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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan has been facing an undeclared war, but there is no doubt that Afghan security forces have the capability to battle against it, a senior security official said the other day. Deputy Interior Minister, Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahman said this in Nangarhar province during a change of …

AT-KABUL: At least two civilians were killed in a roadside bomb in eastern Laghman province, local official said Sunday. Provincial governor spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak, said that the blast took place early morning in the Shrine area of Mehtarlam city, the provincial capital. However, he did not provide more information regarding …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Political experts on Tuesday in a monthly meeting of the Rana Think Tank urged the government to put the good governance on the top of its agenda to reach to real democracy. The experts believed that without good governance, democracy cannot be respected and protected in a …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Former President Hamid Karzai on Saturday said that Afghanistan had never accepted the Durand Line as an official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and would never accept. Addressing official inauguration of Afghanistan Naween Research and Study Organization (ANRSO), the ex-president said that the Line was an …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Saturday its operatives arrested a suicide bomber before he managed to carry out an attack on a police compound in the eastern Paktika province. In a statement, the NDS identified the bomber as Abdul Bari son of Akhtar Gul, saying he …

AT-KABUL: Three policemen were killed and four others wounded after several Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated attack on their checkpoint in western Farah province, local officials said Saturday. “The Taliban insurgents stormed a police checkpoint early morning, killing three policemen and escaping with weapons and ammunition taken from the checkpoint,” …

AT-KABUL: At least 34 insurgents including a commander were killed and wounded in different operations launched by the Afghan security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, Ministry of Defense said on Friday. In a media statement, the ministry said the national army with the cooperation of the …

AT-KABUL: Three policemen were killed after the Taliban insurgents attacked their checkpoint in Khan Abad district of northern Kunduz province. A senior security official told Afghanistan Times at condition of anonymity that the attack took place on Friday morning. The checkpoint is located in Mullah Ghulam area of Khan Abad, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has lodged a strong protest over shelling of areas across the Durand Line by summoning Pakistan’s ambassador Syed Ibrar Hussain. According to a media statement issued by the MoFA, the foreign ministry’s first political chairman Muhammad Musa Arifi had conveyed serious concerns …

Moscow does not invite Afghan officials to attend December 27 talks AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Russian authorities are busy in preparations to host its arch-rival in the Cold War era Pakistan and China to discuss security situation in Afghanistan and confer on regional stability and peace, Pakistani foreign ministry confirmed. Spokesman …