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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Iran’s Roads Minister Akhundi joined Baligh, Afghanistan’s Public Works Minister and Hakimi, Afghanistan’s Minister of Finance at the ceremony to start construction of the 3rd segment of rail track connecting the two neighboring countries. According to MEHR News Agency, the third segment of the rail corridor of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Since Afghan refugees in Pakistan were harassed and also illegal put behind bars, some 70,000 registered Afghan refugees were voluntary repatriated to Afghanistan from northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province during current year, the United Nations said on Tuesday. According to the Voluntary Repatriation Centers of United Nation …

35 people killed, more than 100 wounded, mostly civilians in a series of suicide attacks in Kabul; three terrorists killed in Shahr-e-Naw after 11 hours-long battle; security forces successfully rescued 42 people, including ten foreigners. Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 35 people, including security forces, were killed and more than 100 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have recaptured Janikhel, a strategic district in southeastern Paktia province following an operation that killed at least 12 Taliban insurgents, a provincial officials said on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Asadullah Sherzad, commander of the 203rd Spin Ghar Police Zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News the …

AT-KABUL: At least sixty-one Taliban insurgents were killed and twenty-nine 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 (MoD), said that the Afghan National Army …

AT-KABUL: At least three bombers attacked a building of the Care non-government organization in Kabul last night and the clashes were ended today morning after all three attackers were killed by Afghan forces, said officials. Last night at 11:10 pm in first a car bomb exploded in front of the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar said that Pakistan has promised to go against those who do not want peace talks with the Afghan government, but Pakistan did not do this. “They lied to us.  Islamabad said the Taliban leader was not in Pakistan, but then …

AT-KABUL: The government of Japan which is a major contributor to Afghanistan’s reconstruction, has pledged $538,009 for a new demining project in the Sarobi district of Kabul. Hiroshi Takahashi the ambassador of Japan signed the grant contract with Arifullah Azimi, Managing Director of Agency for Rehabilitation and Energy Conservation (ARE) …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Twin bombings near to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Kabul, the capital city killed at least 24 people and wounded around 91 others, officials said. Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives in front of the entrance of the (MoD) around 3:30 when the ministry staffers were …

AT-KABUL: At least forty-seven Taliban insurgents including thirteen Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh fighters were killed and twenty-three others wounded in different operations lunched by the Afghan security forces across the county within past 24 hours, security officials said on Monday. In a press release issued …