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AT-KABUL: Unknown gunmen today kidnapped and killed three foreign citizens in Kabul, said officials. The three foreigners were killed by unknown gunmen after were kidnapped from industrial park area of 9th Police District in Kabul city, said Ministry of Interior Deputy Spokesman, Nasratullah Rahimi. He said that armed men took …

AT-KABUL: The chief executive office has admitted the report prepared by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) that had called corruption still a big challenge in the Kabul administration. But it said Wednesday that serious measures had been taken for removing this phenomenon. The SIGAR had accused the …

AT-KABUL: Some electoral watchdogs have called the announcement of the next year’s presidential election as hurrying, saying they are concerned over that. These organizations claim that the government announced the date of next year’s presidential election “in a hurry” to get saved from pressures by the international community, political parties …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan confirmed on Wednesday that an employee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was killed in Tuesday attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad. The United Nations expresses its deep sense of revulsion at this senseless attack that claimed the …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Higher Education declared on Wednesday results of 2018 university entrance exam, proclaiming that over 60,000 hopefuls had qualified to be enrolled in state-run universities and higher education institutions nationally. A total of 175,698 hopefuls had registered to pass varsity entrance exam this year, said higher education minister …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: More than 250 Islamic State fighters and their commander laid down on Tuesday night their arms and surrendered to Afghan forces in northern Jawzjan province, after a month of military suppressions, according to officials. IS leader in Jawzjan Mawlawi Habiburrahman, his deputy Nematullah along with 250 fighters, …

AT-KABUL: Political parties have affirmed that the government had reached a consensus with UNAMA and IEC on a biometric voting system for the forthcoming elections. Representations of political parties who met on Tuesday with representatives of the government, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and Independent Election Commission, confirm that …

AT: KABUL: Riling over vulnerability of the situation in Afghanistan, a number of political pundits who participated in Rana Think Tank monthly session argued that to overcome chaos, law should be enforced fully and should not be politically oriented. Voicing reservations over escalation of violence and aggravation of socioeconomic challenges, …

AT-KABUL: At least 15 people were killed and 15 others wounded on Tuesday after terrorists attacked a government compound in eastern Jalalabad city with dozens trapped inside, a provincial official said. “Three terrorists stormed the provincial Refugee and Repatriation Office in Jalalabad at around 12:00, killing at least fifteen people …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least eight passengers embraced martyrdom and 40 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus, heading to Kabul from Herat province, struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province on Tuesday early morning, officials said. “A roadside bomb blast hit a bus in Lakshak area of Farah …