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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 …

AT-KABUL: The National Procurement Commission (NPC) approved Saturday contracts of nine national projects at the cost of 482 million Afghanis. Presidential office said in a statement sent to the media that the NPC-led by President Ashraf Ghani confirmed contracts of nine national projects. The statement said that the projects included …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament on Saturday summoned security officials over the increasing insecurities and abduction of passengers in the highways. Lawmakers expressed concern about enhancement of threats in various parts of the country and termed abduction of civilian passengers in the highways lack …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock reported unprecedented increase in honey production in 2015. “Around 1,864,500kg honey was produced last year, which reveals enough increasing across the country comparing with the year before,” it said in a statement. It said that currently 23,700 beekeepers including 652 women working in …

AT-KABUL: At least 37 Daesh and eight civilian were killed in eastern Nangarhar province within past 24 hours, said officials Saturday. “37Daesh fighters were killed and 32 others were wounded within past 24 hours clashes between Daesh and Afghan forces in Kot,” provincial spokesman Atullah Khogiani said. He said that …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in collaboration with the Habib Gulzar Company have distributed food packages among 1,000 poor families in Kabul. The distribution is part of a Ramadan campaign by the ACCI and Habib Gulzar Company. Food packages including a bag of 50kg flour, one sack …