KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai says it was better that the parliamentary election would not have been held considering the current situation in Afghanistan and would have been better to hold it along with the next year’s presidential election or even after that. In an exclusive interview with the Voice …
Read More »Karzai saddened over civilian casualties in Nangarhar
KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president was saddened to learn of civilian casualties in the Rodat district of the eastern province of Nangarhar. In a statement released Wednesday, Karzai said: “With very regrets, I heard that once again a military operation caused civilian casualties in Rodat district of Nangarhar province …
Read More »At least 57 arrested in anti-drugs campaign
Counter Narcotics Policehave arrested more than 57 suspects with 15 tons of drugs in possession as part of an operation against drug trafficking in ten provinces in past week, officials said. Ministry of Interior on Wednesday said that fifty seven people have been arrested in anti-drugs campaigns with a total …
Read More »Almost a dozen insurgents killed in offensives
In intensive offensives against militant hideouts across the country, the armed forces have killed as many as 22 militants and wounded 20 over past day, authorities have said. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police …
Read More »Security forces stage pre-dawn raids on suspected Islamic State fighters, killing 14
Afghan security forces have killed at least fourteen Islamic State terrorists in a series of pre-dawn raids in Nangarhar where the authorities strengthened measures to crack down on the terrorist network which is emerging as an impregnable threat. Security forces staged dawn operations against Daesh terrorists in Shahidan area of …
Read More »Taliban cut off finger of Helmandi voter as punishment
AT Monitoring Desk-An Afghan voter from southern Helmand province is recovering for his injures on Wednesday after the Taliban insurgents cut his finger off to punish him for voting in last week’s Wolesi Jirga elections. Hafizullah, a resident of Gereshk district was taken hostage by Taliban insurgents close to Nahre …
Read More »Afghanistan election 2018: Counting of votes to begin once transfer phase wraps up
AT Monitoring Desk-Afghanistan’s election commission will begin counting votes cast during a two-day parliamentary election once the snail-paced transfer of all ballots from the provinces is finished, the poll panel said Wednesday. The time window will open for the election commission to begin the official counting of votes after the …
Read More »World Bank commits $403m to boost education, empower women
World Bank on Tuesday announced a donation of $403 million to Afghanistan in bid to foster education system and strengthen social and economical opportunities for women in the country. According to a statement issued by Government Media and Information Center (GMIC), said that Acting Minister of Finance Mohammad Humayon Qayomi …
Read More »Senators want answers from govt on commander Raziq’s murder
KABUL: Members of senate called on the government to seriously probe the killing of former Kandahar police chief General Abdul Razeq, amid ongoing investigations to find out the incident. Head of senate, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, called Razeq’s killing “painful”, saying what the government had so far shared with people did …
Read More »Insurgent assault pushed back in Faryab
Security forces have pushed back a major Taliban assault in Shirin Tagab district of northern Faryab province on Monday night, according to the military sources. Taliban heavily armed with light and heavy weapons attacked Shirin Tagab district of Faryab at 9:00pm last night continuing three hours clashes with the Afghan …
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