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KABUL: On the invitation of Chinese government, former president Hamid Karzai left for Beijing on Saturday. A statement from the office of former president said Karzai left for China in the morning on an unofficial visit. He would stay in China for four days but the statement had no details …

AT-KABUL: The special envoy of Germany for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Michael Koch, stressed that the electoral reforms commission should start it work soon. Talking to joint press conference with the Deputy Foreign Ministry, Hekmat Khalil Karzai and Special Representative of the US for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Daniel Feldman, Michael Koch …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of elements inside and outside the government are involved in mounting insecurity in Afghanistan’s north, said an official. Assadullah Khoram, a member of the Provincial Council of Sar-e-Pul province, said that a number of elements inside the government and some foreign countries are responsible for …

AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) claimed to have thwarted a terror bid in Kabul. The NDS in a statement issued on Friday said that operatives of the spy agency arrested a suspected terrorist who wanted to detonate an explosive laden vehicle in one of the key areas of Kabul …

AT-KABUL:  The Hizb-i-Ensijam Milli Afghanistan—National Solidarity Party of Afghanistan (NSPA)—on Friday said the memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistani intelligence agency has officially provided window to Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan. Pointing out to different corners of the info-sharing MoU and analyzing …

AT-KABUL: Coming hard on the government for signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intelligence sharing with Pakistan, a prominent Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf said the deal will only benefit Islamabad. “The MoU signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) favors only Pakistan,” …

AT-KABUL: An Assembly of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan’s (HIA) Regional Councils expressed its deep concerns over signing of the intelligence sharing deal between Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Criticizing the National Unity Government (NUG) for singing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the intelligence sharing …

AT-KABUL: At least four people were killed and 13 others injured on Thursday in a road accident in Daikundi province. District Chief of Shahristan district of the province said the accident took place around 9:00 am and claimed lives of four people including two women. Mohammad Ibrahim Akbari said the …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday nominated Masoom Stanekzai as Defense Minister in a bid to complete his cabinet. The nominee still needs to be approved by the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament. Speaking at the opening of the International Contact Group (ICG) meeting at the Presidential …

AT-KABUL: At least 20 militants including four foreigners have been killed in southern Helmand province. Helmand Police Chief, Nabi Jan Mulakhel, said that a group of militants attacked security checkpoints in Khanshin district of the province. “Security forces killed 20 insurgents including four foreigner suicide bombers in retaliation,” he added. …