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AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Tuesday said that Afghan forces during overnight operation have killed a senior Daesh commander along with four of his accomplices, who were behind recent bombing attack in eastern Nangarhar province. The operation was carried out by General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) in the …

AT-KABUL: Unknown armed men attacked and killed five workers of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in southern Kandahar today morning, said officials. Unknown gun men attacked and killed five TAPI workers and deminer in Maiwand district of Kandahar today at around 10:00am today, said Kandahar Police Spokesman Zia-U-RahmanDurani. He …

AT-KABUL: Members of parliament are worried that Taliban rejected government’s demand to hold a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, emphasizing on continuing of fight. Lawmaker, Wajma Sapi, asked the government to take tougher measures against the group after it rejected the ceasefire demand. “Taliban reject peace. So, the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Artworks of Afghani artists were showcased at an exhibition held at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on Saturday evening. Inaugurated by Dr Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Afghanistan Ambassador to India, the Afghan Painting and Handicraft Exhibition at the Gandahara Hall of the Embassy, displayed more than …

AT-KABUL: A member of senate has blamed Iran for being behind insecurity in “many provinces” of Afghanistan, claiming that Tehran destabilizes western Afghanistan to keep Afghan government busy so that it could not manage flowing waters into Iranian border areas. Asef Seddiqi, deputy head of senate, said Monday that insecurity …

AT-KABUL: A government official denied reports over the fall of a district in Ghazni province to Taliban fighters, saying “the enemy” has retreated and the area is under government control. Earlier today, reports said that the Ajristan district had fallen to Taliban. “Our commando units landed in Ajrestan by four …

AT-KABUL: People are facing many problems in taking their national ID cards and registering to vote for the October legislative election, members of parliament said Sunday. Parliament Speaker, Abdul Raouf Ebrahimi, said that the problems still remain unsolved, asking government to pay attention in this regard. “People’s problems are unsolved …

AT-KABUL: Women now play an increasing role in the drug trade compared to the past years, the Counter Narcotics Justice Center said Sunday. It said that families are busy in drug smuggling and all the members of families are doing that, adding that some ladies are the leaders of small …

AT-KABUL: First Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum who is in Turkey for a long time, is due to come back to country, an aide of him said. Abdullah Qarloq, member of senate who is who is close to Dostum said Sunday that President Ashraf Ghani in his recent visit to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In the wake of a week-long painstaking military drill of the government security and defense forces in western Farah city, the insurgent Taliban combatants have been pushed back and violence has receded, according to local authorities, allowing residents to resume their daily life after days of unrest …