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AT-KABUL: Twenty-five Taliban fighters were killed and 12 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials Tuesday. In a press release, Ministry of Defense said that Afghan National Army with the collaboration of the Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security conducted operations against insurgents in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Well-known senator and senior leader of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Usman Kakar said that Pakistan has no intention to stop interference in Afghanistan. “No one shall live with this false belief that Pakistan will help the Afghan peace process,” Mashaal Radio quoted him as saying. He …

Pakistani media reported that Taliban’s delegation during visit to Islamabad hinted to resume the stalled peace talks if key Taliban prisoners held in Afghanistan and Pakistan, were released including Mullah Bradar Akhund. The three-member delegation that flew from Doha to Islamabad held meetings with Pakistani officials on status of Afghan …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has expressed deep concerns over the recent violence in the country, calling on Afghans to maintain and further strengthen their unity. “The violence increased since the April 19 terrorist attack in Kabul,” Karzai was quoted as saying by a statement his office issued Monday. Once …

AT-KABUL: Forty-five Taliban insurgents including their shadow governor for Kandahar province were killed on the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, security officials said Monday. “These Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation launched by the security forces,” Dost Mohammad Nayab, spokesman for Uruzgan province said. He said that 22 others were wounded during …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) accused provincial spokespersons of being “unsuccessful” against the enemy’s psychological war. “Due to incapability, a number of provincial spokesmen were inactive against insurgents’ propaganda and could not manage the situation. Therefore, the government plans to mobilize them,” Munira Yousufzada, spokeswoman for the …

AT-KABUL: Taliban, the Haqqani terrorist network and the Daesh terrorist group are waging a psychological war against the people and government, an official said Monday, claiming that the militants were unable to fight the national security forces. “Both Taliban and Daesh militants were defeated by ANSF in every operation and …

AT-KABUL: Afghan National Police (ANP) has foiled militants’ attacks by defusing some improvise explosive devices in Ghazni province, the Ministry of Interior said Monday. “Militants wanted to carry out terrorist attacks in the PD2 of the province however, their subservice activities were foiled by security officials,” it said in a statement. …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Monday termed abduction, high taxes and visa issuance challenges as the main barriers ahead of traders, urging the government to take measures for solution. The chamber’s deputy Khanjan Alokozai criticized 25 percent increase in the rate of energy, asking for the …

The main faction of the Afghan Taliban led by Mullah Akhtar Mansoor may return to the negotiating table with Afghan government representatives despite escalating violence in Kabul which has dented peace efforts. The Taliban expressed their willingness to resume the fledgling peace process following recent talks between the group’s interlocutors …