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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament on Saturday asked the government and the insurgents to return to the table of talks. The lawmakers said that the two sides should take honest steps to restore durable peace. The demand for “real peace talks” came after …

Ghani asked to remove Masoom Stanikzai, introduce new defense minister Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or House of the People on Saturday rejected the presidential decree regarding amendment in Article 5 of the law pertinent to acting ministers. According to the law passed earlier by the Wolesi Jirga, an …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that it has arrested Taliban’s shadow district chief with three other terrorists in eastern Nangarhar province. In a statement issued here, the NDS said that the operatives succeeded to arrest the militant group’s shadow district chief Ajmal. The detained terrorists …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) inaugurated the agriculture production, demonstration and training center for women in Pillawary (silkworm) Farm here on Saturday aimed at economic empowerment of women. Deputy Minister of MAIL, Mir Amanuddin Haidari, said that the main propose of the agricultural training …

AT-KABUL: Minister of Interior, Noorul Haq Ulomi, on Saturday said that efforts were underway to increase the number of policewomen and enhance their capability. Addressing a conference, he said the ministry will focus on professionalism of policewomen, adding that Ministry of Interior (MoI) is also planning to provide opportunity to …

AT-KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani, Ex-President Hamid Karzai and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has strongly condemned the last night coordinated terror attacks in Paris, the capital of France. A statement issued here by the Presidential Palace said that President Ghani denounced the last night attack in Paris city, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: While explaining his second 100-day action plan, Sar-e-Pul governor said that retaking Kohistanat district from the Taliban was in his top priority. Muhammad Zahir Wahdat assured people of the province that he will spare no efforts to ensure security of the province. “Nothing can be done without …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of the Pakistan’s Senate Defense Committee said that Islamabad has no fear to feel from the Afghan Taliban because the insurgent group was not posing threat to Pakistan. Mushahid Hussain told Tolonews that the militant group was not a threat for Pakistan. “Another point is that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Russian Embassy in Kabul has launched scholarship program for staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. Russian Ambassador Alexander Mantytskiy said that it is the first time Russia has launched such program in recent history of Afghan-Russia relations. Russian Embassy in Kabul held a …

AT-KABUL: Germany is mulling to expand the presence of its troops in Afghanistan, bringing the total number from 850 to 980 by next year, said the German politicians Thursday. The German politicians said that the government is willing to deploy more troops to Afghanistan as the security situation deteriorates in …