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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 41 people including police chief of Paktia province were killed Tuesday while 158 others wounded in a bombing and mass attack in the Gardiz city, provincial capital. “A group of terrorist armed with suicide vests and weapons attacked at 9:40 am police headquarter and police  …

AT-KABUL: The number of school girls has fallen 206,000 persons from 1394-1395 solar years (2015-2016), according to a report launched by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which did not have details about the number in the previous years. “The number of girls going to schools in Afghanistan is falling now. …

AT-KABUL: Afghan National Association for Adult Education (ANAFAE) has implemented a 20 days’ basic literacy training workshop for facilitators and supervisors in Shahrak-e-Itefaq of Kabul City. According to a statement issued by ANAFAE, this training workshop was run in cooperation with the Ministry of Education Literacy Department and financial support of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US forces have carried out a drone strike in Kurram Agency of FATA that killed at least 20 Haqqani network insurgents near the Durand Line, media reports said on Tuesday. Local authorities told Pakistani media outlets that the drone’s strike took place near the Durand Line …

AT-KABUL: The European Union said that it has adopted new strategy for Afghanistan in its council meeting held on Monday. The EU and its 28 Member States reconfirmed their long-term commitment to promoting peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan and to support its sustainable development, the EU said in press …

AT-KABUL: Security Forces in an operation retook control of the restive Ghorak district in southern Kandahar province from Taliban militants, in which over 30 militants were also killed, defense ministry said Saturday. Gen. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the ministry told a press conference in Kabul the district center was “cleared” …

AT-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Saturday expressed deepest concerns over civilians’ casualties, asking the government and foreign forces to protect civilians during operations. Pointing to last day’s drone strike in Kunar province, a member of parliament Wazhma Safai said that “all people who were …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The western province of Herat hosted the sixth international security conference where security officials, politicians and diplomats from 19 countries and international organizations participated in the dialogue held on Friday. The role of the national government was the theme of the conference. The two-day conference was initiated …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Finance on Saturday said that Afghanistan had received the certificate of permanent membership to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). According to a statement, “on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings and the second day of Minister of Finance’s trip to the …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations says that more than 8,000 civilians have been killed or injured in the first quarter of the current year in Afghanistan. “UNAMA (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) documented 8,019 civilian casualties from 1 January to 30 September 2017,” the UNAMA said in a statement, with 2,640 …