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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A landmine explosion in Kapisa province has killed 10 civilians and injured nine others, official said on Sunday. The Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) detonated when the vehicle, civilians were traveling in, ran over the landmine in Tagab district of the province on Sunday morning. Abdul Karim Fayeq, …

AT-KABUL: Mohammad Qurban Haqjo on Sunday formally assumed office as chief of Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA). The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, introduced Haqjo as chief of the AISA on Sunday. President Ghani selected Haqjo as head of the AISA out of five candidates last week. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown gunmen shot dead the former chief executive officer (CEO) of western Farah province, said a local official. Jawad Afghan, spokesman for Farah governor office, said that two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle killed the former CEO of the province, who was currently working as the executive …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In a bid to promote domestic manufacturing, Bank-e-Milli Afghan (BMA) signed an agreement with Kabul Industrial Council (KIC) to provide manufacturers with machinery and raw materials across the country. Head of the BMA, Ahmad Khesraw Zia, said that signing of the agreement is aimed at enhancing cooperation …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Around 150 Taliban militants in Badghis province renounced violence and joined the peace process, said the provincial police chief. Muhammad Qayum Angar, said that a group of 150 insurgents, led by Mullah Baaz Muhammad, laid down their arms and joined the peace process. According to Angar, the …

AT-KABUL: Operatives of National Directorate of Security (NDS) have arrested an active member of the Taliban’s Quetta Shura in southern Zabul province. The NDS in a press statement issued here on Saturday said that operatives of the spy agency detained Maulvi Faizullah, a resident of Daichopan district of Zabul and …

AT-KABUL: ISIS’ governor of their Khorasan province, Hafiz Saeed Khan, was among 30 militants killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province the other night, said National Directorate of Security (NDS). The NDS in a statement issued on Saturday said that based on their information Hafez Sayeed, the leader of …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) signed contracts with 11 private consultancy companies to provide trainings to graduates of vocational institutes and staffers of private firms. The program will provide around 5,000 graduates of vocational institutes and labors of private companies with the opportunity to hone their skills.  The training …

AT-KABUL: At least 279 armed Taliban fighters have been killed and 188 others wounded in different crackdowns over the past 48 hours. In a press release issued by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in cooperation with Afghan National Army (ANA) and operatives of  National …

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani reiterated that regional and international community should join hands to counter rising trend of terror which posed great threat to regional security specifically Afghanistan Earlier, the president leading a high-level delegation on Thursday arrived in Russia to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the …