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KABUL: Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq on Friday confirmed contact between government officials and representatives of the Taliban and another group for the release of kidnapped passengers. Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 31 people, who were on their way from Herat province to the capital Kabul, in the Shah Joi district …

KABUL: The dead body of Shehla Atta, a former parliamentarian and presidential runner, has been found in Kabul, a security official said on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Farid Afzali, the crime branch chief, confirmed that the body of Atta had been found in the limits of 10th police district. He said …

Kabul: A notorious Taliban commander has been killed during a clearing operation in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province, officials said on Thursday. A three-day operation involving all security organs was conducted in Baghlan-i-Markazi, district chief Gauhar Khan Baburi said. Baburi claimed Himmat Khail, Shafi Khail, Hussein Khail, Zaman …

AT-KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai urged Russia to support the peace process of Afghanistan. Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Zamir Kabulov in a meeting with Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that his country was committed to lend its continued support to Afghanistan. Russian ambassador to Afghanistan, Alexander Mantytskiy, were …

AT-KABUL: A conference launched in Kazakhstan to explore ways to expand economic relations between Afghanistan and Central Asian region, said the acting Minister of Commerce and Industries. Muzamil Shinwari told Azadi Radio that the conference was aimed at improving trade relations between Afghanistan and Central Asian countries. “The conference kicked …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following execution of five Afghans in Iran, a lawmaker accused the government of turning blind eye to the issue. Nahid Farid, a member of the international relations committee of Wolesi Jirga, said the incumbent government should take drastic steps to put an end to execution of Afghan …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Najibullah Musafir, a photojournalist who was imprisoned for six months has been pardoned by President Ashraf Ghani. The president has issued a decree that in which he has pardoned the remaining imprisonment period of Najibullah Musafir. The photojournalist was arrested about three weeks back and sent to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government should provide us with weapons when it failed to ensure our safety, residents of northern Sar-i-Pul province said on Wednesday. They accused the provincial authorities of negligence. A local elder, Sayed Habib Rastgar, told journalists that concerned official had been failed to protect lives and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After failed attempt of suicide, the 14-year-old girl Arezo had successfully undergone four surgical operations and was in stable condition, doctor said on Wednesday. “Arezo broke her bones and was at critical condition when brought to the hospital,” Dr. Mohammad Nasir Habib said. It took two years …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament on Wednesday said that no list of the remaining cabinet was received so far. Secretary of WJ, Urfanullah Urfan, told reporters that he has not received any new list of the remaining cabinet picks from the government …