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AT-KABUL: The foundation-stone for the construction of Bamyan cultural center was laid down by the minister of urban development Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi in the presence of representatives from UNESCO and the Embassy of South Korea on Sunday. “Bamyan province could be turned into a vital tourism and economic hub …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that its operative thwarted a bomb attack in the northern Samangan province. In a press release, the intelligence agency said that its operatives succeeded to arrest a man with motorcycle full of explosives in Aybak center of Samangan province. Arrested man identified …

AT-KABUL: Forty-six Taliban fighters were killed and 24 others were wounded in different operations launched by the security forces in the past 24 hours, security officials said Sunday. Ministry of Defense said in a statement that Afghan National Army (ANA) with fully cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and National …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces rescued Sunday 70 security forces trapped in Taliban’s siege in Faryab province, provincial official said. “The rescued Afghan security forces had been in the Taliban siege from the past 13 days in Almar district of the province,” provincial police chief Sayed Aqa Andarabi said. In …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents allegedly shot dead three sisters in the Kharwar district of Logar province. “Four women had gone to a hill in a village and three of them were captured by the militants while returning home,” provincial governor’s spokesman Salim Saleh told Khaama Press Sunday. “Only …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Saturday strongly condemned Friday’s bombing in a mosque in Nangarhar province, calling it “war crime”. “I condemn the attack targeting civilians gathered for Friday prayers at the Hisarak Jami Mosque in Rodat district, Nangarhar province. The attack killed at least …

Islam’s massage is peace, not terror and bombing; those who destroy mosques and kill prayers have not faith By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghan Ulema (religious scholars) on Saturday strongly condemned the attack targeting civilians gathered for Friday prayers at the Hisarak Jami Mosque in Rodat district of Nangarhar province and …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL:  The lawmakers on Saturday refused to approve presidential decree on the electoral reforms. The decree was sent to the parliament three times, but was rejected. The government vowed to hold parliamentary election soon after the decree was approved in the parliament. Some of the lawmakers opposed …

AT-KABUL: At least 61 insurgents were killed in different crackdowns conducted by the security and forces in the past 24 hours, officials said. The defense ministry said that operations were launched in Nangarhar, Laghman, Paktika, Paktia, Logar, Wardak, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Baghlan, Balkh, Jowzjan, Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand provinces, in which …

AT-KABUL: As many as 13 Daesh fighters and five policemen were killed in a Daesh group attack in eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. “Daesh fighter conducted group attack over Haska Mina district in Nangarhar on Friday night,” Provincial Spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Afghanistan Times. He said that after the attack …