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AT-KABUL:At least 17 fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS) or the Daesh terrorists have been killed during operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial official said on Monday. “Thesemilitants were killed in Gorgari area of Haska Mina district,” Nangarhar …

AT-KABUL: Today Tuesday 24 April, the European Union (EU) anti-corruption campaign 2018 would be lunched at Presidential Palace with the main focus on the endemic corruption with its risk in development, also private sector and election, the EU said in a statement. This would be 4th anti-corruption conference to be …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a voter registration center on Sunday in Kabul that left 48 dead and 112 wounded. He extended his heartfelt condolences to families of the victims. “These cowardly attacks are solely intended to undermine our civil liberties and wreak havoc …

AT-KABUL: At least six civilians were killed and three others wounded on Sunday morning after a roadside mine blew up a vehicle in northern Baghlan province. No terrorist group has taken responsibility for the blast. “A passenger car heading towards a funeral ritual exploded after hitting a roadside bomb in …

AT-KABUL: The body of a 13-year-old boy discovered in Tataman Dara area of central Parwan province on Sunday morning has been identified as a missing teen who had recently been kidnapped, an official said. The teenage boy named Mohammad Ilham had been murdered with a hunting weapon,said provincial crime branch …

AT-KABUL: The government’s electricity firm signed three contracts worth more than $70 million to implement power projects in central Bamyan province. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat signed the contracts with Chineseand Indian firms during a ceremony in the presence of president Ghani. According to a deputy presidential spokesperson,DuraniWaziri,the first contract was …

AT-KABUL- (Updated with latest toll)A suicide bomber Sunday morning hit a crowd of people outside a voter registration center in western Kabul in which 57 people including women and children were killed and 119 others were injured, officials said. The suicide bomber on foot approached a voter registration center in …

AT-KABUL: The enduring achievement of the Afghan government in areas of revenue increase and necessarily critical reforms in National Budget for ongoing solar year has been praised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), finance official said on Saturday. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance, said that the …

AT-KABUL: Australia is looking for longer stay in Afghanistan to prevent the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist—from spreading its toxic tentacles. An Australian lawmaker shored up its country’s hang about in Afghanistan with core reason to demolish the terrorist groups. Senator Pauline Hanson, who has just returned …

AT-KABUL: A leading electoral watchdog has raised concerns over the voter registration process that has hit snags since its inception a week ago. Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA) warned on Saturday that the voter registration for the forthcoming parliament and district council elections was moving quite slowly …