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AT-KABUL: The militant outfits have been pocketing millions of dollars from illegal extraction of mining in Afghanistan annually, the Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) warned on Tuesday. “The mining sector has to be transparent, because it becomes a source of misfortune for Afghan people. The revenue goes to the powerful and …

Former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Amrullah Saleh on Sunday accused the Presidential Palace (ARG) of nepotism, power monopoly and racism, saying the slogans chanted by government were biased and that all affairs are tackled based on ethnicity and linguistic issues. Saleh alleged that the appointments in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan will be considered for inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Beijing hinted on Tuesday. The $57 billion project is part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative linking China with Asia, Europe and beyond. Optimistic of the economic corridor benefitting the entire region, the Chinese …

AT-KABUL: 1st China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Minister’s Dialogue on Tuesday kicked off in Beijing, the capital city of neighboring China, in which three states talked over several issues. In his speech, Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani expressed his profound gratitude to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his entire team at the Ministry …

AT-KABUL: Without any sort of discrimination, the Ministry of Interior has upped sleeves to bring reform in the ministry, but complaining of some challenges posing by some politicians in the way. “Some politicians violated government recruitment rules, preventing reform in the ministry,” Interior Minister Wais Barmak said on Monday. Barmak, …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) asked for the religious scholars’ efforts for peace process, calling on them to announce a “jihad for peace”. Mohammad Karim Khalili, head of the council, said Monday in Kabul, expressed concerns over the continuous war and bloodshed in the country, asking for ulema’s more …

AT-KABUL: 168 cases of the narcotics trafficking were investigated in the last three months of the Afghan year, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTS) said. In total, 135 cases related to 168 suspects including 9 from public services, 12 women suspected for crimes against drugs from all over the country …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer of National Unity Government (NUG), Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that he was not involved in the “80 percent” in the dismissal of former Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, saying Noor had resigned as the governor. “Firing was not my work, it was …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar has praised Indian leadership for what he called “adopting a decisive position” in fight against terrorism, the office of the national Security Council said. In a meeting with Manpreet Vohra, Indian ambassador to Kabul, Atmar also talked on the Kabul-New Delhi security …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least six people “four civilians, two security officials) embraced martyrdom after a suicide attacker on foot blew himself up close to a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office near Abdulhaq Square in Kabul city, security officials said. The blast comes a week after Islamic State (IS), …