AT-KABUL: At least one army soldier has been killed and two others injured, when a suicide bomber detonated himself near a vehicle of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kabul, said Kabul police chief. Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that the incident took place around 5:30 pm on Friday in Niazbeg area, …
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AT-KABUL: The residence of former Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, came under rocket attacks on Friday, said a source close to the Jihadi leader. Fahim Kohdamani said two rockets landed in Sayyaf’s residence in Paghman district of Kabul province, causing damage, but there were no casualties. Kohdamani said that …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 22 Afghan Local Police (ALP) members and three civilians have been killed in an ambush of the Taliban militants in northwestern Farayb province, said local officials. Muhammad Tahir Rahmani, a member of Faryab provincial council, said that a convoy of 40 ALP members was on …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban fighters have left the restive Kohistanat district in northern Sar-i-Pul province without any resistance after the arrival of the First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum along with the national security forces to the area. The First Vice President is in Northern provinces for over the …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have launched military operations in parts of Musa Qala district of Helmand province to recapture the area from Taliban insurgents, officials said on Friday. Provincial spokesman, Omar Zwak, said that Afghan forces have started a large scale operation in Musa Qala district …
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“Former Mujahideen leaders formed Jihadi and National Parities High Council (JNPHC) to support the government and national security forces” Abdul Zuhoor-KABUL: Former Afghan President Sebghatulla Mojadedi on Thursday lashed at a neighboring country for interfering in Afghans internal affairs. After a long period of hiatus, Mojadedi, spoke to media in …
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“Turkmen President says his government wants to launch some mega projects in the fields of energy and railway construction” By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: In response to the invitation by the Afghan government, the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, arrived in Kabul on Thursday along with key delegates. The two sides signed …
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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov left for Afghanistan on the official visit on August 27, reports the press service of the President. The program of the visit includes signing of a number of cooperation deals, defining the priority issues of cooperation in the context of the implementation of the previously …
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AT-KABUL: The Chairman of Independent Election Commission (IEC), Yousuf Nuristani, said that no one is authorized to dismiss commissioners of the electoral body. He urged the government to keep the IEC away from political games. He said that parliamentary elections might be delayed by a year. Speaking at a press …
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“Abdul Aziz Haqqani, a top leader of Pakistan-based Haqqani network, has been named as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” by the US” AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Obama Administration on Tuesday added Abdul Aziz Haqqani, a top leader of Pakistan-based Haqqani network to the list of Special Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) …
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