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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Russian envoy to Pakistan has acknowledged contacts between his country and the Afghan Taliban, but, aimed at promoting reconciliation drive to the war-hit, Afghanistan. “Yes, there have been limited contacts with the Afghan Taliban,” Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y. Dedov told a seminar in Peshawar …

AT-KABUL:  The Afghan National Security Forces killed 110 insurgents and injured 66 others as the result of joint clearing operations in various parts of the country, security officials said. Ministry of Defense in a statement to the media said that the operations were launched in the last 24 hours in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Police rescued a teenage boy kidnapped in southeastern Khost province arresting a suspect, an official said on Friday. Brig. Gen. Faizullah Ghairat, the provincial police chief, told newsmen in Khost City that a 14 years old boy identified as Attiqullah had been kidnapped in Ismailkhel district three …

AT-KABUL:  The Counter Narcotics Police reported of the arrest of a drug lord in Kabul. The smuggler was detained in the Pule-Charkhi neighborhood as the result of pre-planned operation by the Counter Narcotics Police, it said, without providing details about the drug lord’s identity. According to a statement sent to …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai who received Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation letter, accepted to visit Islamabad at a friendly time, his office said Wednesday. Pakistan ambassador to Kabul Sayyed Abrar Hussain in a meeting submitted prime minister Sharif’s invitation letter to the ex-president. “I hope my visit would …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government on Wednesday officially submitted Ali Haider Gilani, son of Pakistan’s former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to Pakistani ambassador in Kabul. The junior Gilani was freed during a join Afghan-US operation on Tuesday in Giyan district of Paktika province. He flew to the defense ministry …

AT-KABUL:  Within the last one week, 16 drug smugglers including two women had been arrested in different parts of the country, the counter-narcotics special tribunal said Wednesday. “The smugglers were arrested from Kabul, Baghlan, Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces and they were involved in 11 cases of contrabands,” the court said …

Commending the rescue operation for the son Pakistan’s prime minister, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the raid reflected growing capabilities and effectiveness of Afghan security forces. “This raid demonstrates the growing capabilities and effectiveness of the Afghan security forces and is an excellent example of the strong …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior security official says that the Islamic State also known as Daesh, is attempting to establish a command center and positions in the western part of the country, calling on the government to speed up action to halt the terrorist group from routing. “The ISIL is …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar met French ambassador to Kabul Jean-Michel Marlaud, discussing important issues, his spokesman said Tuesday. “The two sides held talks about ongoing political and security situation in Afghanistan and the issue of Afghan refugees in Europe,” said Tawab Ghorzang. During the meeting, the …