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KABUL: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country and neighboring Afghanistan have agreed on intelligence and security cooperation as part of efforts to combat illicit drugs trafficking and terrorism, Iranian Media reports Sunday. In a joint press conference with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Tehran, Rouhani …

AT-KABUL: Hundreds of residents of Kabul and northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday staged a rally in support of the security forces wherein they demanded thorough investigation into the Jurm district attack that left tens of troops dead and injured. The rally was attended by members of civil society organizations and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hinting at mounting insecurity in northern Sar-i-Pul province, local security officials have said that lack of heavy weapons has marred their mission to bring law-and-order in the province. They said the Taliban militants were trying to insecure the province and target the security forces. Quoted by Radio …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani would leave for Iran today (Sunday) on two-day official visit and will discuss issues of mutual interest with Iranian authorities. Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday that accepting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s invitation Ashraf Ghani is due in Tehran on Sunday. Ghani will head …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Lambasting members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) for their failure to address grievance of public and accelerate efforts to release the 31 passengers who were abducted in Zabul, a large number of civil society activists on Saturday protested near the parliament house and tried to prevent …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: After protracted delay, finally the cabinet has been almost completed as the recently introduced 16 ministers-designate got vote of confidence on Saturday. However, the pick for ministry of defense has not been introduced, so far. The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament through confidence …

Kabul: A suicide bomber killed 22 and more than 50 left injured when exploded in front of Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, early Saturday morning. Brig. General Fazal Ahmed Sherzad, police chief in Nangrahar, said that suicide bombing took place on a motor cycle and …

AT-KABUL: Militants beheaded the four people, who were kidnapped from Ajristan district of Ghazni province, around three days ago, said acting governor of the province. Musa Khan Akbarzada said that all the kidnapped people were civilians. According to reports, four civilians were residents of Malistan district and they were on …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, called on Afghan security forces to take action against both domestic and foreign militants in Badakhshan. Following that 28 army troops were killed in a fierce fighting in Badakhshan province, Ulumi visited the province the other day to meet with Afghan …

AT-KABUL: The British Museum has decided to display and keep the ex-President Hamid Karzai’s chapan (a traditional cloak). Nancy Hatch Dupree, the director of the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University, in a meeting with Hamid Karzai handed him a letter from the British Museum regarding the decision. Karzai accepted the …