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AT-KABUL: At least 29 people were injured in two suicide attacks on Monday in the capital city, Kabul. The first suicide attack took place near the Hamid Karzai International Airport. Fortunately, no casualty was reported. Chief of the 101st Asmayee security zone, Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi, told media that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents have made major geopolitical progress in Afghanistan during last year, said the former acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the premier spy agency of the United States. Michael Morell predicted that Afghanistan would re-emerge as a pivotal foreign policy issue during the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers who were abducted on Kabul-Kandahar highway a week ago found dead in Ghazni, police said. Ghazni deputy police chief, Asadullah Shujai, said that the dead bodies of soldiers were found in Dashti-e-Asfandi area and were later shifted to the civil hospital …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, has showed willingness to peace talks to end the prolonged conflict in the country, but urges peace talks should be held inside Afghanistan. Dr. Ghairat Baheer who heads HIA’s political commission, has told Pakistani media that no group should …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Telecommunication Minister Abdul Raziq Wahidi assured parliamentarians that the ISIS broadcaster’s activity has been stopped. The parliament summoned Monday minister Wahidi for an interpellation over the people’s concerns about the ISIS radio, which has reportedly broadcasts in the eastern region. The broadcaster called Radio Caliphate is …

India and China are deepening their engagement to facilitate Afghanistan’s political transition, in tune with the evolution of a full-spectrum dialogue between the two countries, which includes counter-terrorism and emergence of new regional trade blocs. In a conversation with The Hindu on the divergence between New Delhi’s and Beijing’s stances on engaging …

KABUL: Explosions and gunfire heard as local officials say a number of gunmen, who took position in a nearby building, are targeting Indian consulate in city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif has come under attack as gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades rocked the surrounding …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Islamic State (IS) militants have grabbed lands of people in eastern Nangarhar province, said Shinwari tribal elders. The tribal elders expressed their deep concerns over increasing presence of IS, also known as Daesh, in their respective areas. Shinwari tribal elders said that the Daesh militants have …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Militants in Kamdesh district of Nuristan province are training a number of women to become suicide bombers, said an official. The Deputy Chief of Nuristan Provincial Council, Omer Farooq Qanuni, told Azadi Radio on Sunday that a number of women in Gawhardesh area of Kamdesh district were …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture said on Sunday that efforts would be hold by different ministries to meet unemployment challenges in order to prevent youth migration to abroad. Deputy Culture minister Kamal Sadat said: “We have discussed with all related ministries to find a solution for …