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AT-KABUL: Minister-designate for defense, Masoom Stanikzai, failed to get vote of confidence from Wolesi Jirga on Saturday. Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, Abdur Rauf Ibrahimi, said that Stanikzai has failed to win confidence of the parliament. “He did not find way to Ministry of Defense as minister. In today’s session …

“The Taliban has warned the local people to stay at their homes. The insurgents say that if they are going to be killed in the battle the civilians should also share the same fate.” Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Residents of Kunduz province are concerned about their security as the Afghan security …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a new case of violence against girls, unknown men on Saturday had thrown acid on faces of three female students in western Herat province, local official said. Spokesman of Herat Police, Abdur Rauf Ahmadi, told media that on Saturday morning around 5:00am in the second police …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that five suspected terrorists were arrested in Ghazni province. In a press release issued here, the NDS said that its operatives had arrested five terrorists during a special operation in Ghazni City. The arrested terrorists were identified as Sebghatullah, Shamsuddin, …

AT-KABUL: At least 73 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 80 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 48 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 National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Football Federation said on Saturday that the Kabul futsal championship has been kicked-off where at least 160 teams are participating. Chief of the Futsal Committee, Deen Mohammad Safi, told Afghanistan Times that the tournament is held to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. All of the teams are …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Hundreds of Taliban militants have stormed security check-posts in Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province, official sources said. Spokesman to the provincial governor, Attaullah Khogyani, said the other day that police posts on the Kabul-Bamyan Highway in the district came under the militants attack on Thursday morning. …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) has rejected the recent report of Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Defense Department, on increase in Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) casualties. The deputy spokesman to the ministry, Dawlat Waziri, told media that the recent report of Pentagon shows 59 percent increase in Afghan …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Daud Shah Saba, has inaugurated construction work on a gas pipeline project that would power Balkh industries. The 95km long pipeline will stretch from Jawzjan to Balkh province. After inaugurating the project the other day, Daud Shah Saba said that electricity would …

AT-KABUL: In a fresh case of honor killing, a young boy and a girl were shot dead by their relatives in northern Baghlan province. According to an official source in the province, a 15-year old girl run away with a 17-year old boy to get married around 10 days ago. …