AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has foiled mass prison break attempt in Herat province. The Afghan spy agency foiled the bid by arresting a man, identified as Ghulam Nabi, who was digging a tunnel into the prison. In a media statement issued here, the NDS said on Sunday …
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AT-KABUL: A 3-day anti-polio vaccination drive kicked off to administer polio drops to around nine million under five year old children across the country. During inauguration of the campaign, the Minister of Public Health Firuzuddin Firoz, said that they will also provide Vitamin-A drops to around two million children during …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan has sent an 8-article action plan to President Ashraf Ghani through a high-level Afghan delegation that visited Islamabad on Thursday to convey the message of the Afghan president regarding action against the Taliban who are enjoying safe havens in the neighboring country, said an official. In …
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AT-KABUL: With the Independence Day round the corner, the nationalist fervor is gripping the atmosphere and preparations for celebrating the national festival are picking up in the private and state institutions. Preparations for the 96th Independence Day in Afghanistan has begun in the different places of the country. Major cities …
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The former chief of Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), the powerful intelligence agency of Pakistan, died of brain hemorrhage in Pakistani resort town of Murree late on Saturday. He was 79. General Hamid Gul, a controversial military figure and protégé of former military dictator of Pakistan General Zia ul-Haq, led the …
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Villagers say they have found the wreckage of a plane which earlier went missing with 54 people aboard. Villagers in eastern Indonesia’s Papua region say they have found the wreckage of a plane which went missing in the province with 54 people aboard, an official has said. “The plane has …
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Punjab home minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada was killed in a suicide attack on his political office in Shadi Khan village. His death was confirmed by Dr Syed Elahi, advisor to the chief minister of Punjab. Several others died in the bomb blast. The impact of the explosion caused the …
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A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon. The drunken, homeless man was injured when he …
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AT-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) foiled a terror bid in Kabul by busting a group of militants in Logar province. The NDS in a statement issued here on Saturday said that the militants were members of Haqqani network. The group of nine insurgents wanted to carry …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nangarhar is taking all preparations to host the Independence Day festivities on August 19, said the provincial governor. The preparations for celebration of the Independence Day have been started around ten days ago and roads, markets and other parts of Jalalabad, the capital city of province, are …
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