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AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai met with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Saturday. The two leaders discussed different issues of mutual interest. Hamid Karzai appreciated India’s support for Afghanistan in different areas, particularly in education sector. He termed relations between Kabul and New Delhi as time-tested …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: National Security Council (NSC) rejected signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on intelligence sharing with Pakistan.  The NSC said that only draft of the MOU has been signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistani spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Najib Manalai, spokesman …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Saturday expressed concern over the government’s move to distribute arms among locals to fight militants. The watchdog said it fears the process will arm a number of human rights violators, adding that the move will result in worsening security situation in parts …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After a decision by residents of northeastern Badakhshan province to take up guns against militants if they did not give up militancy, an MP from the province said Saturday that public uprisings should be supported by the government; otherwise it will not yield any result. The first …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Amid heated debate on the recently disclosed deal on intelligence sharing between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) questioned honesty of Pakistan and asked the government to submit the agreement to the parliament. They …

AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) of the parliament on Saturday approved the proposed changes by the president in the law regarding caretaker ministries and state organizations. The changes brought about in the law enable an acting minister to be remain in the office for more than two months until a …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Finance on Saturday introduced electronic payment of customs duty in order to resolve problems of importers and tackle corruption. Speaking at the press conference here, Chief of the Afghanistan Customs Department (ACD) said that hereinafter the traders would not be impelled to pay customs duties …

AT-KABUL: At least 54 armed Taliban fighters were killed and nine 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 National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

AT-KABUL: Afghan government has appointed General Qadam Shah Shaheen, as chief of the army staff, an official said on Saturday. “National Unity Government leaders agreed on General Qadam Shah’s appointment as the Army Chief of Staff of the country,” Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the Chief Executive Office, said on …

KABUL: The district chief for Charchino district of central Uruzgan province was killed in a bomb blast on Saturday morning, an official said. The governor’s spokesman Dost Mohammad Nayab told Pajhwok Afghan News that the district chief Mohammad Ismail Haqyar was heading toward his home when his car hit a …