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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: French and Algerian fighters have joined the ranks of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist in northern Afghanistan, AFP reported, quoting Afghan and international sources. According to the source, French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined Daesh in Jawzjan province where the …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday assured that practical work on the implementation of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline would be kicked off in Afghanistan in the next three months The ministry hinted toward fully readiness of the Afghan government to implement the project in its part. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday said Pashtuns in Pakistan under the command of “Black Gora” (Punjabis) had been treated as slaves after the “White Gora” (Britain) which needs public uprising to achieve the fundamental and historic rights. Addressing a gathering on FATA issues …

AT-KABUL: The agreements for the transfer of the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) 1000 power line as well as the construction of the 500 Kilo Volt sub-station in Arghandi were signed Monday in Kabul. The power department signed the $ 235.16 million projects with the KEC and KPTL Indian companies in …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah reacted Monday to the statements by the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, saying his words were rift efforts that are like poison for the national unity. Hekmatyar in a gathering in Paktia province said that the tribes of the province should have more rights than …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has voiced optimism that India will increase the number of scholarships for Afghan students. He expressed the hope at a meeting with Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan on Sunday, the Press Trust of India reported. 5,000 Afghani students were studying …

AT-KABUL: At least 55 Taliban fighters were killed and 27 others wounded in operations in northern Kunduz province in the past four days, officials said. A press statement issued by 209 Shaheen corps said that Afghan army conducted operations to clear the Sehrahi, Imam-U-din, Joibegom, Naseriha, Gunbaz and Qeghex village …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Three suspects have been detained in connection of homicide of 10-members of a single family in Kabul, an official said on Monday. Crime branch chief Brig. Gen Mohammad Salem Almas told Pajhwok Afghan News the suspected killers were arrested on the Kabul-Baghlan highway. The victims’ family confirmed …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan denied the recent remarks by a Pakistani diplomat, calling it baseless. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Pakistani Ambassador to the United States had claimed in an interview with the Voice of America that Afghan government’s focus on the security in the cities had helped Taliban fighters’ fearless presence in the …

AT-KABUL: The government urges that women should have place in the senior positions. Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah acknowledged Sunday that women in the rural areas had kept deprived of education and nothing significant had been done for them. “Women suffered more from the war. Their partnership in the leading board …