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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) organized the fifth international conference on improvement of mother and child health here on Thursday. Around 62 medical experts from different countries shared their researches and experiences. Chief of Medical Department of the FMIC, Abdullah Fahim, told reporters that …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Thursday claimed 14 percent increase in insurgent casualties. Addressing a press conference, the spokesman of the ministry Seddiq Seddiqi said that police activities increased 70 percent as compared to the last year. Around 2,500 operations have been conducted in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies …

AT-KABUL: UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday appealed to the international community to refocus its attention on Afghanistan, warning that it would be dangerous to ignore the country. According to a media statement, he told UNHCR’s high-level Executive Committee meeting on the Afghan refugee situation: “We believe …

“If manpower is needed, we are all ready to take up arms and fight against the Taliban insurgents in framework of Afghan security forces,” Amrullah Saleh By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The ex-Chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS), and leader of the Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), Amrullah Saleh has called …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Commander of the Kabul Garrison, General Abdur Rahman Rahman, said that measures have been taken to ensure tight security in the capital city as insecurity in the neighboring provinces pose threats to Kabul. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Gen. Abdur Rahman said that security has …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Daesh has killed a religious scholar in Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province, official sources said on Wednesday. Chief of Bati Kot district Niamatullah Noorzai said that the scholar named Mawlawi Gul Agha was an instructor at a seminary who was attacked in Shashkhil area around …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday approved the ‘Officials Salaries Law’. The law contains two chapters and nine articles. Deputy Chairman of the Financial and Budget Committee (FBC) of the Wolesi Jirga, Muhamamd Azem Museni, told media that the law has …

At least 17 Islamic State (IS) –or Daesh — fighters have been killed and five others wounded during a clash in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. The 201st Selab Military Corps deputy spokesman, Capt. Syed Maqsood, said the security forces conducted an operation …

KABUL: A US-based human rights group on Wednesday reiterated the need for a credible, independent and transparent investigation to ensure genuine accountability for the deadly airstrike on the MSF hospital. Human Rights Watch (HRW) asked the US should establish an independent panel outside the military chain of command with the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, said that Saturday’s airstrike on the MSF hospital in Kunduz that took the lives of 22 people would not be taken as a war crime. Talking to the newsmen, he said the incident demand a full-scale investigation. He said that …