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National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Wednesday they had arrested nine Taliban members in Kabul. According to the NDS’s statement, the militants were involved in destructive activities, including roadside bombings and target killings of the officials and security personnel. The nine Taliban members are identified as …

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has developed a new electronic technology to address the natural and abnormal disasters in the country. During the opening ceremony of this technology, the Minister of Health, Ferozuddin Feroz said the recent disasters in the country have persuade them to develop a technology to …

Independent Election Watchdogs say the Election Commission (IEC) and the government have lost the opportunity of adopting a biometric system in Election Day. Amid risen tensions with the political parties, the election commission days earlier accepted the plan to introduce biometric voter registration system in Election Day. However, an electoral …

The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has addressed the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at the outset of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly and reiterated the government’s readiness to negotiate with the armed opposition groups. Speaking at the summit, Abdullah said 40 years of conflict and has suffered …

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said that the U.S. military is adjusting tactics in Afghanistan as the Taliban continue to inflict heavy casualties on local forces. “So far, they have taken hard casualties over the last year,” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon. “But they have continued to fight, …

Afghan border police in Kandahar have prevented the Pakistan forces to build fence at zero point of Durand Line in Shurabak district of the province, local officials said Tuesday. The Provincial Police Spokesman Ahmad Zia Durrani said that Pakistani forces have not taken the move in coordination of the Afghan …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) gives government the responsibility for logistical costs of biometric system in election. “The government takes responsibility to pay the costs of biometric technology and transfer it to other provinces due to the load of works in operational tasks of IEC. But IEC has the responsibility …

The opposition groups killed so many Afghan security forces in 2018, an average of 1,000 every month. The daily fatalities among Afghan soldiers and policemen were more than double that last week: roughly 57 a day. The shockingly high rates of Afghan troops’ casualties have drawn harsh reactions in the …

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday said that the Taliban and Daesh are the same, both have the similar aims and slogans, and that flags are their only difference.    “As every one of you knows that Taliban and Daesh are the same, only their flags and names …

Afghan lawmakers on Monday criticized the government institutions over failure to spend their budget for implementing the development projects in the country. The members of parliament on Monday summoned the Minister of Agriculture Nasir Ahmad Durrani over failure to implement the development projects and Head of Central Bank Khalil Sediq …

Afghan special forces have released six soldiers including two members of the Afghan Presidential Protective Service (PPS) during a night raid from a Taliban prison in south of Afghanistan, officials said Monday. Ghafoor Javid spokesman for the ministry of defense said that the operation was conducted in Jaghatu district of …

The chairman of New National Front (NNF) Anwarulhaq Ahadi claims that the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is working under government’s instructions and considerations. According to Ahadi, IEC has no independence in using the biometric system and the decision was taken by the government. “We call for transparency in the upcoming …

Ariana Television Network (ATN) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the first season of Afghanistan Premier League (APL) in the country. Appreciating the willingness of ATN management, the CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board Shafiqullah Stanikzai said in a statement: “We are pleased with the agreement with ATN for the broadcast …

More than five hundred Afghan National Army forces were killed and more than 700 others were wounded in the clashes with the opposition groups during the last month in the country, the defense minister told Senators at the Upper House. “At least 21 operations were conducted during the last month …

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah left Kabul early Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly in New York.   The 73rd session of the General Assembly began on September 18, but the opening of the annual general debate will start on September 25. Chief Executive Abdullah will deliver a speech on …

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has officially announced the appointment of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation. Pompeo noted that Khalilzad will lead U.S. efforts to support, facilitate, and participate in a peace process between government and the Taliban. “There is no one better suited …

Afghanistan’s economic growth will reach 2.4 percent in the current Fiscal Year which shows a slight decline compared to last Fiscal Year, the Ministry of Economy said Sunday. According to the Ministry of Economy, the economic growth was estimated at 1.3 percent in 2015 (FY), 2.4 percent in 2016 (FY) …

Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said the Afghan officials and Taliban representatives reached an agreement to bargain peace in Moscow with the participation of twelve regional countries. The Afghan Foreign Ministry refused to comment on participating the Moscow summit but emphasized that no result has been …

A number of Parliament Members at the Lower House said the United States was not honest in its commitments to end war in Afghanistan. Afghan lawmakers reemphasized to review the Bilateral Security Agreement with U.S. to show how U.S. fulfilled its commitments to Afghanistan. “The Lower House should not change …

At least 24 people were killed and 53 others injured in an attack on a military parade in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Saturday, Iran’s state news IRNA said. The dead and wounded were both military personnel and civilians including a journalist who were watching the parade, IRNA added. …