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AT-KABUL: Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen has strongly condemned the recent wave of suicide attacks in Afghanistan and termed it un-Islamic. Ahead of the 2nd Kabul Process Conference to be held today, the statement of the Secretary General of OIC is of tremendous …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s bodyguard has been stabbed to death in Kabul, the capital city, in the jurisdiction of the 3rd police district, an official said on Tuesday. Commenting on the issue, Nasrat Rahimi, Deputy Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, has confirmed the death of President’s bodyguard—whose …

AT-KABUL: Food safety could decrease cases of malnutrition in which help prevent hunger and poverty, the Public Health Ministry said on Tuesday “The government is working to fulfill the national agenda for food safety to prevent poverty that still threatens nearly 39 percent of the population,” said Homayoun Ludin, head …

AT-KABUL: A human rights watchdog accused the government of being reckless in fighting human rights violation, claiming that there is no political will in the government for trial of the human rights violators. The statement came one day after chief executive Abdullah Abdullah said in the UN human rights council …

AT-KABUL: An 8-year-old boy has been kidnapped by unknown men in northern Balkh province, local official said, adding the kidnapped boy was son of a businessman. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Sherjan Durani said, “The 8 years child was kidnapped from 2nd district f Mazar-e-Sharif city, while he was returning home from …

By Farhad Naibkhel;KABUL: The militant Taliban have sought to enter peace dialogue with the U.S. government, in the wake of calls for closure of their Qatar diplomatic office. This comes as the militant group has repetitively refused the offers of the Afghan government for direct talks. The Afghan government has …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have repulsed the comprehensive attack of the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh militants, in northern Jawzjan province, leaving several of them dead and wounded, local officials said on Tuesday. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army in the North, said a …

AT-KABUL: Public representatives and civil society activists in the northern Baghlan province have warmly welcome the rollout of electronic National Identity Cards (e-NIC), emphasizing on the government to gear up the distribution process across the country. Complaining against the slow process and delay in distribution, a public representative, Shamsul Haq …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan envoy to Islamabad Omer Zakhilwal has called on President Ashraf Ghani to appoint a new ambassador to Pakistan and replace him with immediate effect, sources revealed on Monday. With a vision to improve political relationships between Kabul and Islamabad, Omer Zakhilwal was appointed as ambassador to …

AT-KABUL: Illegal possession of arms and online advertisements for sale of weapons has caused concerns among people and parliamentarians. Lawmakers in the parliament have called advertisements on the social media as a security threat, asking for serious measures by the government to ban such ads. “The illegal business of weapons …