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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five road engineers of the Blobal road construction company kidnapped by Taliban insurgents in Muhammad Agha district of eastern Logar province have been freed, an official said on Wednesday. Taliban had taken the engineers with the Blobal Road Construction Company in Dawlatabad area on February 24. District …

AT-KABUL: At least 20 Taliban insurgents were killed when an Afghan airstrike targeted their training camp in southern Helmand province, ministry of defense said Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said the airstrike was carried out in Khanshin district of the province, early morning. “At least 20 Taliban insurgents were …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Cabinet Law Committee of the government has approved for the first time “Law for Prohibition of Torture” in which criminalizing all form of tortures in governmental institutes in general and to the judicial organizations in particular across the country. There are several reports showing that the …

At least two coordinated attacks hit Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, leaving many casualties. The first attack happened in Police District 6, west Kabul. It targeted police headquarters of the district which is adjuncent also to artillery school. Pictures posted on social media showed huge smoke rising above the city …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five of insurgents have been killed during clashes between two rival Taliban factions in the western Herat province, local officials said Tuesday. A group of suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack on a compound of the Taliban insurgents in the Shindand district late Monday. Provincial governor’s spokesman …

‘ACCI called on WTO to resolve trade issue; traders decided to boycott ECO summit, bringing to standstill trade and transit deals with Pakistan’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), on Tuesday came hard over closure of Torkham and Spinboldak crossing points by the Pakistani government, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Twelve policemen have been shot dead in an overnight attack carried out by the Taliban insurgents in Lashkargah, the capital city of southern Helmand province, an official said on Tuesday. Deputy Police Chief Haji Guli Khani told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban attacked a police check-post …

AT-KABUL: The government of Japan is said to provide 8.77 million USD to improve agricultural sector in Herat province. The amount will be spent through a project titled ‘Improve Agricultural Value Chain in Heart’ in the western Afghan province. “It will support farmers and communities to better access to markets …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The top US Military Gen. in Afghanistan, John Nicholson has showed strong commitment to achieve a goal of peaceful and stable Afghanistan. In his message on Soldiers Day, Nicholson said: “We honor the Afghan security forces who sacrificed their lives in defense of their country.” He furthered, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani at a ceremony on Monday to mark for the first time the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) Day, said, “no caves could safe terrorist groups” in the country. The ceremony which was attended by high-ranking officials, the president furthered, “ANDSF are fighting …