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AT-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recorded eight percent increase in civilian casualties in the first three months of the current year as compared to the same period in 2014. Ground engagements between the Afghan security forces and insurgent groups caused 521 civilian casualties (136 civilians killed …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) released the preliminary results of “Socio-Demography and Economic Survey” (SDES) of Parwan and Kapisa provinces. The survey was launched with technical support of the united Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and financial support of Japan last year and the process took four …

KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) now have the responsibility of providing security for 100 per cent of the country’s population, which is a significant force capability improvement since 2012 when security members protected only half of the population, the NATO Resolute Support spokesman said. In his …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Warlords and illegal armed groups illegally extract mines in northern Samangan province, said a local official. Spokesman for the Samangan governor office, Seddiq Aziz, told Azadi Radio that illegal armed groups illegally extract coal mines in Dahan-e-Tor and Shabashak areas of Dara-e-Souf. “We are unable to stop …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: John F. Sopko, special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) called on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday. According to a statement by the CEO office, Abdullah termed SIGAR role crucial for uprooting the endemic corruption, and said the organization should join hands with …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least eight people including three women and as many children were killed in a traffic accident in Kabul-Herat Highway, said official on Saturday. Bokhdi News Agency quoted the district chief of Washir, Ayub Omar, as saying that the incident took place in Talkhak village of Washir …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A cultural center has been built in central Bamiyan province which is expected to boost cultural and artistic activities there. Bamiyan hosts huge number of tourists every year who visit the province to watch the Buddha sculptures, Band-i-Amir and other historical sites. Culture and Arts Center was …

AT-KABUL: More than 80 students of a private school in Herat province got poisoned on Saturday morning. Provincial officials said the students got poisoned after eating boiled chick peas from a roadside vendor in front of the school. However, there are conflicting reports about number of the poisoned students and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As criticizes loom countrywide about government’s reluctance to release the 31 passengers, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Friday vowed to use all possible options for releasing the abductees. Abdullah made the remarks when he was visiting a protest camp of civil society members and families …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan government is mulling to buy Russian Mi-35 helicopters, said Shakir Kargar, President Ghani’s special envoy on the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. “We intend to buy Mi-35 helicopters from Russia. This issue is on the agenda. I think we will begin negotiations on …