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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the terrorist attack against the embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Kabul, calling it inhumane and against the international norms and principles. Karzai’s office said Tuesday that the former president expressed sadness over the death of the embassy’s Afghan workers who lost …

AT-KABUL: At least 60 armed Taliban militants were killed and 40 others wounded in Afghan National Security Forces massive counterinsurgency operation in Paktika within past 24 hours. Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army launched large-scale counterinsurgency joint operation in Surobi district, Paktika province, which as a result, 60 armed …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that its operatives succeeded to bust a kidnapping network in southern Kandahar province. “Intelligence operatives arrested three abductors and busted their networks in 2nd district of Kandahar city,” said a statement issued by NDS. Arrested kidnappers identified as Rahmatullah, Abdul …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A Taliban judge, for Jawzjan province and deputy governor for northern Balkh province have been killed, and five others received injuries in a clash with Afghan security forces in Aqcha district of Jawzjan province, officials said on Tuesday. The Provincial Governor Spokesman, Mohammad Reza Ghafori, said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seven militants including a commander of the Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh terrorist, have been killed in a drone strike carried out by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province, officials said on Tuesday. The Provincial Police Chief , Maj. Gen. Jumma Gul Himmat told Pajhwok …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Saudi government has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, pledging to support the Afghan government in fight against terrorism. An unnamed Saudi Foreign Ministry official, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency had expressed solidarity of the Saudi Kingdom with Iraq and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Kabul-Kandahar highway has been closed for traffic on Tuesday due to ongoing fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said. The Maidan Wardak Governor’s Spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News the highway was blocked in Syedabad district …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Monday said that 37 Taliban fighters were killed and 29 others wounded during ground and airstrike in Northern and Northeastern provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan Defense and Security Forces have conducted joint operation in different areas of Baghlan, Faryab and Jawzjan provinces, which …

AT Monitoring DesK-KABUL: At least two top Taliban commanders along their four colleagues have been killed by their comrades in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Monday. The commanders along with their four fellows have been killed in infighting on Sunday night in Koz Beyar and Bar Beyar areas of …

AT-KABUL: Four people, including two bombers of the so-called Daesh group, were killed after the terrorists on Monday morning attacked Iraqi embassy in Kabul in which at least three policemen were also injured after hours of clashes. Interior Ministry, who first said four attackers were involved, in the evening changed …