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AT-KABUL: Ata Mohammad Noor, the dismissed governor for Balkh province said Tuesday that he would wait for the end of talks between the Jamiat party that he belongs to with the central government to announce his decision. “I am waiting for the finalization of talks inside Jamiat and the talks …

AT-KABUL: At least 129 militants were killed and 33 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …

AT-KABUL: Unknown gunmen abducted five employees of the Public Health Department, including a woman, in western Ghor province, an official said on Tuesday. Ghulam Nabi Yagana, head of the Public Health Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that workers were kidnapped from the Allah Yar locality while administrating vaccination. The health …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday informed of a large-scale military offensive that has been kicked-off against Islamic State (IS) militants, following the group’s deadly attacks across the country. “Large-scale operations were being conducted [against IS], [the group] still sometimes launching hostile attacks, but we are sure that …

AT-KABUL: Some political opposition individuals accuse the government of corruption, claiming that the phenomenon was compacted within a particular circle in the Presidential Palace. This comes when the government says it is serious in fight against corruption and there was sign of government’s negligence. Ahmad Wali Massoud, a government opposition …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Turkmenistan has cut off power supply to Afghanistan’s border provinces, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) announced on Monday. To the chagrin of residents, power supply to Herat, Faryab, Sar-i-Pul and Jawzjan was severed after Turkmenistan’s demand for doubling the electricity rate was rejected. Amanullah Ghalib, the head …

AT-KABUL: Six members of a single family embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents shot them inside their home in Kohistan district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Monday. Parents and their four daughters have been shot dead, a security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity told …

AT-KABUL: Representatives of Nangarhar in Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday expressed deepest concern over ramp up insecurity in eastern Nangarhar province, asking the government to take step for solution. “Insecurity increased in Nangarhar, even governor confessed that insecurity reached to the city,” said Member of the Wolesi …

AT-KABUL: Minister of Energy and Water Ali Ahmad Osmani succeeded to satisfy members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of parliament during interpellation and remain as ministers. Minister of Energy and Water was allegedly blamed with corruption, graft, misusing authority and breaching of law during contracts of project in the …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have foiled a deadly car bomb attack in eastern Nangarhar province, a day after a terrorist attack on a funeral ceremony of ex-district chief of Haska Mina, leaving at least 18 dead and 12 others wounded. A statement issued by the provincial government’s media office, said …