Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: A high-ranking official of the Afghan Border Police was killed along with his bodyguard in Farah province. The district chief of Pishtkoh, Abdul Rahim Haidari, said that commander of the border police Brigadier Juma Gul was killed in a landmine blast in the district near the border with Iran. …
Read More »30 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 30 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 40 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »MoPH registers 35 Congo virus cases
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said that they have registered 35 suspected cases of Congo virus since beginning of the current year. Spokesman for the health ministry, Wahidullah Mayar, told Radio Azadi that they have registered 10 positive cases in Herat, Nangarhar and Kabul. Eight patients died …
Read More »Police commander killed in Parwan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Commander of a police check-post was killed along with his bodyguard in insurgents attack. The district police chief for Bagram, Muhammad Masom Farzai, told a local news agency that commander of the national police post, Waliullah, was killed along with his bodyguard when insurgents attacked the vehicle …
Read More »Direct Afghan govt, Taliban talks a welcome step: White House
The direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Pakistan is a welcome step, the White House said Tuesday. “The United States welcomes talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. This is an important step in advancing prospects for a credible peace,” the White House Press Secretary, …
Read More »Pakistan hosts meeting between Afghan govt, Taliban
KABUL: As part of the commitment to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, a meeting was hosted by Pakistan between the Afghan government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan representatives, a statement from the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday. It said that the meeting was held in Murree …
Read More »AGO freezes assets of 155 defaulters of Kabul Bank, puts their names on ECL
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a bid to recover the lost money of Kabul Bank, the Attorney General Office (AGO) issued travel ban against 155 defaulters of the bank and frozen their assets. Their names were put on exit control list (ECL) after the President Ashraf Ghani’s deadline for defaulters of …
Read More »Drone strikes kill 60 militants in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 60 militants have been killed in separate drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, said an official source. A statement issued by Nangarhar police headquarters said that NATO troops conducted drone strikes against Taliban militants in Mamand Dara, Asad Khel and Mamand Lagad areas of Achin district. An …
Read More »Taliban captures 60 villages in Faryab
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban militants have captured tens of villages in Faryab province recently, TOLOnews reported. Sayed Abdul Baqi Hashemi, the chairman of Faryab provincial council, said that around 60 villages in the province have fallen to the Taliban’s hands over the past two days. He added that conflicts …
Read More »Taliban attack NDS’s sub-office in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The Taliban had attacked the National Directorate of Security’s (NDS) regional sub-office in the 8th police jurisdiction of Kabul City on Tuesday. Three suicide bombers had stormed the NDS’s sub-office at around 1:00pm. The first attacker detonated his motorbike, full of explosives, near the entrance of the security facility. …
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