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Refugees, the first victims of the wars and terrorism, will never leave home unless their home is the mouth of a shark. They escape only and opt for the life of refuge when they see themselves caught in the jaws of death and life. Though, everyone knows it is not …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noorul Haq Ulomi, on Sunday claimed that within the next six months, the armed insurgents would be eliminated from the country and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) would improve their military capabilities against anti-government elements in the country. Meshrano Jirga (Senate) …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) has appointed Seema Jowenda as the new provincial governor for Ghor while relieving Sayed Anwar Rahmati of his duties. The IDLG on Sunday said that the appointment has been sanctioned by President Ashraf Ghani after the recommendation of IDLG. The IDLG’s spokesman, …

AT-KABUL: Five militants have been killed in a drone strike in eastern Nuristan province, said an official source. The source said that NATO troops conducted the drone strike the other day in Mardesh area of Want Waigal district of the province.  The strike has targeted a hideout of militants killing …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban militants have surrounded scores of Afghan soldiers at a military base in northern Baghlan province. According to TOLOnews, the militants have surrounded the soldiers in Ali Khaja military base in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the province. A number of soldiers in the province have said that no backup …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that the Taliban shadow district chief for Dor Baba was arrested along with his colleagues in Nangarhar province. According to a press statement issued here, the NDS operatives detained the shadow district chief Abdul Qahar and his five comrades during …

AT-KABUL: At least 43 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 25 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

India will ask Afghanistan to share information its intelligence agency gathered about the role of the ISI of Pakistan in plotting the recent attack on the parliament in Kabul. New Delhi is keen to use the findings of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Afghanistan to drive home the …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: In a bid to assure the lawmakers of improved security in the near future, Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Rahmatullah Nabil on Saturday told Wolesi Jirga that special operations would be conducted within next six months to clear restive parts of the country from …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) expressed its deep concerns over increase in violence against women in northern Balkh, Jowzjan, Sar-e-Pul and Samangan provinces. Fawzia Nawabi, an official of the AIHRC’s office in Afghanistan’s north, voiced her concerns over increase in cases of violence against women. “In …