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AT-KABUL: The Kabul Process and Tashkent Conferences on the Afghan peace will expand sound regional relations, Haneef Atmar, National Security Adviser said in a meeting with Uzbekistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan Esmatullah Ergashiv on Tuesday. Atmar discussed bilateral relations and the achievements of his visit to Tashkent with Ergashiv. Ergashiv …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s criminal justice body said on Tuesday that 27 people including a women have been arrested in the past week over drug trafficking charges. The Court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) in a statement said 27 smugglers were apprehended by the counternarcotics police forces after intensive crackdown operations …

AT-KABUL: A network consisting of twelve terrorists has been busted in a string of crackdown operations in southern Kandahar city by the intelligence special forces. Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested 12 Taliban fighters in Kandahar city, said a press statement issued by National Directorate of Security. The terrorist group was …

AT-KABUL: Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen has strongly condemned the recent wave of suicide attacks in Afghanistan and termed it un-Islamic. Ahead of the 2nd Kabul Process Conference to be held today, the statement of the Secretary General of OIC is of tremendous …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s bodyguard has been stabbed to death in Kabul, the capital city, in the jurisdiction of the 3rd police district, an official said on Tuesday. Commenting on the issue, Nasrat Rahimi, Deputy Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, has confirmed the death of President’s bodyguard—whose …

In 2014 when the international coalition had an exit strategy in mind, many feared its terrible ramifications. Obviously, as the U.S. started evacuating its soldiers and replacing them with military advisors, the entire security responsibility fell on fledgling Afghan forces – whose military performance has been dazzling so far. In …

By Farhad Naibkhel;KABUL: The militant Taliban have sought to enter peace dialogue with the U.S. government, in the wake of calls for closure of their Qatar diplomatic office. This comes as the militant group has repetitively refused the offers of the Afghan government for direct talks. The Afghan government has …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have repulsed the comprehensive attack of the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh militants, in northern Jawzjan province, leaving several of them dead and wounded, local officials said on Tuesday. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army in the North, said a …

AT-KABUL: Public representatives and civil society activists in the northern Baghlan province have warmly welcome the rollout of electronic National Identity Cards (e-NIC), emphasizing on the government to gear up the distribution process across the country. Complaining against the slow process and delay in distribution, a public representative, Shamsul Haq …

AT-KABUL: Illegal possession of arms and online advertisements for sale of weapons has caused concerns among people and parliamentarians. Lawmakers in the parliament have called advertisements on the social media as a security threat, asking for serious measures by the government to ban such ads. “The illegal business of weapons …