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Mahaz-e-Fidae avenges Mullah Dadullah  At Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown armed men have shot dead a Taliban commander loyal to Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in Baluchistan, said the militants on Friday. Some Taliban leaders who wished anonymity told the Express Tribune that Maulvi Muhammad Alam, a loyal commander to Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor, …

At Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 60 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 14 others sustained injuries during the military operations in various parts of the country,    said the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday. The MoD spokesman Brig. Gen. Dawlat Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News that the insurgents have …

AT Monitoring Desk-Kabul – A teenage boy was killed in southern Helmand province while at least three people wounded in Kabul during the celebratory gunshots minutes after the Afghan cricket team beat Zimbabwe, health officials said Friday. Individuals who hold guns started shooting in the air to celebrate the victory …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After Saudi Arabia cut off its diplomatic relation with Iran, the Afghan government expressed concerns over the recent diplomatic tensions between the two countries. “Afghanistan pursues friendly relations with all Islamic countries as well as its neighboring countries,” The Presidential Palace said on Friday in a media …

AT Monitoring Desk-Kabul – Police in the western Herat province have seized a car filled with explosives near the Indian consulate, provincial police spokesman said Friday. “The car parked close to the Indian was identified by police,” Abdul Raouf Ahmadi said. He added that explosives, fuses and remote controllers were …

Provincial officials will take part in national decisions By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to address the problems that provincial officials are facing, providing them with the chance of taking part in national decisions, said a provincial governor. Governors of Ghazni, Faryab, Badghis, Wardak, Khost, Takhar, Sar-e-Pul, Nuristan, …

AT-KABUL: About 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Friday, creating panic among the masses. However, there was no immediate report of damage or casualty. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.0 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the quake was Hindu Kush region, 232 …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The union of state-owned universities lecturers on Thursday asked the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament to reject the recent presidential decree on higher education. The union termed the decree against the Constitution and the civil services law. Recently, President Ashraf Ghani issued a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In his daily news conference, the White House’s Press Secretary, Josh Earnest told newsmen that President Barack Obama had been informed regarding causalities of US troops caused in Afghanistan fighting. “This does underscore that Afghanistan is a dangerous place,” he said. A US troop was killed and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, who is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka renewed his country’s consistent support for the quadrilateral meeting, focusing to resume comprehensive peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban. Representative from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China may soon gather under …