AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that its operatives had killed a key Taliban military commander in the eastern Logar province. In a statement the NDS, identified the commander as Mohammad Rahim, saying he was killed along with two others accompanying him in the Khoshi district. …
Read More »Taliban deputy district chief arrested in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that Taliban deputy district chief with his seven colleagues were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province. In a press statement issued here, NDS said that its operatives succeeded to arrest Taliban deputy district chief for Rodat district of Nangarhar along with his …
Read More »Taliban sustain heavy casualties in ‘Shafaq’ operation: MoD
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Saturday said that the Shafaq operation was going on successfully and the Afghan forces imposed heavy casualties over Taliban across the country. “Afghan forces are moving forwards in the Shafaq crackdown and the Taliban have fled different areas across the country in the past two …
Read More »Kidnappings hamper investment: Official
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ahmad Zia Massoud, special representative for the president in good governance says that abduction is hampering the trend of investment in the country. “The businessmen are not willing to invest in the country due to insecurity and abduction cases that left majority of our youth unemployed,” …
Read More »Russia views Afghanistan as close country: FM
MOSCOW: Russia regards Afghanistan as a close country, the two countries’ peoples have friendly feelings towards each other, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday at a meeting with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. “We are glad to welcome you in Moscow again. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly …
Read More »Karzai says US should cut down extremists’ financial sources
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has said that the US should cut down the financial sources of terrorism and extremism if it remains sincerely determined to fight terror in all its forms. “The war against terrorism will not succeed unless we fight it in the sanctuaries, in the …
Read More »Special Force killed 10, detained 20 Taliban fighters in Kunduz
AT-KABUL: Afghan Special Force in night-raids against a stronghold of the Taliban killed at least 10 and detained another 20 Taliban fighters in Kunduz province, security officials said. The operations were carried out last night in Chardara district, the main stronghold of the Taliban, in Kunduz in which Najib, a key …
Read More »Polio vaccination faces problems: Officials
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health calls lack of public awareness and security threats as main problems ahead of the national vaccination program and. Ahmad Jan Naim, deputy public health minister said Monday that insecurity was a major challenge in front of healthcare services delivering in the country, …
Read More »Taliban-Daesh clash leaves 17 killed in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 17 militants have been killed in a conflict between the Taliban militants and the loyalists to the Daesh (aka IS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province, local official said Monday. Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, said the clash took place in Da Nari Aab area of …
Read More »Security forces kill 36 militants
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday said that 36 insurgents were killed, 25 others injured and five suspects arrested as the result of crackdowns by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in various parts of the country. The statement said that the Afghan National Army, National police …
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