AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Fifteen Taliban insurgents were killed in western Herat province during infighting over appointment of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as new figurehead of the militant group. Security officials at the province confirmed the clash, saying the militants in Shindand district were divided into two rival groups; one opposing Mullah …
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KABUL: Amid the almost daily suicide attacks inflicted to them by the Taliban, some Afghan children continued to bring joy and comfort to their countrymen. To them, there is no other antidote to the despair and sense of helplessness than a few moments of laughter and joy. “Kabul children have …
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KABUL: Visiting Afghanistan-A, powered by Hashmat Shaheedi, routed their Sri Lankan rivals in a One-Day cricket match in Colombo, an official said on Friday. Farid Hotak, spokesman for the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB), said Sri Lankan won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 239 runs in the …
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Nadeem Alizai-The prolonged miseries of Afghans yet to be addressed by the government as hundreds of patients due to lack of quality health facilities in hospitals go beyond frontiers for treatment despite heavy costs. Decades of war paralyzing health sector compelled patients to go to India, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: New Line Organization (NLO), a rights group, on Thursday urged the government for increased participation of youth in the decision-making process. Addressing a seminar in connection with the International Youth Day, the chief of NLO, Fahim Sediqi, said that though youth make nearly 65 percent of Afghanistan …
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KABUL: Afghanistan under 19 Football team has defeated Maldives under 19 Football team in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) teams in Nepal, an official of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Thursday. AFF spokesman Syed Ali Kazmi said six teams were divided in two groups and Afghanistan …
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Massive explosions have hit China’s northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 17 people dead and hundreds more injured. State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing “dangerous and chemical goods” in the port area of the city. Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up …
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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) alleged that Pakistan was involved in recent bombings in Kabul. Talking to a press conference, Haseeb Seddiqi, the NDS spokesman, said that the explosive materials used in the bombings were of military grade, which are not available to ordinary people. He said that …
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AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai put his weight behind the recent stance of the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders towards Pakistan. He reminded the Pakistani military establishment, including the ISI, that it would never succeed in achieving its evil goals while destroying Afghanistan. This comes at a time that President Ashraf …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Kabul, a high-profile delegation is expected to leave for Islamabad today (Thursday) to hold talks on security relations with the Pakistani authorities, official said on Wednesday. Sayed Zafar Hashimi, the Deputy Presidential Spokesman, said the Acting Defense Minister, Masoum …
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