize educational institutions and prevent kidnapping incidents. “The minister of interior and deputy minister of defense should answer about massacred 33 civilians in Ghor province, and killing of …

Media have a great role in development of every state because it plays a key role in reflecting truths. In Afghanistan, freedom of speech was unprecedented, and also one of the greats achievements of the country during past 15 years. It made a tremendous progress. Afghanistan has never before had …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in eastern Nangarhar province that killed and wounded a number of innocent people. He termed the terrorist attack that took place in the home of a tribal elder from Pachiragam district, an act that carried out by the enemies …

AT-KABUL: Afghan forces succeeded to free 19 civilian hostages from Daesh also known as Islamic state of Iraq and Syria terrorist group captivity during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Monday. “These civilians had been taken hostage during recent conflicts by Daesh fighters in the Pachiragam district, …

AT-KABUL: At least six civilians were killed and six others wounded after a suicide bomber targeted a tribal gathering in eastern Nangarhar province Monday afternoon, officials said. “Six civilians were killed and six others injured, after a suicide attacker blew up his full of explosives vest in a tribal elders …

377 violence cases are recorded against journalists in the past 10 months, which is equal to all cases documented in the past eight years: Nai By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Nai, the supporting open media organization in Afghanistan on Sunday said that violence against journalists has hit a new record in the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Seven members of a single family including three women and a child were killed after the Taliban insurgents fired a mortar shell, hitting their house in Baghlan-i-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province, officials said on Sunday. Governor Gawhar Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban fired the …

AT-KABUL: A key commander of Daesh also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorist group was killed in a Taliban attack in western Farah province, local official said. He was killed earlier in the Taliban attack in Golestan district, district governor Ajmal Zahid conformed Sunday. “The commander …