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KABUL: The UN mission in Afghanistan has recorded more than 8,050 casualties among Afghan civilians from January 1 to September 30. Figures released Wednesday by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) show continuing high casualty rates being inflicted on the Afghan civilian population, especially by anti-government elements. Since …

AT-KABUL: The Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), an electoral watchdog says security threats against the October 20 legislative election still remained worrying. “Unfortunately, some parliament candidates were killed in different provinces. This shows that either their security is not considered serious or there is a discord between …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Wednesday that election campaign of all Wolesi Jirga hopefuls across the country would come to an end on next Wednesday 48 hours before the polling day. IEC Spokesman Hafizullah Hashimi briefing newsmen said that no candidates would be able to do …

AT Monitoring Desk-The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected nine new members including 24-year-old Samira Asghari, an Afghanistan women’s national basketball team player. Afghanistan was ineligible to compete at the 2000 Sydney Games because its National Olympic Committee did not follow the Olympic Charter, most notably the Taliban prohibiting female …

AT-KABUL: Some 50 per cent of the Kuchis (nomads) would be deprived of attending in this month’s 20th legislative elections, officials warned. The independent department for the nomads said Tuesday that if the polling took place according to the current electoral procedure, thousands of the nomads would not be able …

AT-KABUL: People’s representatives in the parliament pose different reactions to the US special envoy for Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent visit to Kabul and meeting President Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials. Members of senate say that peace in Afghanistan depended on the honesty from the regional and world countries, …

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders claim that hundreds of civilians had been killed by the Afghan and foreign airstrikes during the past three months in the Jaghatoo district of Wardak province, demanding the government to stop such strikes that take only the lives of civilians. In a gathering in Kabul, these tribal …

AT-KABUL: The government once again emphasized Tuesday it will exert the utmost to ensure security ahead of the crucial parliamentarian elections across the country. As Taliban on Monday in a statement termed the parliamentary election an American led process, the group instructs all its fighters to halt this process throughout …

AT-KABUL: A parliamentary candidate was killed along with his seven supporters after his office was ripped by a suicide bombing in southern Helmand province Tuesday afternoon. A suicide attacker stormed and blew himself up inside the office of Saleh Mohammad Achekzai parliament candidate in Lashkargah city at around 2:00pm today, …

AT-KABUL: At least 21 Taliban insurgents have been killed after their homemade explosives went off abruptly in Ghazni and Farah provinces, government officials said. A group of 16 armed Taliban was killed by their own explosives, while they were making roadside bombs, said statement issued by Ministry of Interior (MoI). …