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AT-KABUL: At least 12 people were killed by an avalanche in north-eastern Badakhshan province on Saturday night, officials said. The provincial police spokesman, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, said the victims were killed overnight when snow hit a village in Raghistan district. He added that the dead included women and children who …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) expressed concerns over detention and mistreatment of Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Islamuddin Jurat, spokesman for the ministry told Azadi Radio that they are deeply concerned over harassment of Afghans in Pakistan. “Pakistan is pressuring refugees to leave the country and …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 14 policemen have been detained in connection with a terrorist attack on Logar police headquarters, said a security official in the province. Logar police chief, Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai, confirmed their arrest and said that the 14 policemen have been arrested on suspicion of negligence in …

AT News Report-KABUL: Expressing optimism over the peace talks with the Taliban, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Saturday that Afghanistan is moving on the right track to achieve lasting peace and stability. He shared the optimism about the Afghan-led peace process during a press conference with the US Defense Secretary …

Govt fails to purchase manuscripts from citizens, foreigners By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi: National Archives is located in Deh-e-Afghanan area of Kabul City. Cultural and historical documents of Afghanistan are kept for public access. The internal conflicts brought destruction to many parts of the country and turned important structures into ruins but …

KABUL: Kabul Police Chief on Saturday said that illegal weapons are making way to Afghanistan from neighboring countries which had created serious security issues for the Afghan government. Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi in a press conference told newsmen that different types of weapons produced in neighboring countries are brought into …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan’s ambassador to New Delhi said the Afghan government is going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam very soon in order to boost ties with the India’s province which could help Kabul to a great extent in strengthening economy. According to a media statement, …

KABUL: The new U.S defense secretary arrived on Saturday in Kabul on an unannounced visit to meet Afghan officials and foreign troops, the US department of defense said. The US defense department twitted that Pentagon’s new chief Ash Carter had arrived in Kabul early today morning. Carter was welcomed by …

AT News Report-KABUL: In the aftermath of Pakistan’s efforts and struggles to help the Afghan government for bringing the Taliban to negotiation table, President Ashraf Ghani on Friday commended Pakistan’s efforts for putting the reconciliation process back on the right track. The presidential Palace (Arg) said in a statement that …

KABUL: A branch of the Central Bank of Afghanistan also known as Da Afghanistan Bank has been robbed by its staff members in southern Kandahar province, said local officials the other day. General Manager of the bank, Fazl Ahmad Azimi, said the staff members of state bank branch in Spin …