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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Resolute Support Mission commander, General John Campbell, has reportedly met with former Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, where they have discussed security situation of the country. Campbell is seen meeting with Sayyaf in pictures posted on a Facebook page attributed to the former Jihadi leader. …

Jalaluddin Haqqani, the Afghan founder of the militant Haqqani network, died at least a year ago, sources close to the group have told the BBC. Haqqani died after a long illness and was buried in Afghanistan, the sources added. Rumours about Haqqani’s death have circulated for some years and the …

AT-KABUL: Chief of military operations at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) Gen. Afzal Aman on Thursday said the Afghan security forces have planned large-scale operations in different parts of the country to retake the lost areas from the Taliban. He confirmed that some areas had fallen into the hands of …

LASHKARGAH: Five children were killed when the unexploded rocket they were playing with went-off in  Nadi Ali district in southern Helmand province, an official said on Thursday. Omar Jan Haqmal, district police chief, said the children ages under 10 were playing with rocket when it exploded with heavy blast. The …

JALALABAD: At least 12 militants have been killed in fresh US drone attacks in eastern Nangarhar province, bordering Pakistan’s lawless tribal region of Khyber, an official said on Thursday. Ahmad Zia Abudlzai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the unmanned aircraft attack struck the rebels of a new group …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A young girl was killed in flashfloods that destroyed large parts of agriculture lands and gardens in eastern Laghman province, local officials said Wednesday. Spokesman for Laghman governor, Sarhadi Zwak, said the floods occurred in Alingar, Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts due to heavy rains. He said …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC) stressed on regional and international cooperation in fight against ISIS. Najib Manalai, the cultural advisor to the NSC, told Azadi Radio that ISIS has never been strong in Afghanistan, but its presence is a threat to the country. He stressed that the …

“Mullah Omar’s death in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistan is still in mystery,” Siddiqui Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) confirmed that Taliban’s leader Mullah Omar died around two years and four months ago in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistan. Abdul Haseeb Siddiqui, …

“Peace shall not mean compromise but it must be a process to end violence in the country,”—Civil societies By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Responsible Citizen Civic Movement (RCCM) and Transition Justice Coordination Group (TJCG), rights groups, on Wednesday urged the government to respect aspirations of the Afghan nation and use the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: A number of civil society activists on Wednesday criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) for its failure to fulfill its promise about recruitment of more women in police force. The activists in a joint press conference with relevant official of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said …