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AT-KABUL: Gunmen in northern Baghlan province on Sunday morning abducted six Indians working in a power company, provincial authorities said. The Indian employees were abducted while they were traveling to an under-construction electricity sub-station in Khwaja Alwan district, said provincial governor’s spokesperson. Mohammad Haqmal confirmed that the abducted Indians were …

AT-Kabul: More than 9.9 million children are expected to get vaccinations against polio across the country within one week as part of a major health campaign by the government, according to officials. The ministries of public health and education on Sunday unveiled a second round of National Immunization Days (NIDS) …

AT-KABUL: An explosion in a mosque in the eastern Khost province on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded 36, local authorities said, marking a rise in election-induced violence. The mosque was being used as a voter registration site. An explosion hit ‘Yaqobi’ mosque at a time when locals …

AT-KABUL: A roadside bomb on Sunday claimed the lives of at least seven civilians and left another wounded in northern Faryab province, officials said. Faryab Governor Spokesman Jawid Bedar said that at least seven civilians were killed after a roadside mine went off early in the morning somewhere in Almar …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan welcomes the US proposal over a joint campaign with Russia in fight against terrorism, presidential office said Sunday, calling the alliance of both powers in favor of a robust war on terror. John Nicholson, general commander of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan had earlier said that …

AT-KABUL: Afghan markets are not harmed by the decrease in business relations with Pakistan, the chamber of commerce and industries said, amid an unprecedented reduction in the two countries’ relationships. Khan Jan Alokozai, deputy head of the chamber, said that the commercial decrease badly harmed Pakistan’s economy and even some …

The commencement of the electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs) is absolutely aimed at unifying the country—this is the intention only and doing the opposite would be in the great interest of the enemies who always making effort to divide us by one way or another. Definitely, the magnitude of e-taskira’s …

AT-KABUL: A member of senate said Saturday that he demanded the upcoming religious scholars’ meeting in Jakarta to denounce the war in Afghanistan and call it ‘haram’ (religiously forbidden). A meeting consisting of clerics from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia is expected to be held Friday in Jakarta to seek ways …

AT-KABUL: Members of parliament and political analysts believe that Pakistan was playing new game to attract confidence from the United States over cooperating for peace efforts in Afghanistan. They say that they do not trust Pakistan was really working for peace and stability in Afghanistan, adding that if Washington wants …

AT-KABUL: The second meeting between Afghan government and European Union was held Saturday in Kabul, discussing good governance in Afghanistan, human rights and migration. First Lady, Rula Ghani said that Afghanistan and European Union have “common values” and the latter had played significant role in institutionalizing of these values. She …