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AT-KABUL: Two U.S. soldiers were killed and four others wounded after their convoy attacked by the Taliban insurgents in southern Kandahar province, foreign official said. Through a media statement on Thursday, the Resolute Support Mission confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were killed and four others wounded in an attack on …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the Jawadiya mosque in Herat province, calling it “against all Islamic values”. Two terrorists stormed the Jawadiya mosque packed with around 300 people during the evening prayers time. One terrorist started shooting the prayers and the second one detonated …

AT-KABUL: The death toll from Herat mosque attack jumped from 29 to at least 32, and over 66 other received injures after two suicide bombers attacked Jawadiya mosque full of worshipers in Bakrabad area of Herat city, provincial official said. Spokesman for Health Public Health Directorate, Rafiq Shirzai, said that …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Council for Peace and Salvation, a political party in a package of suggestions, called for some changes in the constitution as well as holding the traditional grand assembly (Loya Jirga) to put an end to the current challenges. “The requiring changes in the constitution of the country …

AT-KABUL: The participants of a tripartite meeting between Afghan, Iranian, and Indian officials stressed the important of Chabahar port for broadening of trade relations. The Indian official talked about shipping of 100,000 tons of wheat from India to Afghanistan through Chabahar port soon. Director General for Institute of Defense Studies …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a court verdict at least eight high-ranking officials of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have been sent behind bar for their involvement in embezzlement, corruption, and misuse of authority, Khaama Press reported. The convicts are comprised of three generals, four officers and an ordinary employee of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two brothers of a family have been gunned down by unknown armed men in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local officials said on Wednesday. The unpleasant incident has happened in the vicinity of Rodat district of Nangarhar late on Tuesday night. The provincial government media office in …

AT-KABUL: The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) has reopened all its closed health clinics and provincial health management office after a week-long closure due to security threats, the entity said in a statement on Wednesday. “I’m very pleased to announce the re-opening of all clinics as well as Swedish Committee …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least nine insurgents, including a Haqqani network suicide attack organizer were killed after the Afghan Air Force (AAF) targeted them in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday. The AAF carried out the airstrikes in Shah Mazar, Rustamkhel and Yousafkhel areas of Pul-i-Alam—the provincial capital—late …

AT-KABUL: At least 29 prayer holders were “martyred” and 63 more were injured after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque, full of worshipers, in Herat the capital city of western Herat province. The attacker first fired at a group of people in entrance of the mosque at around 8:00pm before …