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AT-KABUL: Amid escalation of violence in Nangarhar, members of the Parliament on Tuesday said that Pakistan supported 20 active extremist groups in the eastern province. In a gathering, parliamentarians voiced their concerns over a rise in extremist groups in most parts of Nangarhar. The representatives of Nangarhar declared that the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Kabul: The Independent Election Commission on Tuesday set the date of presidential election on 20th April 2019, in presence and with unanimous consent ofpolitical parties and civil society activists, in a move that could manage away election-induced uncertainty. In a consultative session with representatives of the Independent Electoral …

AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Tuesday said that 12 drug traffickers have been sentenced to short-term and long-term incarcerations. In a press statement, CJTF said its primary and appellate courts have sentenced 12 drug smugglers to 6 months to 20 years behind bars. Counter Narcotics …

AT-KABUL: The terrorist attack agiant Nangarhar Refugee Directorate was ended on Tuesday afternoon after the two attackers involved in the attack were killed by the security forces. The attack which began around 12:00 pm was ended after the two attackers were killed by the security forces around 5:00 pm. At …

AT-KABUL: A number of the members of the Parliament rejected a plan made by the defense ministry based on which, the military is to hand over remote areas with few population to the local army. The scheme was earlier announced by the defense ministry, but parliamentarians on Monday, said the …

AT-KABUL: The newly appointed commissioners for the electoral complaints commission are set to start their works on Tuesdayin all provinces, the commission said Monday. They are planned to start work while the complaints commission has only four days ahead to announce the end of assessing electoral complaints. The commission’s spokesman, …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani, met with his first deputy, Abdul Rashid Dostum in the presidential palace, after a two year row by which the latter stayed in exile in Turkey. The presidential palace said the meeting took place in the presence of second vice president, Sarwar Danesh and chief executive …

AT-KABUL: A tribal elder was killed along with his three bodyguards in a truck bombing in eastern Nangahar province on Monday. The bombing took place late in the evening around 6:30pm in Jalalabad-Turkham highway in Roadat district when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden mini-truck near to the vehicle …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday, while marking World Hepatitis Day, said that over 58,000 people are suffering from hepatitis B and C throughout the country. Hepatitis is a silent and dangerous disease, which is regrettably on a steady rise, to which more and more people are …

The menace of terrorism has been plaguing Afghanistan, like a disease without panacea, and made it so intricate and intriguing for the West – the protagonists of this ghastly war – to annihilate the pillars of terrorism which marches on unabated. This pseudo war is taking lives in thousands. The …