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AT-KABUL: At least 90 Taliban militants have been killed in a military offensive launched by Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, said an official source on Saturday. Hazrat Hussian Mashriqiwal, a spokesman for Nangarhar police, said that the military operations were conducted in Hesarak, Sherzad and Khogyani districts of …

AT-KABUL:  The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has put weight behind Afghan ulema’s recent fatwa of jihad (holy war) against Pakistan. Terming the terror attacks in Afghanistan against Islam and condemning Islamabad for supporting terrorism and harboring Afghan militants, members of the Afghanistan’s Ulema Council on Thursday issued a jihad fatwa against …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) signed agreements with the ministries of Education and Higher Education for provision of information technology facilities to the educational institutes. The institutes would also be linked with international universities aimed at enhancing capacity of teachers and students. Minister of Communication and …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Afghanistan National Standard Agency (ANSA) and Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Saturday said that low quality fuel and construction material enter into the country in huge quantity due to open borders and affecting the growth of local products and environment. After signing a memorandum of understanding …

By M. Sidiq Yosufi-KABUL: Afghan government this week rejected to participate in the second round of the peace talks with mediation of any second country, and asked Pakistan to take action against Taliban leadership in its territory instead of bringing them to the negotiation table. After series of deadly attacks …

AT-KABUL: After deadly attacks in Kabul – including the mid-night blast in Shah Shaheed area – for which the Afghan government pointed the finger of blame to Pakistan, Afghans launched a nationwide campaign through social media to say ‘No to Pakistani Products’ and support local products. The social media users …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep sorrow over the death and destruction caused by explosions in China’s port city of Tianjin. Twin blasts at a warehouse in Tianjin left 54 people and wounded around 700 others.  According to reports volatile chemicals were stored in the warehouse. More than a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that his country supports peace, security and cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He made the remarks in a joint press conference following a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad the other day. Zarif …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Though the security forces have made landmark progress in recent years, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has said that still they need air support and state-of-the-art equipment in this field. The MoD spokesman, Dawlat Waziri, has said that the security forces have powerful morale and are in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An American general the other day acknowledged that though the Afghan security forces were fully responsible for the country’s security, they still need and deserve the support of US and coalition forces. US Army Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner from Afghanistan’s Resolute Support mission pointed out to the …