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AT-KABUL: At least 93 Taliban insurgents were killed and 62 others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, security officials said on Sunday. The national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate of security operatives, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A survey prepared with the ministry of counter-narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, says a 43-percent increase in the opium product so far this year. The survey adds that the poppy cultivation had 10 per cent increase, compared to the same period last …

AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents made an unusual bid to capture a provincial capital, a failed assault that underscored their heightened boldness in recent months, an official said Saturday. “We think we’re seeing an effort by the Taliban to absolutely capture a provincial capital and we think they realize that they’re coming …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A key Taliban commander and close aide to the ex-leader and the founder of the group, Mullah Omar, has asked the current Taliban leader Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhudzada to cut ties with Pakistan. The top Taliban leader, Syed Mohammad Tayyab Agha, reportedly asked Akhundzada in a letter which …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Saturday’s session expressed deep concern over ramp up insecurity across the country. They urged the government to adopt necessary security measurements for ensuring security throughout the country. The legislators alleged the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and …

AT-KABUL: At least 54 militants loyal to the Islamic State, known as Daesh, were killed during a clearing operation lunched by security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Saturday. In a statement ministry of defense said the terrorists were killed in Pachiragam district, while the insurgents coordinated attack …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have destroyed a bomb-making factory belonged to the Taliban insurgents during an operation in southern Helmand province, security official said. Officials in the 215th Maiwand Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) said the factory was destroyed during an …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces under command of the First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum have recaptured Ghormach district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said. The district was fled to the Taliban on October 11, where after more than 18 days Afghan security forces succeeded to resize the district. …

AT-KABUL: One US soldier and one US civilian were killed in an attack by an unknown assailant Wednesday in Kabul, the US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) said in a statement. “One U.S. service member and one U.S. civilian died as a result of wounds sustained in Kabul, Afghanistan today (Wednesday). …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 20 de-miners have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the capital central of Logar province on Wednesday, official said. Crime Branch Police Chief Col. Mohammad Jan Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News the 20 workers of Sterling Global Operations were kidnapped in Elyas village of Pul-i-Alam …