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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). …

KABUL: Anti-government elements must immediately end the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of all improvised explosive devices in areas frequented by civilians, said UN mission on Sunday. In its special human rights report, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan articulated a sharp increase from January to September 2018 in the …

KABUL: At least 156 militants were killed and 57 wounded in intensive military crackdowns across the country over past day. The defense ministry said the Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security operatives launched joint operations against insurgents in different areas of Helmand, …

KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Monday said that four armed insurgents were killed and two wounded in a crackdown in southern Paktika province. According to a statement issued by MoI said that four armed militants were killed and two other were wounded in a clash with by Afghan forces in …

KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Monday said that a cache of magnetic bombs have been discovered and seized during a joint operation in western Herat province. Afghan National Police in joint operations with National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives conducted an operation in Heart city, which as result succeeded to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has announced a ban on imports of saffron and its bulb in an effort to maintain the global stance, quality and value of Afghan saffron. The decision was made following a proposition by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). Last year’s imports …