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 …
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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) …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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KABUL: US drone strikes in Afghanistan killed 57 insurgents during the last four months, a leading France news agency reports. US drones carried out six times during this year in different eastern provinces including Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan, the news agency reported. The drone targeted Al-Qaeda and other militants’ hideouts. …
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KABUL: Fifteen militants have been killed when heavy-armed insurgents mounted attacks on police check posts in northeastern Kunduz province, police spokesman said on Friday. Sayed Sarwar Hussaini told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban stormed police check posts in Chagor Qashlaq locality in Khanabad district. Soon after the attack, fresh reinforcements …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: India has delivered three Cheetal helicopters along with allied equipment and spares to Afghanistan, Indian junior defense minister told parliament on Friday. Indian Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh told the lower house of India (Lok Sabha) in a written reply that the three helicopters …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Free & Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Thursday asked the government to bring to justice those who were involved in fraud in last year’s presidential and provincial councils’ elections. Program Manager of FEFA, Naeem Asghari, in a press conference here said that the electoral commissions …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Civil Movement of Social Justice (CMSJ), a watchdog, claimed that further delay in appointment of new governors by the National Unity Government (NUG) would fuel insecurity in the country further and force the people to stop trusting the government. Speaking at a press conference here …
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