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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security officials will be summoned by Wolesi Jirga today (on Saturday) to brief lawmakers on mounting insecurity across the country. Assistant secretary of the Wolesi Jirga, Irfanullah Irfan, told Azadi Radio that the Minister of Interior, Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the National Directorate of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) urged Russia to cooperate with Afghanistan in fight against the Islamic State (IS) fighters. Seddiq Seddiqi, spokesman for the MoI, said that Russia’s cooperation in war against IS, also known as Daesh, will prove effective. He added that presence of the militant …

“Russia is Afghanistan’s neighbor. What happens in Afghanistan has a direct influence on Russia,” says the former president KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai has urged Russia for counter-terrorism role in the region to deal with the emerging and existing security threats. Speaking the other day in Moscow, the capital city of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said the other day that the United States and NATO are committed to a long term support to the Afghan national security forces. Speaking during a press conference following the conclusion of the NATO defense ministerial, Carter said “the US …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Amid smokes and flames of explosions, talented Afghans are struggling to build something different, but helpful, and lead Afghanistan towards progress. Resources are scare, but spirits are high. Most of the times, efforts of talented folk in the country are hampered by unavailability of essential tools and kits …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABU: The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Thursday said that United States will continue to guide Afghan airspace and air-traffic control for another two-and-a-half months after its current contract expires at the end of June. Deputy Director General on Policy and Planning in ACAA, Mohammad Qassim …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Thursday said that leader of kidnapping gang has been detained in the capital city, Kabul. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives succeeded in arresting Zaki alias Pahlawan Zaki Dako, the kingpin of kidnapping gang and his …

AT-KABUL: The Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) has seized 374 kilograms of heroin in eastern Nangarhar province. A press release issued by CNP department of Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that a big consignment of heroin was discovered and confiscated in Behsood district of Nangarhar province. The heroin was skillfully placed …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Due to mounting insecurity, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has shut its healthcare centers in different areas in Helmand and Kunduz provinces. Wahidullah Malyar, spokesman for the MoPH, told Azadi Radio that due to ongoing fighting in Kunduz province, they are unable to provide healthcare services …

AT-KABUL: Kisham district chief was seriously wounded in a blast in the southeastern Badakhshan province on Wednesday, said local officials. Ahmad Navid Forotan, spokesman for the provincial governor office, said that militants in remote-controlled bomb blast targeted Kisham district chief around 11:00 am on Wednesday near his office. The blast …