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AT News Report-KABUL: As many as 14 Daesh terrorists have been killed in a drone strike on their stronghold in Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Saturday, among whom 12 were foreign terrorists. Sherin Agha Faqiri, spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan …

National Security Advisor, Haneef Atmar, speaks about achievements and challenges to security in Afghanistan and the path to peace at the United States Institute of Peace AT News Report-On March 22, the US Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a conversation with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor H.E. Mohammad Haneef Atmar. USIP President …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government of German might send more troops to Afghanistan after the country’s parliament approved plans to extend the country’s military mission. A majority of MPs in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, voted to approve a bill increasing the maximum number of German troops deployed …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan Special Security Forces and U.S. Special Operators disrupted IS-K, also known as Daesh terrorist, capacity to use foreign fighters to terrorize the Afghan people in northern Afghanistan. “These IS-K fighters are primarily Pakistani Pashtun,” said General John Nicholson, commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. “They have another segment …

AT News Report-KABUL: Over 70 fighters loyal to the Taliban and Daesh extremist groups have been killed in different operations conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security official said on Friday. In addition to that 34 other insurgents received injuries in the …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 13 people have been martyred, and over 35 others received injures in a car bomb explosion on Friday near to a sports stadium in Lashkargha, the capital city of Helmand province, official said. Confirming the blast, provincial governor spokesman, Omar Zwak said it occurred at …

AT-KABUL: At least 31 citizens were “martyred” and 65 others including women and children were injured after a Daesh suicide bomber detonated his explosives among a crowd of young people near a shrine in west of Kabul city, official sources said. The suicide bomber on foot targeted a crowd of …

AT-KABUL: The Women’s Network says that judicial organs are not giving priority to assess women’s cases, arguing “less attention to Farkhonda’s murder case”. Farkhonda, a Kabul resident had been accused of burning a copy of holy Quran and was killed by a mob in 2015 in the center of Kabul …

AT-KABUL: The non-oil trade between Afghanistan and Iran reached to 2.48 billion dollars last year, according to Iranian media reports. The reports said that 5.32 million tons of non-oil merchandises were exchanged between the two neighboring countries that indicate 18.64 percent increase compared to the previous year. The reports quoted …

AT-KABUL: A bomb planted on a motorbike went off on Monday in eastern Nangarhar province, outside a gathering being held by a reconciled commander who made peace with the National Unity Government last year — martyring six people, while eight other received injuries, official said. The explosion occurred in 1st …