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At least 29 Afghan National Army Soldiers were killed in Taliban’s attack on Balamurghab district of the Badghis province, security sources said on Wednesday. The source told Ariananews that the Taliban insurgents stormed a security checkpoint late on Tuesday night and ten soldiers came under their attacks. “A group of …

The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Dushanbe the capital of Tajikistan on a two-day official visit on Wednesday. The Sapidar Palace in a statement has said the Chief Executive heading a high level government delegation visits Dushanbe to attend an international conference on “Water for Sustainable Development”. The statement …

The construction work of Balkh cricket stadium was officially inaugurated on Tuesday with financial assistance from the government of India. The stadium will be built on 14 acres of land with a cost of 1 million USD in the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif City. At the Inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, the …

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday welcomed the Helmand peace convoy in Kabul who have arrived in the capital Kabul after crossing some 700kilometters on foot, calling an end to the nearly 17-year-old war in the country. In the meeting with the president which was held outside the Presidential Palace, the …

Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the National Security Advisor (NSA) to President Ashraf Ghani at the head of a high-ranking delegation on Tuesday headed toward Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials. Atmar is being accompanied by Interior Minister Wais Barmak and Chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS) Mohammad Masoum Stanekzai. Sources …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says it has begun reviewing documents of the candidates for upcoming parliamentary and district council elections. Last week, the IEC has said that it has ended the voter registration process for the elections in the provincial cities. According to IEC, since the beginning of the …

The Presidential Palace (ARG) on Tuesday morning announced that President Ashraf Ghani will address the nation after holding a consultative meeting with political and Jihadi leaders but the event was cancelled after the meeting happened due to unknown reasons. Without elaborating further, Fazel Fazly, a senior aide to the President …

A number of Afghan Senators at the Upper House of the Parliament have harshly reacted to the resume of fighting by the Taliban militants after a three-day ceasefire. “The Taliban group ignored people’s demands that seek peace. They do not believe in any of Islamic and humanitarian principles,” Senator Abdullah …

At least two children were killed and two other people were wounded when a mortar detonated in a residential house in Jalal Abad city of Nangarhar province, local officials said. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khogyani said the blast took place at around 9:30 am (local …

At least four Afghan security forces were killed and six others were wounded after Taliban militants stormed security checkpoints in Dasht-e Archi district of Kunduz province, local officials said. The spokesman of Kunduz Police, Anamuddin Rahmani declared that the Taliban insurgents attacked the local Police and army checkpoints late on …

Dozens of peace marchers arrived in capital Kabul on Monday, after spending the fasting month of Ramandan and crossing some 700 kilometers on foot from Helmand province, calling for an end to nearly 17-year old war in the country. The peace convoy have crossed Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni and Maidan Wardak …

The Ministry of Defense says during the three-day ceasefire as many as 2,500 Taliban members have entered capital Kabul, insisting that around half of them have stayed in the city. The Taliban fighters headed into cities across  the country over the weekend as they celebrated their Eid with feasts, hugs …

The Taliban militants have violated their three-day ceasefire in Ghazni province on the third day of Eid, Ghazni governor’s office said in a statement. According to the statement released, the insurgents have broken their commitment and kidnapped six army soldiers in Andar district of the province on Sunday as governmental …

Following the end of a three-day ceasefire, the Taliban insurgent group attacked security checkpoints in western Farah province of Afghanistan, local officials said Monday. The militants have launched coordinated attacks over security checkpoints in Farah city, Pushtroad, Anar Dara and Pushtkoh districts. Dadullah Qani, a member of Farah provincial council …

Acting governor of Ghani Khail district in Nangarhar province was killed by gunmen today morning, local officials said. Provincial governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said that the incident took place in Marko area of the district at around 10am local time. He added that a bodyguard of the official was also …

The Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) says it has held video talks with the Taliban leaders  in last few days, urging the militant group to extend ceasefire with the Afghan government.  Following the 3-day truce between Taliban and the government during days of Eid-ul-Fitr, the HPC Chairman Karim Khalili on …

At least 18 people were killed in a suicide attack in Jalalabad City of eastern Nangahar on Sunday afternoon, local officials confirmed. The Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said that the blast took place at around 03:20 p.m. local time in Pashtonistan Watt of the city (PD1).  According to the official,  …

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Saturday the Afghan Government’s extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, amid an “outpouring of support” for the truce from war-weary people all across the country. “The Secretary-General urges the Taliban to heed the call for …

President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday extended the unprecedented ceasefire with the Taliban insurgent group. In an address to the nation, Ghani said that the ceasefire between the government and Taliban will be extended from the fourth day of Eid-al-Fitr. He added that details of the extended ceasefire will be made …

An explosion hit a gathering of Taliban and Afghan forces on Saturday in the eastern city of Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, killing at least 25 people and injuring many others. Provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani confirmed that the blast has occurred in Rodat district at an Eid gathering between Taliban, …