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AT-KABUL: As differences among the Taliban militants group are growing wider in the aftermath of revelation of their leader Mullah Omar’s death, Sayed Tayeb Agha resigned as head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Sayed Tayyeb Agha in a statement said he has decided …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Amar Sinha Ambassador of India in Kabul called on National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Tuesday where they discussed different mutual issues, including bilateral ties between the two countries. According to a press release by Atmar’s office, the two sides talked about strengthening relations between the …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that a terror bid was foiled in Logar province. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives discovered unexploded suicide vests and assault rifles that were planned to be used in terror attacks on government installations. …

AT-KABUL: Warning the Taliban supporters of strict action, Kabul police chief, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, on Tuesday said that police would not allow anyone to hold condolence ceremony for Mullah Omer, the Taliban figurehead who died mysteriously in Pakistan. Addressing a press conference he said that Mullah Muhammad Omer was not …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Tuesday released the seventh “Business Tendency Survey” underling the business environment as “extremely unfavorable” in the past three months. The ACCI in the survey covered businessmen in Kabul, Balkh, Kandahar, Nangarhar and Herat provinces. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …

On August 1, 2015, a pair of conjoined twins were successfully separated by a team of local Afghan doctors at French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul, Afghanistan. The team was led by Dr Jalil Wardak, Head of Paediatric Surgery at the hospital. The two little girls, named Ayesha and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday thwarted a would-be attack on the Presidential Palace after they arrested four suicide bombers in Kabul city. A statement by the NDS said a group of four individuals with links to Peshawar-based Taliban’s Shura (Council) were arrested in PD8 …

AT-KABUL:  Citizens in western Herat and Farah provinces on Monday took to the street against the recently released audio message by the new Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor where has vowed to continue the fighting. The protestors chanted anti-Mullah Mansoor slogans and condemned his audio message as the continuation of the …

AT-KABUL: The UN-Habitat donated $33.9 million to Afghan government to improve good governance in eight big provinces of the country. UN-Habitat Country’s Representative, Matthew French signed two agreements with the Chief of Independent Directorate of Local Governance, Ghulam Jilani Popal on Monday here in Kabul. Ghulam Jilani Popal, the General …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: According to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Monday, the United States will provide US$100 million for developmental projects to the Afghan government. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the United States Embassy in Kabul. The US government has pledged to …