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AT-KABUL: As many as 28 Taliban fighters were killed and 21 others were wounded in different crackdowns carried out by security forces in parts of the country. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said the Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with the Afghan National …

AT-KABUL: Acting police chief for southern Uruzgan province, Gulab Khan, was shot dead by unknown gunmen last night, the spokesman for Governor said Sunday. Dust Muhammad Nayab said the incident took place on mid Saturday night when Khan went out to patrol security posts and security situations between capital Trinkot …

AT-KABUL: Weesa, a local newspaper, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Saturday. The event was attended by high ranking officials, senior journalists and members of civil society organizations. Editor-in-Chief of Daily Weesa, Mohammad Zubair Shafiqi, said that Wessa is a local bilingual paper being published in Kabul and distributed in the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Mounting insecurity in Badghis province have forced many families to leave their homes and seek refuge in safe areas, said an official source. According to reports, clashes between security forces and militants in Bala Murghab, Aab Kamari and Qads districts of the province have been started on …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday said that malaria is a major health problem in the country as more than 75 percent of the population is living in malaria-endemic areas. “Malaria disease is still a main threat to the health of citizens and affects large …

Insecurity has changed the northern provinces into Waziristan. The situation will worsen and the northern provinces will fall into hands of militants if the government remained reluctant, says Ibrahimi AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following unprecedented rise in insecurity countrywide, particularly in northern provinces, a number of lawmakers on Saturday urged the …

AT-KABUL: Nearly 104 Taliban fighters were killed and 89 others were wounded in different crackdowns carried out by security forces in several parts of the country. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a press release on Saturday that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Amidst growing criticism about threats to newsmen in the country, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, on Saturday said that meager attention has been paid to enforce the Access to Information Law which has created hurdles for journalist. Abdullah, however, vowed to leave no stone unturned …

AT-KABUL: The former National Security Advisor, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, rejected the allegations of the governor of Paktika province that aid money to displaced people in the province ended up in hands of Daesh fighters. Spanta in an interview to Radio Azadi admitted that the National Security Council (NSC) under his …

AT-KABUL: The long-awaited Central Asia South Asia (CASA-1000) electricity transmission projected signed in Istanbul city of Turkey on Friday. Based on the agreement signed in October, 2015, the project will bring $45 million in transit revenue. The project is expected to export electricity from hydropower stations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan …