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AT-KABUL: Fifteen Taliban fighters were killed and 16 others wounded in different crackdowns in the past 24 hours, officials said. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …

By Erin Cunningham-KABUL:  Afghanistan’s embattled government is facing a new challenge to its rule: former supporters, disillusioned by what they think is its incompetence, who now want fresh elections to remove the president from power. The discontent comes as the country is confronting a robust Taliban insurgency and an economy …

AT-KABUL: India has committed to provide annual financial assistance of US$ 1 million over a period of five years beginning 2015-16 to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) for the treatment of Afghan children suffering from Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). According to a media statement issued here, the first installment …

Hundreds of failed Afghan asylum seekers who fled to the UK as children face deportation following a court ruling. Many have gone on the run, refusing to be sent back to the war-torn country. Ismat makes his way nervously through the streets of south London. He looks over his shoulder …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Tuesday blamed the neighboring countries for hampering the export of Afghan merchandise that hurts the trade, also accusing the government of inattention. “We ask the government to stop shouting slogans and support industries and exports,” said deputy chief of …

AT-KABUL: Two civilians were killed and seven others injured in a roadside bomb blast Tuesday morning in Kabul city, a security official said. “A bomb placed under a bridge in police district 11, exploded at 9:00 am, killing a woman and a child and wounding seven other civilians,” Najib Danish, …

AT-KABUL: Thirty-nine Taliban fighters have been killed and 17 others wounded in different military operations in the past 24 hours in different provinces, security officials said. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the defense ministry said that Afghan National Army with the collaboration of Afghan National Police and National …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Tuesday received four more A-29 Super Tucano attack aircrafts from the United States that would boost Afghan security forces ability in the fight against militants, Ministry of Defense said. The four new fighter aircrafts are part of the 20 A-29s plans that would be …

AT News Analysis-KABUL: The Taliban had issued a threat against 21 media organizations, including Afghanistan Times, on Friday, warning the outlets of dire consequences for not complying with the codes formulated by the insurgent group. In a statement, available on the Taliban’s website (http://alemara1.org/?p=45152), the group said that there has …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Abdul Hameed Mubariz, a writer, said that annexation of the Pakistan-controlled tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province is against the Durand Line agreement. Talking to daily Weesa on this issue, Mubariz said that a political campaign has begun in the KP province to annex the Federally …