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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) took control of two key Taliban centers in northern Faryab province, local officials said on Wednesday. The district chief of Almar, Mohammad Saleh Saleh, said the security forces have taken control of important centers held by the Taliban in the district, including …
Read More »Security forces capable of foiling any type of militant attacks: Ulumi
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following insecurity in parts of the country – particularly in northern provinces, the Interior Minister, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, on Wednesday said the security forces are capable of thwarting any kind of attack by militants, and there is not threawt that any province will fall to insurgents. Ulumi told …
Read More »Wolesi Jirga to rise for summer recess today
AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the parliament) is set to rise for a 45-day summer recess today (Thursday) but the lawmakers are yet to approve four major laws and give vote of confidence to key cabinet members. The second deputy speaker, Nazir Ahmadzai, told reporters on Wednesday that …
Read More »Electoral reforms: Commission kicks off work
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Special Electoral Reform Commission (SERC) kicked off work on Wednesday to bring necessary reforms in the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) aimed at rebuilding public trust over the country’s electoral system. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah officially inaugurated the …
Read More »Compensation for ANA soldiers killed in US strike sought
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Active Youth Network for Change and Reformation (AYNCR) on Wednesday slammed the United States for targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) check-post in Logar province and sought compensation for the killed and injured soldiers. The rights activist group said that issuing merely condolence would not ease pain …
Read More »Afghan peace deal: Islamabad, Beijing ready to become ‘guarantors’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are ready to become ‘guarantors’ of a possible peace deal between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban, officials familiar with the development have said. “We are ready to go the extra mile. We are even willing to become guarantors for any peace agreement,” said a senior …
Read More »Suicide bomber kills 19, wounds 32 in Afghanistan’s Faryab
AT-KABUL: A suicide bomber killed 19 and wounded 32 people including women and children in an insecure district of Afghanistan’s northwestern Faryab province on Wednesday. The attack took place in Almar district of Faryab province today at 11:45 am in central bazaar of the district. No group claimed responsibility for …
Read More »Karzai grieves over Raj Wali Shah’s death
AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep grief over sad demise of Raj Wali Shah Khattak, a renowned Pashtun poet and cultural figure from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hamid Karzai termed the death of Khattak as blow to Pashtun culture. Karzai extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and cultural figures. …
Read More »For broader reforms sacking of IEC officials imperative: SERC
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Deputy Chairman of the Special Electoral Reform Commission (SERC), Sediqullah Tawhidi, said that for long-lasting and satisfactory reforms in the electoral bodies it was necessary to fire the all current members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). He stressed that removal of the current members …
Read More »Three armed robbers detained in Kabul
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday said that three armed robbers were arrested in Kabul. In a press release issued here, the ministry said that Afghan National Army in collaboration with the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested three armed robbers in Khwaja Lakan …
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