AT-KABUL: At least 196 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 91 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 48 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and the National Directorate of Security …
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AT-KANUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday said that Afghan security forces casualties rose this year due to involvement in war and operations across the country. Spokesman for the defense ministry, General Dawlat Waziri, said that Afghan National Army (ANA) casualties increased in the current year as compared to last …
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In the play-off match for the fifth place in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier on Saturday, Afghanistan defeated Oman by five wickets. On a bright sunny day at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai won the toss and elected to field first. Riding high on confidence after …
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AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai felicitated Afghanistan’s national cricket team on its victory against Papua New Guinea to qualify to World T20 cup. Hamid Karzai termed the victory as a great achievement. He also hailed the capabilities of Afghan athletes. Karzai hoped that Afghan cricket player will bring good name to …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior leader of Awami National Party (ANP), Afrasiyab Khattak, criticized the Chairman of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan for supporting controversial Kalabagh Dam and said that Punjab under the pretext of building the dam wants to gain control over the Indus River. While speaking to media, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The UN special envoy for Afghanistan Nicholas Haysom called on the neighboring countries of Afghanistan to assist the Afghan government in war on terror while noting that citizens of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries are engaged in the ongoing war in the country. In a meeting with local officials …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A key commander of the al Qaeda terrorist network was killed in an airstrike conducted by US forces in Afghanistan. Pentagon issued a statement on Friday confirming that the senior al Qaeda leader, Abu Khalil al-Sudani, was killed in southeastern Paktika province on 11th July. The statement …
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By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Afghan analysts are not optimistic about result of the ongoing peace talks between the Taliban militants and government. The political and security affairs analysts are of the view that Pakistan is playing a double game with Kabul—supporting the Taliban under the pretext of facilitating the Afghan …
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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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