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By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Monday met with the Chief of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Gen. Fang Fenghui, at his office and requested Beijing for military assistance. Spokesperson for the National Security Advisor, Tawab Ghorzang, said that the two sides held in-depth talks …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Embassy of India has organized an event on Sunday evening to praise the achievements of the Afghan athletes who won medals in the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) held in India. Over hundred Afghan athletes were present at the event. Afghanistan has won seven gold, nine silver …

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met former deputy minister of interior Gen. Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, praising his efforts in serving for security. In the meeting held in Salangi’s residence, Karzai thanked him for carrying out his duties with very honesty in the past 13 years. The ex-president called …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) counted low budget allocated to the agency, fast growing population and citizens’ negligence to the importance of the environment as the factors harming environment protection programs. “The increase of population in the cities, poverty, insecurity, lower budget for our programs and …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Amid increasing violations against journalists and media workers, second vice president, Mohammad Sarwar Danish ordered governmental to establish a joint committee to prosecute the dossiers of slain reporters. In the cabinet meeting held Sunday, Danish criticized judiciary organs for delay in prosecution of killed journalists’ dossiers. …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that its operatives had arrested a 14-year-old boy in Kabul, who was believed to commit suicide attack. The captured teenage boy was identified as Nabiullah, who was sent to Kabul with the aim of carrying out suicide attack, the NDS …

AT-KABUL: At least 40 Taliban insurgents were killed and 50 others injured in an operation lunched by security forces in western Farah province, local officials said Sunday. Gen. Raz Mohammad Oriakhel, commander of the 207 Zafar Military Corps said the security forces have been lunching the operation since three weeks …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Eleven civilians were killed and at least 40 others wounded Saturday when a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting a tribal elder Saturday in the eastern Kunar province, provincial officials said. “The bomber detonated his explosives in front of a market located near the governor’s office and …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 12 people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide attack in Kabul Saturday afternoon, security officials said, an incident following the Kunar suicide attack earlier the day. “A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the visitors’ gate of the Ministry of …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Children’s Literature Home (a non-profit organization helping children in education) opened a relief fund on Saturday to collect aid for improvement of children’s literature. Lack of appropriate books for children in the educational system has been considered the reason for the youth to establish the Home …