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AT-KABUL: The chief executive office praised efforts by the US team for encouraging Taliban militants hold face to face talks with the government, an optimism that seems far from being fulfilled as the insurgents repeatedly denied talks with President Ghani’s administration. A spokesman of the chief executive said Wednesday that …

KABUL: An Afghan-German woman has been rescued two years after she was abducted in Kabul and held captive ever since, authorities said Tuesday. The Ministry of Interior said the police rescued the woman from Bagrami district in an intelligence operation. The kidnapper has also been arrested and is in police …

Kabul: Counter Narcotic Police (CNP) has discovered and confiscated some 395kg Hashish in counternarcotics operations in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday night. Ministry of Interior said in a statement that CNP conducted two separate operations in Sorkhrod district and 6th PD of the city of Jalalabad, where 395kg Hashish discovered …

KABUL: A number of policemen on security duty at the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul have been sacked after being found guilty of bribery. Kabul police spokesmanBasir Mujahid said three police personnel of the embassy protection battalion belonging to 01 unit of the national police were relieved from duty by the …

KABUL: Nine suspects including four police officers were arrested on charges of taking bribesfrom vendors in Kabul city. Afghan National Police (ANP) succeeded to arrest nine suspects including four police officers in connection to taking bribe and extortion from vendors during operation in Kabul city, said a press statement issued …

AT-KABUL: Unknown men destroyed one of power pylons transmittingthe 110 kilovolt electricity from the Salma hydropower dam to Herat city, theprovincial capital of the province with the same name in the west of thecountry, the national power company (Breshna) said Tuesday. The incident took place late Monday night in the …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah says that thecurrent situation encourages some people to leave the country as they lose hopefor the future. “Let’s not imagine that Afghan people’s problems have been solved. We are managing the country in such a condition and we don’t think that the situation is similar …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan envoy to the United Nations has warnedall parties to the conflict in his country that the Afghans, who paid a heavyprice in the past 40 years, would not tolerate any ‘misuse’ of the peaceprocess. Addressing a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting in New York on the …

AT-KABUL: Community elders, civil society activists, religiousscholars and media representatives in the central highlands province ofDaikundi gathered at an UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promotesocial cohesion, both locally and nationally, in the interest of advancingpeace. More than 20 community leaders attended the event, organized by UNAMA’s Bamyan regional …

AT-KABUL: The government-designated Peace Consultative Board heldits first session on Monday, but none of the leaders of political and jihadileaders attended. President Ashraf Ghani chose most of jihadi leaders as members of the board led by himself. The board is apparently appointed to consult and provide opportunities to hold talks …