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AT-KABUL: At least 12 Taliban insurgents were killed and five others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, security officials said on Saturday. “The national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate of security operatives, …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council assures that the peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) party would be finalized by the end of the current week. The draft of the deal will be signed with HIA in two to three days, deputy of the peace council Abdul Khabir Ochqoon …

AT-KABUL: Four police officers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bombing in the north-eastern province of Kapisa, a local official said Saturday. Hussain Sanjani, head of provincial council said that the bomb targeted a senior officer Abdul Hakim Nejrabi’s vehicle in the Nejrab district late in Friday. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States praised India for its role in supporting Afghanistan to become stronger and independent. “Obviously support India’s generosity and focus on Afghanistan and willingness to help Afghanistan become a stronger, independent country that has the stronger economic growth, certainly, but also has the capacity to …

AT-KABUL: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent office in Kabul with the cooperation of the UAE embassy, distributed the meats of sacrificed animals to the needy families in Kabul on the Eid days. The meat was distributed to families, following direction of UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaid Anahian, …

Industries in the country are facing severe energy crisis because many industrialists claimed that their businesses are on the verge of collapse. Their demand is not new. The government was well-aware of the energy crisis that put the new companies in troubled waters. Several people have lost their jobs due …

The police chief for eastern Nangarhar province was killed in an IED blast in the Hesarak district of the province on Sunday afternoon, officials said. Brig. Gen. Zarawar Khan Zahid was killed and one of his bodyguards was injured in the landmine explosion on Sunday afternoon around 5:00pm while was …

Smartphone maker calls on consumers to stop using faulty Galaxy Note 7s and exchange them as reports of fires continue. Samsung Electronics has renewed calls to consumers to stop using its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of phones catching fire …

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will be arriving in Delhi on September 14 on a two day visit to hold “close consultations” on key issues with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which India is likely to accede to Kabul’s demand for increased military assistance. Announcing the visit, External Affairs Ministry said …

KABUL: An Afghan newspaper has welcomed the first-ever arrival of cargo train from China to Afghanistan’s northern Hairatan border town as a vital step towards enhancing trade and economic activities as well as stabilizing security in Afghanistan and in the region. “Connecting China to Afghanistan through railway is very important …