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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan ambassador to Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal has said that the killing of top Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader in Afghanistan had proved that Afghanistan was not in business of harboring terrorists as ‘assets’. “Killing of top TTP commander Azam Tariq in an operation by Afghan security forces in …

AT-KABUL: The Alokozay Group of Companies has vowed to invest $ 300 million on the construction of Sarubi-2 water dam to help the irrigation and electricity generation, an official said Monday. Water and energy minister Ali Ahmad Osmani said in a meeting of economic council led by president Ghani that …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Monday that 15 Taliban terrorists with links with the Quetta Shura (council) were arrested in the southern province of Kandahar. In a press statement, the intelligence agency said that the arrested people were involved in different activities including sabotage, terrorizing of religious …

AT-KABUL: Four Romanian soldiers of the “Rechinii Albi” Force Protection Battalion were wounded on Sunday in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in southern Kandahar province of the country. The attack took place in Dand district of the province while the soldiers were on routine patrol. “After securing the area, …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Special Forces raided several Taliban jails in southwestern Helmand province and released at least 101 hostages including civilians from Taliban captivity, Ministry of Defense said Monday. Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Dawlat Waziri, said the Afghan commandos conducted the operations last night in Marjah, Nahri-Saraj and Nawzad …

AT-KABUL: In a meeting here on Sunday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) requested representatives of the Hazara community to postpone the demonstrations. In a media statement issued here, the UN mission in the country said that as part of its good offices mandate, it has invited participants for …

Pakistan is engaged in a continued propaganda war against Afghanistan and India as the key regional and global players are trying to isolate Pakistan for its support to domestic and trans-national terrorists groups. These groups have wrecked havoc in the region. These terror outfits kill and injure scores of innocent …

AT-KABUL: The World Bank (WB) vice president for operations Kyle Peters pledged the bank’s continued support for Afghanistan on a two-day visit to Kabul who discussed government preparations for the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan in Brussels in October and reviewed development progress in the country. During his stay in Kabul, …

AT-KABUL: At least 15 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh were killed and seven others received injuries after a US drone targeted them in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province, a provincial official said on Sunday. Provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said the …

AT-KABUL: There are some circles who want to see the collapse of the Tirinkot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan to the militants for their own interests. In a meeting with security forces in the province, Gen. Daud Shah Wafadar, 205 Attal Military Corps commander in the south, alleged that some …