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AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai who received Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation letter, accepted to visit Islamabad at a friendly time, his office said Wednesday. Pakistan ambassador to Kabul Sayyed Abrar Hussain in a meeting submitted prime minister Sharif’s invitation letter to the ex-president. “I hope my visit would …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government on Wednesday officially submitted Ali Haider Gilani, son of Pakistan’s former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to Pakistani ambassador in Kabul. The junior Gilani was freed during a join Afghan-US operation on Tuesday in Giyan district of Paktika province. He flew to the defense ministry …

AT-KABUL:  Within the last one week, 16 drug smugglers including two women had been arrested in different parts of the country, the counter-narcotics special tribunal said Wednesday. “The smugglers were arrested from Kabul, Baghlan, Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces and they were involved in 11 cases of contrabands,” the court said …

A car bomb in a predominantly Shia district of the Iraqi capital has killed at least 50 people and wounded at least 100 others, police sources told Al Jazeera. An SUV packed with explosives blew up near a beauty salon in a bustling market at rush hour in Baghdad’s Sadr …

Commending the rescue operation for the son Pakistan’s prime minister, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the raid reflected growing capabilities and effectiveness of Afghan security forces. “This raid demonstrates the growing capabilities and effectiveness of the Afghan security forces and is an excellent example of the strong …

Today the good news was about rescue of Ali Haider Gilani, son of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. It made the nation proud. When the entire military, police force and intelligence agencies of Pakistan failed to stop the kidnappers from entering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and then crossing the Durand …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior security official says that the Islamic State also known as Daesh, is attempting to establish a command center and positions in the western part of the country, calling on the government to speed up action to halt the terrorist group from routing. “The ISIL is …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar met French ambassador to Kabul Jean-Michel Marlaud, discussing important issues, his spokesman said Tuesday. “The two sides held talks about ongoing political and security situation in Afghanistan and the issue of Afghan refugees in Europe,” said Tawab Ghorzang. During the meeting, the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Education said Tuesday that it would employ 13,000 to fill the vacancies in its departments across the country. “All vacancies in the capital and provinces will be filled soon,” education minister Assadullah Hanif Balkhi said. He said that competitive exams were in progress in different …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghan and US troops freed Ali Haider Gilani, son of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani during an operation in eastern part of the country, who will be officially handed over to Pakistani officials in Kabul tomorrow (Wednesday) , officials confirmed Tuesday. “Gilani was released through …