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After NATO allies agreed to send more troops to Afghanistan, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau said his country will not redeploy troops to Afghanistan. “There are absolutely no plans to send any troops back to Afghanistan,” Justin Trudeau said. “We have served there with distinction, with valour, over 10 years …

Afghan Parliament Members criticized the continuation of acting ministers’ work, saying it paralyzed some parts of the government. Currently eleven acting ministers work in Afghanistan cabinet. Ministries of Foreign, Mining, Education, Public Works, Higher Education, Communication, Information and Technology, Tribe, labor and social affairs and transport are among the ministries …

Afghan Health Ministry is due to establish about 200 new health care centers in 18 provinces which will rise public treatment services up to 80 percent in the country. Afghanistan faces several challenges to developing a strong, sustainable health care sector. The Afghan government lacks funds to operate and sustain …

German embassy in Kabul was reportedly warned of an imminent attack six days before the May 31 massive truck bombing in Kabul city. According to Deutsche Welle (DW),  security agencies received warnings from multiple intelligence sources several months ahead of time, as a result the embassy evacuated its staff from …

A doctor who had lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building on Friday, killing another physician and wounding six other people before taking his own life in a burst of apparent workplace-related violence, officials said, Reuters reported. Reportedly, the …

The Taliban shadow governor for Nerkh district of central Maidan Wardak province was killed in Afghan special forces operation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Saturday.  According to the statement, the operation was conducted by Afghan special police forces on Friday afternoon in Nerkh district of the province. As …

Three Afghan political parties have formed new coalition so-called “Coalition For Saving Afghanistan’, the alliance is due to announce its presence in Kabul within two weeks, Spokesman of Junbish-e-Milli party said Friday. The “Coalition For Saving Afghanistan’ has been formed by Junbish-e-Milli, Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami and Jamiat-e-Islami parties which are respectively led …

U.S. and allies pledged to send more troops to support Afghanistan’s hard-pressed military  on Thursday but left no details about its numbers, Afghan Acting Defense Minister stressed foreign troops level depends on security threats in the country. Tariq Shah Bahrami said on Friday that the number of additional foreign troops …

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the United States and its NATO allies drew down its troop numbers too quickly from Afghanistan, but he vowed to stick with the war, refusing to put a date on when it might end, Reuters reported. “Looking back on it, it’s pretty much a …

Afghanistan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has urged NATO to train and assist Afghan security forces with the new technologies. Deputy spokesman of MoD said the Afghan security commanders should be tactically advised that they can correctly act in the battlefields. “Afghan forces need more trainings and technologies. Our commanders should …

An Afghan Military Commander has criticized the politicians behavior with Afghan military forces, saying the personal complex must not be involved in national issues. “The personal complexes should not be involved in national issues, if they politically behave too,” said Abdul Naseer Ziayee, army commander of 111 sect. Afghan senior …

The Afghan government fails to provide better opportunities and fields for the export of Afghan carpets to the world markets, Afghan Carpet Union (ACU) said. ACU says the lack of government’s support caused most of Afghan carpets export to Pakistan and then export to international markets under Pakistan’s name. “All …

NATO chief says the allies have agreed to send more troops to Afghanistan, to train, assist and advise Afghan security forces in the fight against terrorist groups. “Our military authorities have requested a few thousand more troops for the Mission in Afghanistan and today, I can confirm we will increase …

The Kabul Municipality has removed nearly 500 Tall-Walls from the capital, Kabul city so far. The financial unit of Kabul Municipality said the process of removing barricades will restart after Eid days and eight points at Kabul city have been cleared of barricades up to now. “Nearly, eight points at …

At least 22 children, suffered eye injuries during Eid al-Fitr holidays from toy weapons that fire BB pellets and rubber shot. Ministry of Public Health officials expressed deep concern over the usage of such toys, saying mostly the children suffer eye injury by using these toys. Although, the Ministry of …

U.S. 2017 Trafficking in Person (TIP) report ranks Afghanistan to second tire on its global list of the worst human trafficking offenders. The report said, “Afghanistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; therefore, Afghanistan was …

NATO Chief says the situation in Afghanistan is difficult as he hopes to give some feedback on future troops level tomorrow after the alliance defense ministers meeting finished in Brussels. “The situation in Afghanistan is difficult but Afghan forces have proven capable,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a …

A Venezuelan police helicopter strafed the Supreme Court and a government ministry on Tuesday, escalating the OPEC nation’s political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro called an attack by “terrorists” seeking a coup. The aircraft fired 15 shots at the Interior Ministry, where scores of people were at a social …

Afghanistan to urge “political and military” pressure on Pakistan at NATO defense ministers meeting on Wednesday in Brussels,  Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The meeting would focus on the security situation in Afghanistan, more specifically,  strengthening the capability of Afghan security and defense forces and counter-terrorism  as well as the number …

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch attacks on other countries,  the External Affairs Ministry of India said  in a statement. Trump and Modi, embraced each other as friends and partners, vowed …