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AT monitoring Desk-KABUL: Daesh or Islamic State (IS) militants abducted a dozen of prayer leaders in two days in Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province, local officials said on Thursday. Governor Mualvi Lotfullah Azizi told Pajhwok Afghan News that the militant group collected the 12 imams in two days in …

AT-KABUL: At least 41 Kabul residents embraced martyrdom, and more than 84 others received injuries on Thursday in a suicide attack in a gathering inside a cultural center, officials said. The attack took place at 10:30 am inside the compound that houses both Tabyan Cultural Center and Afghan Voice Agency …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Wednesday met with tribal elders and religious clerics from Faryab province, discussing security situations, crackdown against illegal armed forces and implementation of developmental projects in the province. “Faryab’s role in economic development of the country is of tremendous importance and its …

AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said it has detained 22 drug traffickers in the past one week in different crackdowns across the country. In a statement, CJTF said that said that 11 smugglers were apprehended by Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdown in various …

AT-KABUL: At least 86 insurgents have been killed, and 21 others wounded in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said on Wednesday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army …

AT-KABUL: At least five political prisoners are said to have escaped from a prison in northern Balkh province, a well-placed source revealed on Wednesday. A security official, who did not wanted to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place on Tuesday night. Without going into details, the …

AT-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani chaired a meeting of the senior security officials, Tuesday afternoon, at the Presidential Palace, disusing important related issue. The Afghan Civil Aviation Authority presented their proposal on spatial control through the radars installed across the country. The proposal was accordingly approved and instructions were issued …

AT-KABUL: A delay in the appointment of new Independent Election Commission (IEC) members and uncertainty about fate of its secretary may set back Wolesi Jirga and district council polls. In a statement, the election panel expressed its concern over the delay and demanded the government introduce one more member of …

Since longtime the Afghan masses have pinned high hopes on the religious scholars and prayer leaders for achieving the goal of peace, prosperity and development. None can deny the role of Ulema in Afghanistan in such a war which fought on lens of religious believes. But killing of innocent Afghans …

AT-KABUL: At least six Afghan Border Police embraced martyrdom after their vehicle hit with a roadside mine in southern Helmand province on Monday, local officials said Tuesday. According to the officials the incident happened in Marja district of the province when a border police forces convoy hit with a roadside …