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AT-KABUL: Former National Directorate of Security (NDS) Amrullah Saleh heaped scorn on Independent Election Commission for having fabricated figures of voter registration turnout, arguing that a specter of fraud has resurfaced ahead of the much-delayed election. Saleh’s remarks come after IEC earlier announced that four million people have, thus far …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Kabul: A terrorist attack on the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Kabul ended after Afghan forces gunned down all the eight assailants on Wednesday afternoon, said officials. Ministry of Interior Spokesman Najeeb Danish said that all eight terrorists were killed and the attackon the Ministry of Interior ended. …

AT-KABUL: At least 93 militants were killed and23others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted joint operations …

AT-KABUL: National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar welcomed Wednesday mooring the Indian Deputy National Security Advisor Rajender Khanna and conferred on important issues of mutual concern. Khanna leading high-ranking Indian delegation visiting Kabul on Wednesday supported the Afghan-owned peace initiative in a bid to stabilize the wartorn country. A joint security …

AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security announced Wednesday it has captured sixteen key commandersof the feared Haqqani Network in southern Paktia province, which is fighting the Afghan forces alongside the Taliban. Intelligence operatives’ special unit targeted Haqqani insurgents in Jani Khil district of Paktia. Some 16 commanders linked to Haqqani Network …

The controversy-stricken long-delayed parliamentary and district council election is nearing – almost four years past the expiry of the sitting parliament’s five-year mandate. But the controversy and bewilderment surrounding the pre-election scenario has been widely casting shadow over the whole transparency and credibility of the election. Many problems continue to …

AT-KABUL: National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar and his U.S. counterpart John Robert Bolton in a video conference late Tuesday evening discussed security and political situation in Afghanistan and the broader region. Both sides emphasized on improvement and continuation of mutual commitments and maintenance of bilateral relations. They also discussed Afghan …

AT-KABUL: At an event hosted by top UN officials, prominent women’s rights activists and civil society leaders spoke out against Afghanistan’s traditional mediation practices, stressing that serious crimes against women and girls continue to go unpunished in the country’s justice system, despite longstanding legal mechanisms set up to address them. …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday received a number of leaders and tribal elders from Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province at his office, where he listened to their grievances over civilian casualties. Tribal chieftains explained about military operations and civilian casualties in Dasht-e-Archi, hoping that civilian casualties stop as …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: China has welcomed Afghanistan’s new peace strategy with the Taliban and said peace was the only suitable option to end current conflict in Afghanistan, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai has traveled to China and …