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AT-KABUL: At least 23 militants were killed and 25 others were wounded in different operations by the security forces within past 24 hours. In a statement, Ministry of Defense, said that Afghan National Army with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security conducted operations against …

KABUL: The Afghan government has banned officials from participating in meetings that seek to establish an assembly, or Loya Jirga, to replace the incumbent administration amid deepening political and security concerns in the country. Former President Hamid Karzai, who governed for 14 years after the ouster of the Taliban regime …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned rocket attacks by Pakistani army on the Afghan soil, asking Islamabad to “immediately stop” attacks. Pakistani army has reportedly restarted rocket and artillery attacks on the villages of the eastern province of Kunar. So far, more than 500 rockets from Pakistan side have …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Department of Defense announced that at least 3,000 additional troops were deployed in Afghanistan under the President Trump’s new strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia, Media pool reported. The Pentagon had previously approved deployment of additional troops in the country to enhance professional capabilities of …

AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president strongly condemned Thursday’s suicide attack in Kabul city, calling it against human and Islamic values and principles. A suicide bomber blew himself up among a gathering just outside a wedding hall in the police district 11, killing at least 19 people including seven police officers …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Lawyers and analysts said that traditional Loya Jirga has to be organized by the Afghan nation instead of the government. Analysts believe that traditional Loya Jirga is more appropriate as constitutional Loya Jirga not met the pre-requisites and conditions. Commenting into the prevailing situations, analysts said that …

AT-KABUL: 14 people, including eight policemen, were killed and 18 others, 11 of them civilians, were injured after Daesh suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a Kabul hotel where a political gathering was underway. The attack took place outside the Qasr-e-Naween Hotel in PD 4th of Kabul city at entrance …

AT-KABUL: The New National Front of Afghanistan (NNFA), a government opposition party on Thursday welcomed the dismissal of Independent Election Commissions Chairman Najibullah Ahmadzai, asking National Unity Government (NUG) to further reforming the electoral body in order to gain people and parties trust. According to reports, Ahmadzai was fired after …

Kabul (Paktika) [Afghanistan]: Amidst escalating tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, experts have said that there is no evidence to prove Durand as the border line. Loy Afghanistan Tehreek (Greater Afghanistan Movement) recently organized a conference in capital Kabul where experts denounced the latest statement of British Ambassador to Afghanistan Nicholas …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Counter Narcotics in joint venture with the United Nations Office for Drug and Crimes (UNODC) on Wednesday released the 2017 survey saying the areas under opium poppy cultivation increased by 63 percent across the country. “The total area under poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated …