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AT-KABUL: The US secretary of state John Kerry addressed delegates attending the Brussels summit on Afghanistan on Wednesday, calling on the Taliban insurgents to join the peace process as the head of another opposition armed group Gulbuddin Hekmatyar recently did. “Taliban could not win on the battlefield, there is a …

AT-KABUL: Hundreds of families have fled Wednesday their houses in the Nawbahar village of western Farah province, arguing Taliban militants had gathered to attack the area. Azizullah, a resident of the village, said around 300 rebels had gathered in the area to attack security check-posts. He said the displeased families …

Taking separate flights to Brussels is a clear sign of tension between President Ghani and CEO Abdullah: Ehsani By Farhad Naibekhel-KABUL: The Young Activists Network for Reform and Change (YANRC), a civil society organ, said Wednesday that the Brussels’ financial aid would be for the Afghan nation, not a white …

AT-KABUL: A number of Afghans in Belgium’s capital, Brussels, have organized a protest rally on Tuesday and announced support to the former President Hamid Karzai and condemned the ‘act of an insult’ against the ex-president. They held the demonstration in front of the building where the summit on Afghanistan was …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior Pakistani politician and chairman of the Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao called on Pakistani officials to start a dialogue process with Afghanistan aimed at eliminating trust-deficit between the two countries. “Pakistan should start a dialogue with Afghanistan at various levels to help remove …

AT-KABUL: At least sixty-five insurgents including twelve Daesh fighters were killed and fifty others wounded in different operations lunched by the Afghan security forces across the county within past 24 hours, security officials said on Tuesday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, said that the national …

AT-KABUL: At least 56 militants loyal to the Islamic State, known as Daesh, were killed during joint clearing operations lunched by security forces and international forces in eastern Nangarhar province, local official said Tuesday. The provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal said the terrorists were killed in Pikhe-Khwar area of …

AT-KABUL: Political Parties and Civil Societies representatives on Tuesday urged the government leaders to accomplish commitments made during electoral campaigns. “The national unity government leaders must run constitutional Loya Jirga and electoral reforms as they committed during first days of the establishment,” said Omar Ayyar, head of the Unite Afghanistan …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The security forces have driven Taliban back and retaken the center of Kunduz city after the militants took over the city for a few hours, officials said Tuesday. “Afghan forces recaptured the center of city back from Taliban during last night operations,” defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri …

AT-KABUL: First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has handled operations in the northern province of Kunduz, his office announced Tuesday. Taliban insurgents entered the Kunduz city Monday after launching a massive offensive from four directions and captured some parts of the city. Dostum’s office said in a statement that …