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AT-KABUL: Some 8,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested in Khaybar-Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan since the beginning of the current year, media have reported. Security officials of Peshawar confessed that 8,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested by police in different areas of Khaybar Pakhtunkhwa, 1TV Channel reports. Peshawar police have claimed the …

AT-KABUL: At least 23 Daesh loyalist fighters were killed in drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province within past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. “These Daesh loyalist fighters were killed in two separate drone strike conducted by foreign troops in Nazian and Kot district,” said Provincial Governor Spokesman Attullah Khogianai. He …

AT-KABUL: At least 16 Taliban insurgents were killed and six others were wound in separate air and ground raids of the Afghan forces in southern Helmand Province on Sunday. Afghan forces raided on a Taliban hideout in Saffron area of Sangeen district, killing 10 insurgents and wounding six others, said …

AT-KABUL: Two persons were killed when a bomb they were planting went off Saturday in Paktika province, provincial office said in a statement. The statement said the bombers attempted to plant the bombs on a roadside between the districts of Khirkot and Sharan to target the innocent people of the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission reports of 9,431 civilian casualties, 17.8 per cent increase in April 2015 to April 2016. Suicide attacks, ground engagements and mine explosions are counted as main reasons behind the enhance, head of the commission Sima Samar said Saturday. She said that …

AT-KABUL: Twenty seven Taliban fighters were killed and22others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. 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 …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: After leaking documents about supporting armed insurgents by Pakistan intelligence, Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament took decision to complain about obvious military interference of Islamabad to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments. It was established in 1889 with …

AT-KABUL: Former president Hamid Karzai condemned Friday the terrorist attack in France’s Nice that killed dozen people and wounded hundreds. “The killing of children, women and innocent people is a clear act of terrorism. It is against human as well as contrary to all principles of human,” Karzai was quoted …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries said the country’s trade dealings with Pakistan had declined around 35 percent showing $500 million deficit. Khan Jan Alokozay, the deputy of the chamber told Afghanistan Times that the total trade dealings with Pakistan was $2.5 billion, but new …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 62 Taliban insurgents have been killed in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces against them across the country within the past 24 hours, security officials said on Friday. In a press statement issued here, the Ministry of Defense said that Afghan security forces …