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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: During his official visit to western Herat province, President Ashraf Ghani highlighted importance of water management and issued orders to the security forces to put all efforts on cards for protection of dams, reported by 1TV News. Addressing a high level security meeting at the 207th Army …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Governor for eastern province of Kunar province has claimed Pakistan’s military offensive, Khyber-4 is an attempt of pushing militants into the territory of Afghanistan, rather than eliminating them. Whaheedullah Kalimzai, the governor of Kunar province, located near the Durand Line, pointed out that the incoming militants would …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) has announced progress in sketching the new master plan of Kabul city which would change the view of the majority parts of the capital city. The ministry spokeswoman, Nilofar Langar formally announced the progress regarding the new master plan during a …

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 …