AT-KABUL: At least 54 militants loyal to the Islamic State, known as Daesh, were killed during a clearing operation lunched by security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Saturday. In a statement ministry of defense said the terrorists were killed in Pachiragam district, while the insurgents coordinated attack …
Read More »Editorial: Taliban’s visit
Recent visit of the Taliban delegation to Islamabad has raised many eyebrows in the international community. The delegation comprised of key Taliban leaders including Maulvi Shahabuddin, Mullah Jan Mohammad Madani, and Mullah Abdul Salam visited Islamabad to brief Pakistani officials on the talks held between Afghan government and the insurgent …
Read More »Editorial: Saving culture
The recent development of technology particularly the information and computer technology has actually brought a big change globally, simplifying the nations with different cultures to communicate to other people in the universe and shortening the ways and preventing the waste of time people had to spend to reach in the …
Read More »Security forces destroy Taliban’s bomb-making factory in Helmand
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have destroyed a bomb-making factory belonged to the Taliban insurgents during an operation in southern Helmand province, security official said. Officials in the 215th Maiwand Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) said the factory was destroyed during an …
Read More »Ghormach district recaptured
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces under command of the First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum have recaptured Ghormach district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said. The district was fled to the Taliban on October 11, where after more than 18 days Afghan security forces succeeded to resize the district. …
Read More »Daesh kill civilians, torch houses in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Militants loyal to the Islamic State, also known as Daesh terrorist group, have carried out complex attacks on Pachir Aw Agam district of the eastern Nangarhar province, officials and local residents said Friday. The district lies in the southeast of the province, sharing border with Pakistani tribal areas. Daesh …
Read More »Editorial: Child casualties
Afghan war is become uglier with each passing day. There is no end in sight to the miseries of general masses who have suffered a lot from the over three decades of invasions and civil war. Invaders have done little to improve lives of Afghans but did whatever they can …
Read More »Editorial: Renewed talks
Media reports suggested that the Taliban and Afghan government have once again engaged in the talks to give a life to the lifeless reconciliation process. According to the reports, the Taliban and Afghan government representatives held a secret meeting in Qatar where a senior US diplomat also participated. Key Taliban …
Read More »Two Americans killed, three injured in Kabul attack
AT-KABUL: One US soldier and one US civilian were killed in an attack by an unknown assailant Wednesday in Kabul, the US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) said in a statement. “One U.S. service member and one U.S. civilian died as a result of wounds sustained in Kabul, Afghanistan today (Wednesday). …
Read More »Unknown gunmen kidnap 20 de-miners in Logar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 20 de-miners have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the capital central of Logar province on Wednesday, official said. Crime Branch Police Chief Col. Mohammad Jan Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News the 20 workers of Sterling Global Operations were kidnapped in Elyas village of Pul-i-Alam …
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