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AT-KABUL: Afghanistan and Iran are all set to establish a joint anti-drugs committee to counter the narcotics trafficking and improve intelligence sharing in this aspect. Commander of the anti-narcotics squad of Iran’s Law Enforcement Police, General Ali Moayyedi, said that establishment of the joint committee would improve coordination between the …

“Given that young people don’t have sufficient employment opportunities then frustration can lead to social, political, economic tensions, and instability in Afghanistan,”— Dr Annette Sachs Robertson By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Ministry of Information and Culture released a report about importance of …

“The deadliest blasts in Kabul is aimed at undermining peace talks between the government and the Afghan Taliban,” says the chief of Awami National Party (ANP) AT-KABUL: Chief of the Awami National Party (ANP), Asfandyar Wali Khan, has condemned the deadly suicide attacks in Kabul City and termed it a …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban’s shadow deputy government for Ghazni province was among 10 militants killed in a military operation in the province, said an official source. A press statement issued by the provincial police headquarters said that security forces launched an operation in Speen Band area of Aab Band district the …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) termed youth as the main victims of wars and conflicts in Afghanistan. While talking to a session on youth’s role in bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan, The Minister of Information and Culture, Abdul Bari Jahani, said that those fighting in the …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai strongly denounced recent suicide attack on Kabul Police Academy that led to killing of more than 25 cadets. Hamid Karzai termed the perpetrators of the heinous act as enemies of peace, stability and development in Afghanistan. He said that the attack was in sharp contrast to …

AT: KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called on insurgents to cease attacks in civilian populated areas. UNAMA termed last Friday (7th August) as the deadliest day for civilians in Afghanistan since the organization began systematically recording civilian casualties since 2009. Three attacks in Kabul the other …

In a new peace bid, help is sought of Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, the chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) and the administrator of Madrassa Haqqaniya—a religious seminary considered to be a nursery of the Afghan Taliban. AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan requested the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) on Saturday to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Traumatized by 12 years long imprisonment term, an inmate committed suicide in the Herat Central jail, source said on Saturday. Herat attorney general, Gul Ahmad Ramish, said that the inmate who hanged himself to death was hailing from Shindhand district of the province. According to the attorney …

AT-KABUL: Protesting the cross-Durand Line attacks, the governor of eastern Kunar province said that Pakistani paramilitary forces have once again resumed cross-line shelling and inflicted heavy casualties on civilians. Addressing a press conference, Wahidullah Kalimzai said that for the past five years Pakistani security forces have targeted civilians in Kunar. …