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AT-KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police discovered and torched over 10,000 kilograms of drug in Badakhshan and Nangarhar provinces. Counter Narcotic Department of Ministry of Interior torched 976 kg opium, 121 kg heroin, 19 kg morphine, 68 kg hashish, 500 liters of chemical precursors and 19 liters of alcoholic beverages in Badakhshan, …

AT-KABUL: A man in the northern province of Balkh shot the members of his family, killing four and injuring two others, security officials said Monday. Provincial deputy police chief, Abdul Raziq Qaderi said the incident took place Sunday night, in which four women were killed and a man and a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Afghan man has reportedly been arrested by police in India after half a kilo of heroin was recovered from his stomach and rectum during a surgery. According to India media, an Afghan national, who had fallen ill on board a flight to Kabul, had to be admitted …

AT-KABUL: At least 38 Taliban fighters were killed and30 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted operations …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: To attack a nearby Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint, the Taliban insurgents have ordered closed a high school over the past one week in the capital of Logar province, officials said on Sunday. Provincial education officials said that this has already affected hundreds of students. Provincial education …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy losses in operations launched by security forces in the eastern Paktika province, defense ministry claimed Sunday. “Last week, dozens of Taliban insurgents under leadership of Bilal Zadran, the commander of the group attacked in Warmami, Wajah Khaw and Troy districts, but faced strong resistance …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met with a number of members of association of intellectuals and experts of Afghanistan at his office. During the meeting, the speakers lauded former president Hamid Karzai for his attention toward improvement of the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan during his tenure. “They …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Civil Society Joint Working Group (CSJWG) on Sunday strongly condemned killing of innocent civilians in northern Kunduz province during the US air strike, calling on the government to bring the perpetrators to justice. The bombardment was said targeted Taliban in Boze Kandahari area of Kuduz on …

AT-KABUL: Armed men abducted a Pakistani-Australian woman late Saturday in Kabul, police said Sunday. A Pakistani native Australian woman was kidnapped by armed men in the Qala-e-Fathullah area of Kabul yesterday late evening, said Kabul Police Spokesman Basir Mujahid. He said that the kidnapped woman was working for the Agency …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least five people dies and two others received injuries in a traffic accident in the Shakardara district of Kabul province, an official said on Sunday. An official of Kabul department of traffic police, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a truck was …