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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Abdur Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, head of Dawat Party, in his meeting with senior advisors to the Saudi King, discussed key factors behind extremism in the Islamic World. A member of the Sayyaf-led delegation visiting Saudi Arabia, Jamaluddin Badr, told Pajhwok Afghan News the noted jihadi leader met …

AT-KABUL: Following recent indefatigable efforts of the government to further improve ties with the regional countries, especially to the Central Asian, Uzbekistan decided to decrease the price of power exporting to Afghanistan. The price cut is coming after meeting of the National Security Advisor (NSA), Haneef Atmar to the country’s …

AT-KABUL: The National Unity Government (NUG) is fully committed to gender equality, equity of women’s empowerment in the country—meanwhile after the Taliban regime eye-caching development gained, the country’s top official said on Tuesday. The Taliban regime was the darkest period for all Afghan masses in general, but to the women …

The long suffering ethnic Pashtuns from Tribal Regions, called FATA, unfortunately were waiting for an opportunity to give vent to their grievances against Pakistan and state sponsored terrorism and their aspirations for complete independence. Finally, the extrajudicial killing of Naqeeb Mahsud—an aspiring model hailing from Waziristan in a fake police …

AT-KABUL:  NATO, US and Central Asia military officials attended a two-day Centcom Summit, discussing counter terrorism and narcotics challenges in the region, security official said on Tuesday. “The summit was run by U.S. Central Command which was attended by Joseph L. Votel, commander for U.S. Central Command, NATO Resolute Support Commander John …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 43 Taliban insurgents during a clash in southern Kandahar province, an official said on Tuesday. In addition to that, 20 other Taliban militants received injuries, making a shoddier day for the Taliban insurgents as the brave Afghan security forces purged most …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The former President, Hamid Karzai was right in his decision to further pressurize Pakistan and this was the core reason behind divergence with US administration, the former US envoy to Kabul, and Iraq said. Zalmay Khalilzad in an interview with Voice of America, said, “The former President …

AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai on Monday extended his thoughts and condolences to the bereaved family of Asma Jahangir, expressing grief over her sudden demise, saying Asma was well-known role model of human rights and democracy. Karzai said Asma Jahangir sudden death is a great lose and would be …

AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai on Monday held a meeting with religious Ulemas from the eastern Nangarhar province at his office, highlighting the importance of the national unity and solidarity among the Afghan masses. During the meeting the ongoing situations in the country were discussed and noted the problems …

AT-KABUL: The Salang pass, linking the capital Kabul with nine Northern provinces of the country, reopened for traffic on Monday, after heavy snowfalls closed northern and southern parts of key highway, officials said. Heavy snowfall in Salang, particularly in southern pass of the tunnel, caused 15 avalanches—it is the main …