AT-KABUL: The deputy minister of foreign affairs, Hekmat Khalil Karzai, on Thursday summoned the Pakistani ambassador to Kabul over cross-Durand Line shelling. According to a media statement of the foreign ministry issued here, the deputy minister expressed his concern to Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul Syed Ibrar Hussain in connection to …
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KABUL: In the third and most important qualifying play-off match of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Dublin on Thursday, Afghanistan defeated Papua New Guinea by six wickets. Having lost the first play-off match against Hong Kong and unceremoniously knocked out of the tournament, it was a must-win game for …
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AT-KABUL: The United States (US) and Afghan Special Forces have conducted a joint search operation in eastern Nangarhar province in which at least 20 suspected militants have been detained, Afghan army said on Thursday. Special US forces and Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos, descended from helicopters carried out search and …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following insecurity in parts of the country – particularly in northern provinces, the Interior Minister, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, on Wednesday said the security forces are capable of thwarting any kind of attack by militants, and there is not threawt that any province will fall to insurgents. Ulumi told …
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AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the parliament) is set to rise for a 45-day summer recess today (Thursday) but the lawmakers are yet to approve four major laws and give vote of confidence to key cabinet members. The second deputy speaker, Nazir Ahmadzai, told reporters on Wednesday that …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Active Youth Network for Change and Reformation (AYNCR) on Wednesday slammed the United States for targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) check-post in Logar province and sought compensation for the killed and injured soldiers. The rights activist group said that issuing merely condolence would not ease pain …
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AT-KABUL: A suicide bomber killed 19 and wounded 32 people including women and children in an insecure district of Afghanistan’s northwestern Faryab province on Wednesday. The attack took place in Almar district of Faryab province today at 11:45 am in central bazaar of the district. No group claimed responsibility for …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Deputy Chairman of the Special Electoral Reform Commission (SERC), Sediqullah Tawhidi, said that for long-lasting and satisfactory reforms in the electoral bodies it was necessary to fire the all current members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). He stressed that removal of the current members …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan government on Tuesday strongly condemns terrorist attack in Turkish town of Suruc that left nearly 30 people killed and around 100 others wounded. In a statement, President Ashraf Ghani termed terrorism a common threat for the region and the world, and prodded joint and serious action …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Around 100,000 enrolled students have been unable to attend more than 100 schools due to rampant of insecurity in southern Helmand province, official said. “107 schools had been closed due to growing of insecurity in the province, and the total member of government-run schools is 384 in …
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