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AT-KABUL: Seven troops killed after an army helicopter crashed in northern Baghlan province Sunday morning, the defense ministry confirmed. “An army helicopter crashed due to technical problems at 4:00am, in which all seven onboard including four crews and three army soldiers were killed in Qurghan Tepa area of Baghlan province,” …

AT-KABUL: At least 178 insurgents were killed and 94 others wounded in different operations lunched by the Afghan security forces across the county within past 24 hours, security officials said on Sunday. In a press release, the defense ministry said that the national army in collaboration with the national police …

AT-KABUL: The remark triggered harsh criticism in Afghanistan as Afghan experts termed Pakistani envoy’s remarks regarding peace links between Afghanistan and Kashmir as illogical. “Kashmir issue is between Pakistan and India and linking that to Afghanistan is illogical and meaningless, because Afghanistan is not India’s advocate,” said political expert Ahmad …

By Basir Qazizada: The battle between security forces and Taliban insurgents reached its sixth day in Kunduz city in which over 100 Taliban have been killed so far, officials said Saturday. “Clearance operation is strictly going on by Afghan forces in and around the city of Kunduz and 140 Taliban …

AT-KABUL: Dozens of Taliban militants were killed and wounded within past 24 hours in a different crackdowns carried by the Afghan security forces across the country, security officials said on Saturday. In a press release issued here, the ministry of defense said that during operations, tens of insurgents, including three …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Sixty border police have surrendered to the Taliban insurgents in western Badghis province, an official said on Saturday. The event took place Friday night in the Marchaq area of Bala Murghab district, Gen. Juma Khan Adil, commander of the 705th Border Police Zone said. However, provincial council …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two children were killed and three others wounded in a roadside bombing in Tughrak area of Shahwali Kot district of southern Kandahar province, officials said Saturday. Provincial spokesman, Samim Khpalwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that the bomb was planted by the Taliban and blew up when the …

AT-KABUL: UNICEF urged for more investment in meeting the basic needs of Afghan children’s education and health on Friday. Welcoming the commitments made by the international donors at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, the UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Jean Gough said that investing in children’s education and other …

AT-KABUL: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) welcomed the Afghan government’s new strategy to fight drugs. Executive Director of the UNODC, Yury Fedotov, said that Afghanistan continues to be the major producer of opiates in the world, posing grave challenges to security, development and health in the country, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Presidential special representative for Helmand security, Abdul Jabbar Qahraman called on the Taliban militants to lay down their arms as war offers no solution. Briefing newsmen in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, he threatened the militants to elimination if they do not shun violence. “We won’t wait …