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KABUL: Criticizing the harsh situation created by Pakistani government for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, particularly in Peshawar the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and around the province, a number of civil society activists on Sunday alleged that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) forces Afghan refugees, through threatening and arresting them, to …

Fourteen years, Afghanistan started off a journey that many believed would soon stop and the country will see the Taliban back in power within no time. But it didn’t happen. Afghanistan made a tremendous journey from being a completely failed state to a country with signs of change and potentials …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) insecurity has battered tourism industry over the past few years. The acting Minister of the MoIC, Musadeq Khalili, told Azadi Radio that around 700 tourists have visited historical sites in Afghanistan this year. Khalili described insecurity and lack of proper …

AT Monitoring-KABUL: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed its concerns over sharp increase in Afghan refugees’ repatriation from Pakistan. It said that thousands of Afghan families are repatriating to Afghanistan to escape harassment. Following the terror attack on a military-run school in Peshawar on 16 December, 2014, Pakistan has …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The production capacity of Ghori Cement Factory is dwindling as the factory is faced with lack of electricity for past week, said officials, criticizing the government for inattention of local products. Chief Executive of Afghan Investment Company, Islamuddin Ahmadzai, said the president has several times stressed that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Militants have blown up a girls school and a health clinic in eastern Kunar province, said official on Saturday. Kunar police chief, Abdul Habib Sayidkhil, said the incidents took place in Nari district the other night. He said that a number of unknown gunmen blown up a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Officials in Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said preliminary work on transferring electricity to Ghazni, Logar and Paktia provinces has kicked off and the provinces would get power supply within two years. The officials said an agreement would be signed with Turkmenistan officials within a month to …

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

AT-KABUL: At least seven people died and seven other wounded in a traffic accident in western Herat province. The incident took place in Shindand district on Herat-Kandahar highway, when a passenger bus overturned, said Faramarz Samander, Shindand district chief. He added that the incident occurred around 6:00 am on Friday. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Interior Minister on Friday said the national police would leave no stone unturned to ensure citizen’s safety but close coordination among security forces and people is needed to bolster peace and stability in the country. Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi told a session in southern Kandahar province that he …