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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that two would-be suicide bombers were killed in Kabul. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives killed two terrorists who planned to carry out suicide attacks in front of the police training center in the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The President of the United States, Barack Obama has expressed his deepest condolence to the medical professionals and other civilians killed and injured in the tragic incident at a Doctors without Borders hospital in Kunduz province, the White House said in a media statement. The US-led coalition …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In a bid to provide humanitarian assistance to residents of Kunduz city, private sector urged the United Nations to demand warring parties to declare a ceasefire. Traders from across the country said that they stand ready to provide aid to residents of Kunduz city, which witnessed unprecedented …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Sunday assured of full preparation to keep all roads, including Salang Highway open for traffic during winter season. Talking in a one-day coordination winter cooperation session held here in Kabul, Minister of Public Works Mahmoud Baligh said that he would utilize 106 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 20 Daesh fighters were killed in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said that the operation was carried out in Abdulkhil area of Achin district on Saturday night in which at least 20 fighters of the …

UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday strongly condemned airstrikes that killed medical staff and civilians in a hospital in north Afghanistan, calling for “a thorough and impartial investigation into the attack in order to ensure accountability.” “The secretary-general strongly condemns the airstrikes in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that resulted in …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-It has not been a long time that social media’s popularity graph gone upward. Social media has become popular in Afghanistan in the last five years. The number of social media users has reach to 1.3 million. The figure tells the fact that number of social media …

KABUL: At least nine health-workers were killed and 37 others wounded after the US fighter jets bombed the Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) hospital in Kunduz province on Saturday. In a media statement issued here, the MSF said that on Saturday at 2:10 am, the MSF Trauma centre in Kunduz was …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-Leather industry in Afghanistan is prominent among the people. Since immemorial times, people from all corners of the country remained associated with this industry. The first footwear making company was established by King Ameer Habibullah Khan. A British citizen expert at the field of producing military boots was …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that last week was a deadly week for Taliban insurgents in Kunduz. It added that Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have inflected heavy casualties on the Taliban militants. Spokesman for the MoI, Siddiq Siddiqi, told reporters that at least 300 Taliban insurgents have …