AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that Afghan Taliban would soon join the Afghan peace process. “Efforts are underway that all factions of Afghan Taliban are united before the end of this month,” The Nation, a Pakistani newspaper, quoted Aizaz while briefing his country’s Senate …
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Inside the quiet ambience of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here, a 13-member-strong men and women taekwondo teams from Afghanistan are practicing on Sunday under the watchful eyes of South Korean coach Sin-Hak Min. At first glance, one might dismiss it as a …
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Keeping in view the fragile security situation in Helmand province, the Obama-administration has decided to deploy scores of additional US military advisers in the restive province of the country. The move is aimed to enhance capacity of the Afghan security forces in Helmand further so they could ward off the …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a briefing to the United States Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, the Director of National Intelligence said that Afghanistan is on verge of political breakdown in 2016. In his report and briefing to the Senate panel over threats to the United States, James Clapper also …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly a dozen militants on Wednesday renounced violence and reintegrated into civil society by joining the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process in western Herat province, an official said. Before voluntarily surrendering and joining the peace process, the former militants were engaged in anti-government activates in Guzra district …
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AT-KABUL: The policemen, who was shot injured Tuesday in Kabul by NATO forces, succumbed to his injuries in hospital, Ministry of Interior said. The police, who was working as guard for the Ministry of Commence and Industries, was shot injured yesterday at 12:50 pm near to Afghan parliament by the …
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AT-KABUL: At least two passengers were killed and twenty-seven others received injuries when two passenger buses overturned from road at the Salang Pass in north of Kabul, official sources said on Wednesday. Spokesman to Disaster Management Minister, Omar Mohammadi, said that the buses overturned from the road due to heavy …
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The Mohali police on Tuesday arrested an Afghanistan national for roaming around suspiciously near the Chandigarh international airport. Police found the visa of Ahmad Manzood had expired last year. He had come to Chandigarh from Delhi on Sunday with his friends. SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the accused was here …
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The Afghanistan selectors have announced 15-man squads for the upcoming Asia Cup and the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 which will be played in Bangladesh and India respectively. Fast bowlers Shapoor Zadran and Hamid Hassan have been recalled for the World T20 tournament whereas Nawroz Mangal has been dropped after a …
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Hundreds of residents of Nangarhar came long way to Kabul city to protest against the mounting insecurity in their province. Dwellers of Bati Kot, Nazian, Achin and Deh Bala districts also criticized the provincial governor Saleem Khan Kunduzi for his poor performance since his appointment in May 2015. We have …
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