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A senior militant of the Taliban extremist group and five of his comrades were wounded in an onslaught of Afghan armed forces in western Herat province, according to authorities who reckoned that several hideouts of the Islamic State extremist network were decimated in Ghazni province. The interior ministry said Tuesday …

At least 26 Taliban insurgents including a local commander were killed during an onslaught of Afghan police in southern Ghazni province, according to authorities. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Interior (MoI), Afghan police special unit has launched anti-Taliban militants’ crackdown in Qarabagh district of Ghazni, which resulted …

KABUL: A large number of people staged demonstration Monday in Logar province to protest the Independent Election Commission for what they called “counting black and white ballots to use in benefit of certain candidates”. The protestors said ballots came from the areas where election was not held at all. Officials …

AT-KABUL: A mourning ceremony was held Monday for the former parliamentarian Abdul Jabbar Qahraman and former Kandahar police chief Abdul Razeq in the presidential palace. President Ashraf Ghani, former president Hamid Karzai, government officials and jihadi leaders as well as Mahmood Achakzai, leader of Awwami Pakhtonkhwa Party attended the ceremony …

The independent election commission and complaints commission are now at loggerheads over the fate of ballots cast without voters passing a hectic biometric authentication, plunging the already blemished elections into crisis. The bone of contention is the ‘suspicious ballots’ which the complaints commission or the IECC believes are the ones …

KABUL: The government of Afghanistan welcomes the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) not only for its country, but as a useful project for the regional economy. “Any project formed in the region for the bigger economic interest, is welcomed by Afghanistan and we fully support it. We believe that such projects …

Taliban shadow district chief for Pachiragam district was killed along with 11 insurgents in a raid in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday night, said officials. National Directorate of Security Special Forces launched a clampdown against Taliban insurgents in Khogiani district, killing 12 militants including the group’s shadow district chief for …

A suicide bomber blew up his explosives on Monday morning near the election commission’s headquarters in Kabul, killing at least one policeman and injuring six others including four civilians, authorities said. “A suicide attack struck near a vehicle of an IEC staff member in Dispatchery area at around 8am, blowing …

Police authorities said Monday they have arrested two notorious robbery gangs in Kabul city. Police forces succeeded to arrest a group of four robbers in Paghman district yesterday, who were involved in different armed robbery particularly robbing of vehicles in Kabul, said a press statement issued by Ministry of Interior …

Kandahar pomegranate yields saw a considerable increase this year as 150,000 tons have been produced in the southern volatile province. Kandahar pomegranate products increased significantly as well as its quality become better this year as compared to last year, said a press statement issued by Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and …