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AT-KABUL: After two days of closure due to heavy snowfalls, the Salang highway—linking the capital Kabul with the northern Afghanistan—was reopened for traffic on Saturday, an official said. Lt. Gen. Mohammad Rajab, the highway maintenance commander, told Pajhwok Afghan News both sides of the tunnel had been cleared of heavy …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal has putted weight behind peace talks with the Taliban insurgents in a bid to put an end to the ongoing war, it has been reported. “Peace cannot be brokered under duress, but it needs good and positive intentions because …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Afghan government’s measures in structural reforms and praised the country for its commitments and performance, Wadsam “Afghan Business News Portal” has been reported. Finance Ministry’s spokesperson Ajmal Hammed Abdul Rahimzai said the IMF had appreciated “the …

AT-KABUL: At least 15 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 22 others wounded during an operation carried out by Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, a security source said on Saturday. A statement issued here Saturday, said that at least 15 Taliban insurgent were killed and 22 others injured …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Turkey’s state-run aid agency inaugurated a school in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province on Friday. The school built and equipped by Turkey’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has 16 classrooms, a Turkey News Agency (Anadolu) reported. Faryab’s Deputy Governor Abdul Muqeem Rasih, Provincial Education Director Mohammad Yasin Arsalan, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell, the deputy commander of Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said the US-led International community has been in dire need to further militarily and financially pressurize and suppress the Taliban and other terrorist outfits during this winter. The Resolute Support deputy commander said the …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday denied establishing of any type of military ‘coordination center’ between the military of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Office has said earlier that the two countries have formally agreed to install liaison officers at each other’s army headquarters. “So far, we haven’t …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Japanese ambassador to Afghanistan on Friday promised his country would support projects concerning rural development, agriculture and livestock sectors in eastern Nangarhar province. Mitsuji Suzuka held out the promise during a meeting with Nangarhar Governor Gulab Mangal, a statement from the governor’s house said. According to statement, …

AT-KABUL: There is no will within the government to hold parliamentary elections, the former Independent Election Commission (IEC) Chief Fazl Ahmad Manawi said, calming the government afraid of fair vote. Manawai said this while speaking at a gathering of the Afghanistan Salvation Alliance on Friday, soothing the government yet to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Heavy snow has closed major roads in Ghazni, Maidan Wardak and Bamyan provinces, the Ministry of Public Works announced on Friday, assuring of efforts to clear-clogged roads. The ministry said efforts at clearing the now from the roads were underway involving contracted firms and local councils. Public …