Afghanistan beat Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare to claim their first World Cup win. Chasing 211 in Dunedin, Afghanistan were reduced to 97-7 but Samiullah Shenwari’s 96 gave them hope. He was caught on the boundary with 19 still required, but last man Shapoor Zadran hit …
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AT-KABUL: Floods triggered by heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan killed scores of people, damaged tens of houses and blocked routes to several districts. Sarhadi Zwak, spokesman for Laghman governor office, said that heavy rains in five districts of the province triggered floods that led to killing of four people, destruction …
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AT-KABUL: The United States has warned its citizens in Afghanistan of serious security threats in the aftermath of abduction of 30 Hazara passengers in Zabul. In a mediate statement, the US Embassy warned Americans working in the country of multiple attacks. The embassy said that it lacked information regarding “the …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An operation launched against anti-statement elements in Tagab district of Badakhshan province has completed, sources said. The provincial police chief Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai said on Wednesday that the district was cleared from insurgents by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). “Fifty-one insurgents were killed and 21 others …
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AT-KABUL: At least 88 people died and 23 others wounded due to heavy snowfall and avalanches in northern Panjshir province, said officials. Panjshir Governor, Abdurahman Kabiri, said that since last night heavy snowfall and avalanches claimed lives of 88 people and injured 23 others in different districts of the province. …
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By Ahmad Siyar Sirat-This is a translated version of the interview of Rangin Dadfar Spanta, the National Security Advisor for the ex-president and the former Foreign Minister, with a local newspaper, Hast-e-Subh. Q: It is said that as a result of struggles of the national unity government and non-stop visits …
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AT-KABUL: Unidentified armed men stopped a bus in Shahjoi district of southern province Zabul on gunpoint and kidnapped 30 Hazara passengers yesterday afternoon, said officials. Security Head of Zabul, Ghulam Jailani Farahi, said that the bus was bound to Kabul from Herat when stopped by the unknown gunmen and forced …
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AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai offered Fateha for the departed soul of Angiza Shinwari, a provincial council member of eastern Nangarhar province, here in Kabul on Sunday. Angiza Shinwari who was also a rights activist was seriously wounded, when a bomb attached to his car went off. She succumbed to her …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior Iranian official said that Afghanistan does not rely on any foreign country to ward off its challenges. Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, in a meeting with the United Nations special representative to Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysam, said that foreign …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After the remarks of President Ashraf Ghani about improvements in peace talks with the Taliban, the Chief Executive of the national unity government said Monday that the talks would kick off in upcoming days. Terming the concerns about undermining the achievements of the past year, the CEO …
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