AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces after nearly three months of continued struggle finally recaptured Darqad district of northeastern Takhar province on Sunday as result of a joint operation, in which at least 20 Taliban fighters were killed, the ministry of interior said. The clearance operation launched by Afghan National Police (ANP) …
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AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Youth Civil Society Coordination Centre (AYCSCC) on Saturday termed talks and negotiations only remedy to the ongoing conflict in the county. They called on the warring parties to take full advantage of peace opportunities and protect the young generation from uncertain situation. Head of AYCSCC, Abdul Wadood …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US announced Friday that it would send 500 soldiers to Afghanistan in the near future. The troops would be deployed at the US-led Bagram Airbase. A statement issued by the US Army said that 500 soldiers from Fort Drum, New York, will journey to Afghanistan this …
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KABUL: Officials in Pakistan will provide a list of those Taliban who are willing to join Afghan peace talks in the future. The agreement was made when Pakistan chief of army Raheel Sharif called on Afghan officials in his recent trip to Kabul. Officials in chief executive (CEO) of Afghanistan …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 15 people died when a vehicle carrying a wedding guests turned over in eastern Kunar province, said a police official on Saturday. “In addition, six others were injured in the accident which took place in Chapa Dara district,” the official added. District police chief …
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KABUL: The Afghan Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz has narrowly escaped a possible HIV infection after he was attacked with a syringe by a drug addict, the officials said Sunday. There are growing fears of rapid HIV infection spread among the drug addicts in the country as syringes are mostly …
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AT-KABUL: At least 73 Taliban fighters were killed and 30 others wounded in different crackdowns within the past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) had …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Since polio has remained endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the two countries have started cooperation to promote their polio campaigns in a bid to fight this crippling disease. Pakistan media reported that a three-member delegation from the Afghan national polio team would pay visit to Pakistan to …
Read More »NEW DELHI: Bharat Heavy Electricals, the Indian government-owned power plant equipment maker better-known as BHEL, has thrown the switch on two substations in energy-starved Afghanistan. The 220/20 kilovolt substations will provide power to northern Afghanistan’s Charikar and Doshi regions. Charikar is around 60km from greater Kabul, and Doshi is about …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah told newsmen the other day after winding up his three-day visit to Iran that Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran would open a new chapter in the regional and international transit of commodities. He termed Chabahar an important transit trade route for …
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