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AT-KABUL: The participants of a tripartite meeting between Afghan, Iranian, and Indian officials stressed the important of Chabahar port for broadening of trade relations. The Indian official talked about shipping of 100,000 tons of wheat from India to Afghanistan through Chabahar port soon. Director General for Institute of Defense Studies …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a court verdict at least eight high-ranking officials of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have been sent behind bar for their involvement in embezzlement, corruption, and misuse of authority, Khaama Press reported. The convicts are comprised of three generals, four officers and an ordinary employee of …

AT-KABUL: The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) has reopened all its closed health clinics and provincial health management office after a week-long closure due to security threats, the entity said in a statement on Wednesday. “I’m very pleased to announce the re-opening of all clinics as well as Swedish Committee …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least nine insurgents, including a Haqqani network suicide attack organizer were killed after the Afghan Air Force (AAF) targeted them in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday. The AAF carried out the airstrikes in Shah Mazar, Rustamkhel and Yousafkhel areas of Pul-i-Alam—the provincial capital—late …

Insurgent attacks have been escalated. Casualties among military and civilians are high. Children and women are among killed and wounded. As a whole the Afghan civilians have been bearing the brunt of casualties with losing of their dearest and nearest one in several disagreeable incidents. In many ups and downs …

AT-KABUL: At least 29 prayer holders were “martyred” and 63 more were injured after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque, full of worshipers, in Herat the capital city of western Herat province. The attacker first fired at a group of people in entrance of the mosque at around 8:00pm before …

AT-KABUL: At least 60 armed Taliban militants were killed and 40 others wounded in Afghan National Security Forces massive counterinsurgency operation in Paktika within past 24 hours. Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army launched large-scale counterinsurgency joint operation in Surobi district, Paktika province, which as a result, 60 armed …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that its operatives succeeded to bust a kidnapping network in southern Kandahar province. “Intelligence operatives arrested three abductors and busted their networks in 2nd district of Kandahar city,” said a statement issued by NDS. Arrested kidnappers identified as Rahmatullah, Abdul …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seven militants including a commander of the Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh terrorist, have been killed in a drone strike carried out by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province, officials said on Tuesday. The Provincial Police Chief , Maj. Gen. Jumma Gul Himmat told Pajhwok …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Saudi government has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, pledging to support the Afghan government in fight against terrorism. An unnamed Saudi Foreign Ministry official, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency had expressed solidarity of the Saudi Kingdom with Iraq and …