AT Monitoring Desk-A blast struck a non-governmental agency in eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least three people and injuring six others, an official said Thursday. Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor’s spokesman, told ZamanNews that the blast targeted People’s Protection Office, which is working for people’s welfare in Khogyani district of …
Read More »31 militants killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 31 insurgents have been killed in several crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said Friday. According to Ministry of Defense the operations carried out in Faryab, Heart, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Helmand, Nangarhar, Baghlan, Logar, …
Read More »Govt puts security on high alert to ensure smooth election
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Thursday said that it has put the security forces on high alert to pave the ground for safe and smooth election across the country. “All segments including operational and intelligence forces are on high alert in order to reinforce security for the …
Read More »71 killed in military crackdowns
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 71 militants were killed and 25 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within the past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …
Read More »Pakistan assures Washington to support Afghan-led peace process
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton and Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo held separate talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Washington, where issues in Afghanistan dominated the separate meetings. Qureshi is visiting Washington on Pompeo’s invitation, who had visited Islamabad earlier …
Read More »Armed forces kill 24 insurgents in raids
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 24 militants were killed and 6 wounded in military offensives carried out by Afghan security forces within the past day. The defense ministry in a statement said that Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security launched joint operations …
Read More »Poll panel gears up to send biometric devices to provinces
AT-The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said on Wednesday that it has hitherto received more than 13,000 biometric devices and that it is prepping to send those electronic voting devices to provinces. The spokesman of the poll panel, Hafizullah Hashimi, told newsmen on Wednesday that 250 people have been hired to …
Read More »Nine terror suspects arrested in Kunduz
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nine terrorist suspects who are alleged to have been involved in murder, arms smuggling, having links with militant Taliban, and forging fake identity cards in northern Kunduz province have been arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks, said the intelligence agency. The suspects have admitted they have …
Read More »Abdullah jets off to Indonesia in devastating tsunami’s wake
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah will be arriving in Indonesia on Wednesday for a two-day official trip, reported his press office. At the head of a high-level delegation, Dr. Abdullah left Kabul to Indonesia Wednesday on an official visit upon an official invitation by Indonesia’s Vice President …
Read More »Army choppers deliver confidential election materials to Faryab
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Army helicopters have delivered confidential election materials to northern Faryab provinces, said Shahin Corps Spokesman Hanif Rezaee. Hundreds of boxes containing confidential election materials have been conveyed to Faryab by army helicopters in several trips, he asserted. The materials were transferred from Shahin Corps campus and handed …
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