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AT-KABUL: Afghan government has confirmed the U.S.-funded Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report over embezzlement of international community’saidfor the reconstruction of the country, but contended that it is considering putting in place new mechanisms to fight corruption. Omid Maisam, spokesman of the chief executive, said Tuesday that good …

AT-KABUL: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has said that U.S. troops will be changing their war tactics in Afghanistan, following heavy casualties of the Afghan security forces. He has confirmed that Afghan troops suffered great casualties last year, but said they were still fighting terrorists and defending their territory. The …

AT-KABUL: Courts of the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Tuesday said they have sentenced over 370 drug traffickers to short and long prison terms over the past three months. The Task Force in a press statement said its primary court has convicted 228 drug delivers including nine public servants, …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said no change is seen in Pakistani government’s policies for fighting terrorism even after the new government took reign. In a meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Abdullah said that his country …

AT-KABUL: The members of parliament are unhappy with the current security situation across the country, warning against a “big catastrophe” if the government did not pay attention. The parliament focused on the security in its Monday free discussion, with the legislators saying that target killings, explosions and attacks by the …

AT-KABUL: The government has accepted political parties’ monitoring the parliamentary election, after several demands by the parties regarding their monitoring representatives, use of biometric in the election and change in the electoral system. But it is yet to comment on the election system. The Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan, an …

Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan on Monday welcomed decision of the Independent Election Commission (IEC)for integrating biometric voting into the October vote and sought ‘explanation’ about from the poll panel about how its mechanism operates. In the aftermath of lingering rivalries and political confrontations with the opposition ravaging for electoral …

Afghan Special Forces have rescued six Afghan Army soldiers from a Taliban jail in central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday night. Afghan Special Forces have conducted an operation in Jaghato district of Maidan Wardak province last night, which as result six army soldiers freed from a Taliban lock up, said …

AT-KABUL: At least 30 militants were killed and three others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Saturday’s terrorist attack in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Four terrorists opened fire at the people during a military parade Saturday in the Ahvaz city, the provincial capital of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, killing at least 25 people including civilians, wounding dozens …