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AT-KABUL: More than 800,000 people have registered to vote in the October legislative and district councils elections, said the Independent Election Commission, calling the number dissatisfying that should increase. Commissioner of the election commission, Sayed Hafizullah Hashemi said they would use any possible way to encourage people to take part …

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, in a commemoration ceremony of the world press freedom day on Wednesdaysaid the government will stepup measures to protect journalists. This comes as the government has been under pressure after a suicide attack on Monday killed nine journalists in Kabul city. The government will …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, promised that attacks on journalists would be investigated by the government’s leadership, condemning the attack as “crime against Afghan people” that believes no human and Islamic principles. “Terrorists are enemies for all Afghan people and have no military, civil, ethnic and religious differentiations. They believe …

AT-KABUL: May 1stwas marked as the International Labor Day in Afghanistan on Tuesday, while some laborers called it as “symbolic”. They complained about poverty and joblessness, saying that unemployment helps insecurity increase. Raz Mohammad Ahmadi, acting head of laborers’ council said that joblessness and unemployment caused insecurity and instability in …

AT-KABUL: Some nineteen people have been arrested in connection with drug crimes in the past week, sources said. The Court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Tuesday said that law enforcement have arrested 19 from different places in provinces, whom were under criminal proceedings at the moment. Three smugglers …

AT-KABUL:At least 69militants were killed and 39others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past days. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted joint operations against …

AT-KABUL: Following the recent twin bombings in capital Kabul that has been martyred nearly 30 people, including nine journalists, and wounded 49 others, a number of senators called on the government to put a halt to its soft policy toward militants who are hell-bent on killing civilians, civil society members, …

AT-KABUL: In the wake of a deadly suicide bombing that left 9 journalists dead, the national security advisor  Haneef Atmar presided over an emergency meeting with media community on Monday night. Representatives of media federations iterated their reservations over an increasing level of insecurity and violence against journalists. An emphasis …

AT-KABUL: More than 9,000 civilians were killed or injured in the past Persian year in Afghanistan, said a report issued by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). The report said Tuesday that 9,413 civilians were victims of war and violence last year, with 3,239 killed and 6,174 injured. “We …

AT-KABUL: NAI, a non-government watchdog, called on the government to prepare regulations for journalists’ safety “as soon as possible”, a demand after a deadly suicide attack that killed nine reporters in Kabul. The organization said Tuesday that condolence messages by the government officials were not enough to stop the repetition …