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AT-KABUL:  The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar ordered security officials to retaliate the terrorist attack of Daesh in the Kot district of Nangarhar province. Via a video conference, Atmar ordered military officials of Nangarhar province to take all possible resources for elimination of terrorist Daesh militants there. He spoke …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Speaker of Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament claimed that a number of lawmakers usually misuse their legitimate authorities in interpellation of ministers. Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Speaker of WJ in Monday’s plenary session said that some MPs collected signatures from lawmakers aiming to …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said the National Unity Government was in full swing to bring reforms in the country’s electoral bodies aiming to ensure transparent and free elections. “Discussion on full card over the implementation of the reforms,” Abdullah addressed the cabinet’s weekly meeting held Monday. Hinting to the …

AT-KABUL: Fifty-seven Taliban fighters were killed and 60 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said Monday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense said that Afghan National Army with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police and the National Directorate of Security conducted …

AT-KABUL: Five Taliban insurgents were killed and eight others wounded as a mine they were planting in a mosque, went off in Paktia province, officials said Monday. “The incident happened in the Sayed Karam district,” Ministry of Interior said in a statement. No civilian casualties were reported in the blast. …

AT-KABUL: At least 10 Daesh fighters were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Monday. “Ten Daesh including intelligence in charge of the group for Kot district were killed in an airstrike in Kot district,” said Spokesman Provincial Governor Spokesman Ataullah Khogiani, identifying the intelligence in charge …

AT-KABUL: The Civil Aviation Independent Authority said Sunday that it would construct a cold storage house at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the capital city. The authority said in a statement that the construction of the warehouse was ordered by President Ashraf Ghani. The construction of a stock …

AT-KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban insurgents was killed along with his six associates in an airstrike carried out in Sarak Payin village of the Chahar Dara district of northern Kunduz province, the Ministry of Interior said Sunday. The ministry in a statement identified the commander as Jannat, whose …

AT-KABUL: Eleven fighters of the Haqqani terrorist network were arrested in Khost province, the intelligence agency said. The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that its operatives busted Haqqani Network militants before to carry out attack during the holy month of Ramadan. Eleven AK-47 rifles, 26 other types of weapons, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 26 Taliban insurgents were killed in clashes with the security forces in northern Faryab province, local officials said Sunday. Provincial police chief Sayed Aqa Andarabi said that clash brooked after dozens of militants attacked security forces outpost in the Gurzaiwan district. “A public uprising commander, …