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Pakistan should shut Taliban’s offices; ties with Pakistan depend on security of Afghans; war is declared against Afghans from Pakistan; no soft corner for criminals; peace only with those who are ready to shun violence By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Warning the anti-state elements and their sponsors of dire consequences, President …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Deng Xijun called on Hanif Atmar the National Security Advisor where they discussed different issues of mutual interest. Ambassador Xijun said Beijing was ready to equip and support the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF). He expressed condolences on behalf of his government and …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai strongly denounced Monday’s attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport that killed five and injured 17, most of them civilians. Hamid Karzai termed the perpetrators of the attack as enemies of peace and stability in Afghanistan. He said that the attacks were in negation to the teachings …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah, said that Pakistan is reluctant to destroy sanctuaries of terrorists on its soil and support the Afghan government honestly in the fight against insurgency. He said that most of the recent terror attacks carried out against Afghan people in the past …

AT-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) detained five Pakistani members of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan. A press statement issued by the NDS said that the five IS fighters were involved in subversive activities in eastern Nangarhar province. It said that the arrested Pakistani IS fighters …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least five civilians were killed and 16 others wounded in a suicide attack in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, said officials. Kabul Police’s spokesman Ebadullah Karimi said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car in front of the Hamid Karzai International …

AT-KABUL: As many as 115 militants have been killed in military offensives launched by Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Air Force (AAF) over the past 48 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a press statement issued here on Sunday said that the operations and airstrikes were conducted in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: India’s Union Water Resource Ministry said that Salma dam likely to be commissioned in the middle of 2016. Construction of the dam was started in January 2006 in western Herat province. Material was shipped to Iran from India and later to Afghanistan. According to a news report …

Media should help govt in overcoming existing challenges: Information Minister AT-KABUL: The first ever two-day media exhibition kicked off here on Sunday where scores of electronic, print and online media outlets participated. The expo was inaugurated by Minister of Information and Culture, Abdul Bari Jahani, at the Afghanistan Expo Center …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan and Iran are all set to establish a joint anti-drugs committee to counter the narcotics trafficking and improve intelligence sharing in this aspect. Commander of the anti-narcotics squad of Iran’s Law Enforcement Police, General Ali Moayyedi, said that establishment of the joint committee would improve coordination between the …