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AT-KABUL: A US drone strike has killed 17 Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, before to launch their armed attacks against Afghan security troops, local officials said Tuesday. Taliban fighters under the command of “Daud” were planning to launch armed attacks against passenger vehicles and security forces along the Kabul-Turkham highway …

AT-KABUL: Following a two-day talks between an Afghan delegation—not confirmed by the government yet —and a number of the Taliban representatives in Qatar, former Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, on Monday said the government should not allow any country to arrange meetings and scorn matters that are highly important …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following unprecedented insecurity and conflicts in parts of northern Baghlan province, thousands of residents of Dand-e-Ghori, Baghlan-e-Markazi and Dahana-e-Ghori districts have been displaced and have resided in safe areas. A number of the families have settled in their relatives’ houses while some of them are living under …

AT-KABUL: Amid insecurity in parts of the country including northern provinces, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said security is the government’s top priority and the National Unity Government (NUG) will leave no stone unturned to pay heed in this regard. He told the Council of Ministers …

AT-KABUL: In an attempt to honor the sacrifices rendered by Afghan security forces, a number of women donated their blood to the soldiers injured in fight against militants. Women’s Political Participation Committee initiated the blood donation campaign in Kabul and pledged to extend it to other provinces. Alema, head of …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: After hours of closed door session among lawmakers and top security officials in Wolesi Jirga—the Lower House of the parliament—on Monday, a number of MPs said Pakistan has never supported the Afghan-led peace process and has never been honest in implementing in its commitments it has made …

KABUL: Two, including suicide bomber, killed and 20 more wounded after a suicide bomber targeted Attorney General’s staff vehicle early Monday morning in capital Kabul, officials said. Brig Gen Humayun, 119 police chief, said the suicide bomber targeted the staff vehicle at 8:30 am near centauriem area in capital Kabul. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, during his trip to Kandahar on Sunday said that the past decade’s achievements will not be compromised for peace talks. Abdullah introduced Humayun Azizi as the new governor of southern Kandahar province. Azizi was the minister of parliamentary affairs during …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Senators on Sunday called on the government to resume military operations in Kunduz and other northern provinces and review the bilateral security agreement aka BSA, which was signed between Kabul and Washington on September 30, 2014—a day after the new government came into being. Concerning over growing …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, a local watchdog, has recorded 105 cases of violence against journalists in the country since May 2014. Addressing a conference in connection with the World Press Freedom Day, the chief executive of Nai, Sediqullah Tawhidi, said that totally 105 violence cases …