AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An internal study report of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) revealed that some US-backed projects had increased support for the Taliban insurgents. The United States has been busy in rebuilding Afghanistan and had invested millions of dollars on different projects. However, the study says …
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Former India seamer Manoj Prabhakar, who has been appointed bowling coach of the Afghanistan national side for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20, is hopeful of forming a fruitful coaching partnership with chief coach Inzamam-ul-Haq. “For the last five days, I have been working with Afghanistan’s U-19 side at the Greater …
Read More »AT-MAZAR-E-SHARIF: Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) has organized two-day Afghanistan-Central Asia Dialogue-III in northern Balkh province to explore ways to combat terrorism and promote regional integration. The acting Governor of Balkh province, Atta Muhammad Noor, while addressing the conference stressed on regional cooperation in fight against militancy. He called …
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India on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination of the brother of the Afghan envoy to India and said there is a “pattern of targeted elimination” of those opposed to the Taliban. At a media briefing Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup also said that India offers its sincerest …
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AT-KABUL: Rajab Ali Andishmand, an Afghan inventor who recently designed a military tank and an airplane, has criticized the government for its inattention towards the field of science and technology. Rajab Ali Andishmand is in the field of engineering for the past over 40 years. He worked inside and outside …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Dozens have been killed and injured as clashes between the Taliban and Daesh erupted in eastern Nangarhar province, said an official. The provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khugyani told Pajhwok Afghan News that the clashes between the two terrorist groups erupted the other day at around 6:00am in …
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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday said that it had thwarted a major terror attack in Kabul by seizing 2,000kg explosives. In a press statement issued here the NDS said that its operatives succeeded in seizing 2,000kg of ammonium nitrate which was placed in 20 sacks. The …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday assured of full preparations against the Taliban militants’ next spring offensive. Seddiq Seddiqi, spokesman for the MoI, told newsmen that efforts are underway to provide military equipment to police check posts during winter season to be prepared for next fighting …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government has put names of four senior Ghor provincial officials into the Exit Control List (ECL) after they were accused of corruption in construction projects. The officials also included the deputy governor of western Ghor province in the list. He has been taken to the attorney’s …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is believed to welcome Afghanistan and Liberia as its two new members from its list of least developed countries (LDCs). The 10th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 15 to 18 December 2015. According to the WTO-bearers …
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