With the Taliban threatening to overrun large parts of Afghanistan, First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seeking help from an old ally — Russia. A graduate of the Soviet Military Academy and a general in the Soviet-backed Afghan army, Dostum is hoping his old links to Moscow will help …
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AT-KABUL: Former National Security Advisor (NSA), Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, said that the National Unity Government (NUG) has wasted one year of its term and failed to bring prosperity and give hope to Afghans. “It has been one year since formation of the National Unity Government (NUG). One year is not …
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BRUSSELS: Urged on by the United States, NATO is open to keeping more troops in Afghanistan than initially planned after 2016, but officials said Thursday the alliance is waiting for the Obama administration to announce its decision on a larger military presence there. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he discussed …
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“Government of India is committed to support the Afghan civil employees through its technical facilities as this country tried its best in the last one decade for training of Afghans,” says Deputy Chief of Mission By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Embassy of India in Kabul celebrated the Indian Technical and …
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At least 13 militants were killed and another 18 wounded during separate clashes with Afghan forces in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Thursday. Governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said 12 rebels were killed and 18 injured in Afghan security forces’ ambushes in Dawran Khail, Biskamand valley, Noor Khail and …
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KABUL: Pakistan has once again offered facilitating another round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Pakistan reiterated the offer on Thursday amid the recent events in Afghanistan, where the Taliban captured and controlled for several days the northern city of Kunduz. Pakistan had earlier arranged the …
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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) foiled a major terror attack on the Ministry of Defense (MoD). According to a media statement issued by the NDS on Thursday, the spy agency foiled the coordinated terror attack by arresting five suicide bombers linked with Haqqani Network. The would-be bombers were …
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By Farhard Naibkhel-KABUL: Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières MSF) sought independent investigation in the US airstrikes on its hospital in Kunduz on October 3, which claimed lives of 22 people, including 12 MSF staff members and 10 patients. General Director MSF, Christopher Stokes, said that they could not rely …
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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 …
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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 …
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