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AT-KABUL: The resolution of a religious scholars’ meeting held Friday in the Indonesian capital, is for the success of the peace process in Afghanistan, the High Peace Council believes. Clerics from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia called suicide attacks and attacks on the civilians in Afghanistan ‘haram’ (unlawful) in Islam. They …

AT-KABUL: A number of parliamentarians blame their colleagues for not fulfilling their responsibility, saying they betray the people. They said Saturday that those MPs who escape their responsibilities, are accountable to the people that trusted them and voted for them. Gholam Hossein Naseri, a member of parliament, said that the …

AT-KABUL: The electoral watchdogs believe that stickers on the copy of ID cards of the voters would not solve problems, but even cause fraud. Yousuf Rashid, head of Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said Saturday that one person could vote through different centers with sticker on his/her …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan plans to open two new air corridors soon with Turkey and Saudi Arabia, a government official said, with an aim to increase exports and decrease imports. The air corridor to Turkey would be opened this week, while another one would link Afghan businessmen next week to Saudi Arabia, …

AT-KABUL: At least 95 militants have been killed and 64 others received injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security officials said on Saturday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Turkmen side calls to intensify the discussion of various aspects of the construction of the transport corridor Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey within the framework of international organizations, Vatan newspaper reported. These include such organizations as the International Road Transport Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and …

AT News Report-KABUL: In a clearing operation carried out against the Taliban insurgents in Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar provinces, five insurgents have been killed and seven other received injuries, provincial official said on Friday. It has been 24 hours that ongoing clearing operation is underway in the district …

AT-KABUL: A top U.S. commander General Joseph Votelhas vowed to maintain relentless pressure on the Taliban and its supports, in the wake of a recent string of deadly attacks across the country. In a meeting in Kabul with Gen. Votel, who is in command of the United States Central Command, …

AT-KABUL: A fierce battle of Afghan security forces is going on with the Taliban assailants in northern Baghlan province to retake the overrun Tala wa Barfak district and to rescue as many as 100 missing security forces. The Taliban took control of the district in a fierce attack three days …

AT-Kabul: Taliban militants stormed two security checkpoints in Farah province on Thursday night, leaving at least 43 Afghan security soldiers dead and injuring around 10, local officials said, as the country is bearing witness to a high uptick in violence as militants fiercely target not only security forces but also …