“Pakistan presses Afghanistan to recognize the Durand Line as an officially recognized boundary, but Kabul wants it retaken via a peaceful struggle,” former president Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Ex- president Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that Pakistan has been hell-bent on forcing Kabul to recognize the Durand Line as the officially accepted …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least two children were killed and three others were wounded in restive Kunduz province on Wednesday. The chief of Imam Sahib district, Imamuddin Qurishi, told media that the Taliban planted explosive device under a bridge went off around 10:00 am and claimed lives of two children …
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The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the Pakistani military has repeatedly forced Afghanistan to recognize Durand Line as the formal border line between the two countries. Speaking during a one-day seminar organized on the issue of Durand Line, Karzai insisted that the people of Afghanistan remains committed regarding their …
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New Delhi: The memorandum of understanding between the Afghan intelligence service (NDS) and Pakistan’s ISI no longer stands. Speaking to a small group of journalists during his recent visit here, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said, “No, the MoU does not stand. We (President Ashraf Ghani and I) had a …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A swarm of militants stormed checkpoints of Afghan border police in Dand-e-Pathan district of southeastern Paktia province, said a security official. A commander of border police in Paktia province, Abdul Basir Khpalwak, said the skirmish broke out at 4:30 am on Monday and is still going on. …
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The Massoud Foundation asks supporters to prevent bad apples opportunists from harming people By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Massoud Foundation (MF) announced on Monday the beginning of Martyrs’ Week and to observe the 14th death anniversary of the emblem of resistance against the Taliban and a national hero Ahmad Shah …
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AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ)—Lower House of the parliament— resumed its work on Monday after 45-day summer recess. Growing insecurity in different provinces came under discussion in the Monday’s session. Expressing his concern over deteriorated law and order situation in Nangarhar, the deputy speaker Zahir Qadeer said that girls are …
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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has arrested three notorious terrorists in a crackdown in Samangan province. In a press statement issued here on Monday, the Afghan spy agency said that its operatives have arrested three alleged terrorists who planned to carry out terror attacks in crowded areas of …
Read More »AT-KABUL: At least eight militants were killed on Monday in a fierce clash in Kunar province, provincial police chief said. Abdul Habib Sayedkheli told media that the militants stormed a security checkpoint in Narai district at 4:00 am (local time). The district is 185 kilometers away from Kabul City, the …
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AT-KABUL: At least 300 more schoolgirls were poisoned on Monday at two different schools in Anjel district of Herat province, said officials. Spokesman for the Herat Regional Hospital, Rafiq Shirzai, said that 300 schoolgirls were rushed to the hospital after they were poisoned. He said that the students felt dizzy, …
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