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AT-KABUL: Discussing the challenges faced by women in the southern region of the country, a group of women singled out education as a priority need. In an open forum with the Kandahar regional office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), a group of women gathered to discuss …

AT-KABUL: The dead bodies of nine civilians — who have been kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh militants, and later killed, have been found in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. The Daesh militants abducted dozens of people, including tribal …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan Special Forces in their ongoing anti-Taliban operations — have freed 30 people who were being held hostage by the Taliban insurgents for several years, the provincial governor said. The security forces raided a Taliban-controlled jail in eastern Laghman province, releasing all the captivities. Backed by air force—the …

AT-KABUL: Some senators have demanded stringent action against the ousted provincial governors who are in disobedience of Kabul order regarding their dismissal. On Sunday, the governor for Samangan province Abdul Karim Khaddam followed Balkh governor and his party fellow Atta Noor who rejected his dismissal order. Khaddam and Noor are …

AT-KABUL: At least 23 of Taliban militants were killed in a spate of military strikes in the past day across Afghanistan, according to the Afghan security officials. In a statement issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan has denied allegations of Pakistan that terrorists had sanctuaries within the Afghan soil. Afghan authorities said on Monday that terrorists havens were based in Pakistan. The ministry of defense said Monday that Taliban’s Quetta council, Haqqani network, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups are inside Pakistan. Pakistan’s army chief …

AT-KABUL: Jamiat-e Islami defied an order by the central government to remove a second governor of the northern Samangan province, deepening a political schism between President Ashraf Ghani and regional leaders. President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday ordered northern governor Abdul Karim Khadem – a senior member of Jamiat-e Islami political …

AT-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan denied Pakistan’s allegations that terrorist groups are based in Afghanistan, saying that Pakistani authorities have different viewpoints over the sanctuaries of terrorist groups. The ministry of defense said Monday that Taliban’s Quetta council, Haqqani network, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups are inside Pakistan. Pakistan’s army …

AT-KABUL: A spate of defiance against the government’s rulings has arisen ever since the ousted governor of northern Balkh province Ata Muhammad Noor defied his removal and ramped up a hostile language against Ghani’s government. In the wake of Noor’s resistance, the sacked governor of the northern Samangan province – …

AT-KABUL: Saudi Arabia is considering scaling up its bilateral ties with Afghanistan –countering scourge of terrorism and boosting reconstruction in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Mohammad Haneef Atmar – who is visiting Riyadh upon an invitation of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud – is expected to discuss cementing …