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KABUL: At least seven people were killed and three others wounded after a suicide bomber targeted a tribal elder’s house Tuesday in the southern Helmand province, local officials said. Provincial police chief, Noor Aqa Kintoz, said that a suicide attacker entered the tribal elder’s house, blowing his explosive vest up …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The NATO’s Resolute Support Mission on Monday announced to deploy about 200 troops in western Farah province in order to support the Afghan security forces. “At the request of the Farah governor, Gen. John Nicholson has authorized approximately 200 coalition members to support Afghan National Defense and …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his grieves over the demise of former Iranian president Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away at the age of 82 on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. Karzai extended his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the family as well as the government …

AT-KABUL: Finance Minister, Eklil Hakimi accompanied by Ghulam Nabi Farahi, State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, attended the budget and financial commission of Lower House (Welosi Jirga) to give information regarding budget for fiscal year 1396 (solar year) and also to hear the lawmakers suggestions. “In this commission that a number …

AT-KABUL: The novels of four Afghan writers were picked up by the judges of the Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Ninth Literary Award launched in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. According to Journalists’ Club, the Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Literary Award was attended by Afghan ambassador to Tehran, head of Afghan authors’ union and …

AT-KABUL:  Two senior leaders of the deadly Haqqani network were killed and two other members arrested in a security forces’ operation in eastern Nangarhar province, ministry of interior said Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said the operations were lunched in Nasafi village of the Lalpur district late Saturday. “The …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) on Sunday said that 210,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and returnees are the most vulnerable and need urgent assistance during winter across the country. “As many as 210,000 internal displaced and returnee families are the most vulnerable people, who need to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have captured an important base of the Taliban insurgent and killed six insurgents in an operation in Khashrod district of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Saturday. Provincial deputy police chief, Col. Mohammad Saleh Massoud, told Pajhwok Afghan News that an operation …

AT-KABUL: The Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) has arrested 129 drug runners in the past three months, said officials. The CNP has apprehended 129 smugglers through different crackdown and handed over them to Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) for further criminal proceedings, said a statement issued by CJTF. Statement said that …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Freedom House (AFH) on Saturday released a survey revealing that 63 percent of the responders believe that in order to secure national interests the National Unity Government (NUG) was unsuccessful in diplomatic dealing with Pakistan. The survey titled ‘NUG’s performances from people’s views’ covered 3,011 …