AT-KABUL: The first migrant resource centre was set up in Kabul as part of an initiative by the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in joint venture with the International Centre for the Development of Migration Policy. The refugee ministry in a statement said the centre will provide clear, accessible and …
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AT-KABUL: After the arrest of a top commander loyal to Junbish Milli Party over an alleged brawl, the first vice-president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum in exile has warned the government of national unity his ally Nizamuddin Qaisari’s unjustifiable incarceration will have consequences that could challenge the forthcoming elections. Nizamuddin Qaisari, …
Read More »AT-KABUL: Some eleven suspects have been arrested over charges of drug trafficking in the past week, according to the court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF). CJTF said on Tuesday that 11 drug traffickers were arrested by the Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdowns in various provinces and were handed …
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AT-KABUL: Three militants from Islamic State (IS), widely known as Daesh extremist group were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province, government media office said Tuesday in a statement, adding three of them were planning to carry out suicide attacks. The Daesh extremists detained in an operation conducted by National Directorate of …
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AT-KABUL: A car bombing ripped central Logar province Monday night, in which two civilians—a woman, a child were killed and three other women received injuries, officials said Tuesday. The bombing occurred in Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital at around 06:30 local time. The incident was very close to the 4th unit …
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NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan must stand together to free the two countries from terrorism, Afghan envoy to New Delhi Shaida Abdali said, condemning the terror attack in Jalalabad in which 19 people, including a number of Sikhs, were killed. In a clear reference to Pakistan, Mr Abdali said India …
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AT-KABUL: National Security Advisor, Haneef Atmar met Monday with Liu Jinsong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Kabul, discussing regional cooperation and the peace program in Afghanistan. Mr. Liu supported the recent ceasefire between government and Taliban militants, expressed happiness over the regional and international consensus about Afghanistan. …
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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was extremely saddened over the killing Avtar Singh Khalsa, representative of the country’s Sikh community. Singh was killed along several other Sikhs Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up among a gathering of Sikhs in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar. Singh was …
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AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, condemned attack against the Sikh community in Jalalabad as “a big crime”. A suicide bomber targeted a group of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus on Sunday in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar. Around 19 people were killed in the attack, 13 of whom were …
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AT-KABUL: A number of parliamentarians say the decision to put an end to the ongoing war in Afghanistan lies in the hands of outsiders. Members of Wolesi Jirga during a Monday session said the current conflict is not an Afghan war and that eight insurgent groups hailing from several countries …
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