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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 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The number of Afghan security forces decreased by nearly 11 percent in the past year, the US government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan said on Tuesday, an indication of the difficulty Kabul will have in dealing with its precarious security situation. Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 25 people including nine journalists were killed and 49 others wounded following two suicide bombings in the diplomatic area of Kabul city on Monday morning, according to officials. “A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden bike in Shashdarak vicinity early in the morning, leaving eight people …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 11 children were martyred and 26 others including five Romanian soldiers were wounded after a car bomber targeted a military convoy in southern Kandahar province on Monday morning, provincial officials said. Kandahar Police Spokesperson Ahmad Zia Duranai said a car bomb blew off near a …

AT-KABUL: In the wake of deadly twin suicide bombings in Kabul, the Afghan Parliament in an open letter has called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt immediate measures to stop the killing of Afghan people. At least 25 people including nine journalists were killed and four policemen and …

The US envoy has confided that the claim that the United States is behind the creation of Islamic State group is bogus; and that Ghani’s peace quest may counter-intuitively unexpectedly culminate in ultimate peace; By Sayed Seddiq Hussainy-KABUL: A senior US envoy to Afghanistan has reassured the White House’s continuous …