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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, …

AT-KABUL:  Police official Khalil Andarabi is to be tried for helping a Taliban fighter, an official said Sunday. Adarabi serving as Wardak police chief is accused in supporting Qari Zahir, Taliban’s intelligence head for northern Baghlan province. Zahir was arrested while being transported in the police vehicle belonged to Andarabi …

AT-KABUL: The Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank is interested in investing in Afghanistan, head of the bank has told Afghan officials. In a meeting with finance minister Eklil Hakimi, JinLiqun, head of the bank also talked on the Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Iran railway project. Hakimi demanded the bank to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 131 Daesh fighters were killed in fighting with the security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Sunday. “They were killed in Kot district,” provincial governor Salim Kunduzi said, adding that 39 of the terrorists were killed in ground battle while the airstrikes killed 95 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US forces in Afghanistan resumed airstrikes against Taliban insurgents under the new expanded authorities granted by President Barack Obama recently. Earlier this month, president Obama approved border role for the US military to support the Afghan security forces in fight against Taliban militants. Officials in Pentagon …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan National Army, National Directorate of Security operatives and national and local police conducted several night raids in different parts of Kandahar province, resulting in improving of security situation in the province, provincial officials said Saturday. They conducted these night raids in Reg village of Pajwai …