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AT-KABUL: Some 17 people, including 11 Afghan police personnel, were killed and four were injured last night after NATO forces mistakenly attacked their vehicles convoy in Helmand province of Afghanistan, officials said on Monday. The counter narcotic forces were busy in an operation when mistakenly targeted by NATO forces in …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Residents of eastern zone on Sunday urged the government to improve law and order situation in Kunar, Nuristan, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. Around 500 tribal elders, civil society activists, religious scholars and lawmakers from the four eastern provinces gathered in a hotel here to convey their grievances …

AT-KABUL: At least 123 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 121 others were 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 the National Directorate of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Governor of Farah province, Mohammad Asif Nang, laid down the foundation stone for construction of new university in the province. Speaking at the ceremony, he said that this is a pleasant moment for him to lay the foundation stone of Farah University. “I hope this university would …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Family members, friends and relatives of the men fighting against the then Soviet Union and the insurgents to defend Afghanistan gathered at the National Gallery here to commemorate the “Martyrs’ Week” and remember the lost loved ones. Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC), relatives and friends …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) organized a daylong conference in Kabul to address grievances of the local industrialists. The conference titled “Afghan National Industries Support Conference Opportunities Challenges and Solution” was attended by representatives of the governmental and nongovernmental organizations and traders. They discussed challenges and …

Representatives of the nations that have been engaged in Afghanistan’s rebuilding came together in the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Saturday. The objective of the meeting was to think over together how to get this war-wracked country out of the tunnel of troubles. Amidst a thickening cloud of political chaos, …

AT-KABUL: As many as 25 shops were completely burnt after a major fire broke out at a market in northern Kunduz province, late the other night. Sayed Jahangeer Keramat, a security official in the province, said that the fire was caused due to a short circuit. “A major fire at …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen killed 13 passengers of a bus in northern Balkh province on Saturday, said an official. Munir Ahmad Farhad, spokesman for the Balkh governor office, said that the passengers were attacked on a highway in Zari district of the province. He added that all victims of the deadly …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Assuring the donor nations of corruption-free administration, President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday vowed result-oriented structural reforms for economic growth. Addressing the Senior Officers Meeting (SOM) of the donor countries, the president highlighted the achievements made in the last 10 months. Peace process, human rights protection, electoral, …