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 AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Local security officials on Saturday said a notorious illegal commander Nawidak has been besieged in a private hospital by Afghan forces in Taloqan, the capital of northern Takhar province. Takhar police spokesman, Khalil Asir, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the commander had engaged in an armed fight …

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders, influential figures and the youth of Shinwar area in Nangarhar province are to form a grand council to provide the security of the Shinwar’s six districts. In a gathering held Friday, tribal elders said they would no longer remain silent against insecurity and that the council would …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai offered his “deep” sorrows over the death of a prominent Pashto poet and literarian, Umar Daraz Marwat. “I honor his decades of spirited contribution to publication and literary works. May Allah grant him Jannat-ul-Ferdous (paradise),” the former president said.

AT-KABUL: At least 28 Taliban insurgents have been killed in an infighting that have erupted between the two factions of the group in western Herat province, official said Friday. Provincial Governor Spokesman Jailani Farhad confirmed clash between armed men loyal to the two Taliban fractions—Mullah Rasoul and Mullah Hebatullah that …

AT-KABUL: Preliminary findings from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) indicate that as many as 23 civilians were killed and three injured Tuesday in an airstrike in Garmser district of Helmand province during operations conducted by pro-government forces against Taliban in the area. According to UNAMA, initial findings indicate that …

AT-KABUL: 14 fighters loyal to the Taliban group and 16 to the Islamic State (IS) militants, also known as Daesh, have renounced insurgency and reintegrated into civil society by joining the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process in eastern Nangarhar province. Provincial governor spokesman, Ataullah Khogyani confirmed their surrender, …

AT-KABUL: At least 10 people were killed and 19 others were injured after a Taliban truck bombing targeted a foreign security company’s compound in east of Kabul city Wednesday evening, officials said. The attack was started by a truck bombing at the gate of the G4S, a British security firm’s …

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai condemned an airstrike launched on civilian areas in Helmand that caused civilian deaths and injuries as a “cruel act”. The US warplanes targeted civilian houses in Zanjir Darab village in the Garmser district of Helmand province, killing and injuring a number of civilians including women …

KABUL: The members of parliament say if the proposed interim administration could help people reach a sustainable peace, then it should not be opposed. They asked Wednesday the government to make all of its efforts to reach this goal (peace) and it should not prevent the interim administration if it …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Geneva conference serves as an important opportunity for both to review Afghans’ progress and to start planning for that future, the United States said as its top diplomats met President Ashraf Ghani in the summit on Tuesday. The Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale is …