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Sahraa Karimi, the Director of Afghan Film, a state-owned institution, said that the “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” movie was screened in Kabul University on Sunday. “Today, I had the honor to screen Hava, Maryam, Ayesha movie in a big gathering,” Ms. Karimi wrote on Twitter. The Hava, Maryam, Ayesha movie is …

At least one female student was killed and another wounded by Taliban militants in eastern Logar province, a security official said on Monday. The incident took place in Mohammad Agha district of the province after Afghan forces and Taliban exchanged fires on Monday morning. Security officials blamed Taliban militants for …

The governor of Baghlan province has resigned from his position, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) announced on Monday. According to the statement, Baghlan governor Farid Baseem has resigned due to personnel issues. President Ashraf Ghani has accepted his resignation. The statement further said that the provincial deputy governor …

Members of the Upper House of Parliament reacted on Sunday against recent remarks of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami and a presidential candidate. Recently, Mr. Hekmatyar said the Afghan security forces are not going to the battlefields with a holy motivation and that they are joining the lines of …

More than 430 polling centers will remain closed due to security threats in the upcoming presidential election, officials said on Sunday. According to the official figures, there are a total of 5,373 polling centers across the country. The Independent Election Commission and Afghan security officials appeared at a press conference …

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah warned President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday that he has no authority to impose a travel ban on any Afghan citizen from now onward. Both Abdullah and Ghani are running for the upcoming presidential election which is due on September 28. Mr. Abdullah, who was speaking …

Afghan security forces had no role in the killing of Hamza bin Laden, the son of former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the Afghan Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday. “There are reports about killing of the son of Osama Bin Laden but Afghan security forces had no role in …

The Taliban insurgent group officially cancelled their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and restored its security guarantee for the ICRC staff doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan. The militant group released a statement on Sunday, saying that it has restored the former security guarantees to ICRC …

Taliban designated governor for Samangan province and shadow district chief for Farah’s Anar Dara district were killed in two separate operations, Afghan Security Officials confirmed. According to Hanif Rezaye, a spokesman for the 209 Shaheen Corps, at least 4 Taliban fighters including the group’s shadow governor for Samangan province Mawlawi …

At least six Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike in northern Jowzjan province, the 209 Shaheen Corps said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, the raids were conducted in Qush Tepa district of the province at around 8 pm on Saturday, September 14. The Taliban designated …

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Hamza bin Laden, the son of former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, had been killed during a counter-terrorism operation in the region around the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, reports said on Saturday. According to the Independent, a statement issued by the White House said that …

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan and a presidential candidate on Saturday claimed that the National Unity Government is the main hurdle in way of peace. Speaking among dozens of women at a campaign rally in Kabul, Mr. Hekmatyar said that Afghans must decide for their country and should …

The main power transmission line to Kabul was cut on Saturday due to fighting in Baghlan province, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement. According to the statement, a major electricity pylon in Dand-e-Shahabuddin was cut today afternoon and left Kabul in dark. A technical team has been deployed …

Afghan government suspends its peace efforts until holding the presidential election which is due on September 28 this month, presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Mr. Sediqqi said that the future government will lead the Afghan peace process which is a key …

A Taliban’s major stronghold and warehouse of explosives in Ghazni province was located and destroyed by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, Ministry of Defense (MOD) said in a statement. According to the statement, the stronghold was located in Moqor district of Ghazni province and was destroyed on Friday, September …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah suspended President Ghani’s decree on probe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a letter seen by Ariana News, Abdullah has halted Ghani’s presidential order calling it an electoral campaign act. “Measures such as probe of Foreign Affairs Ministry are more campaign-based than reform work, therefore …

At least eight Taliban militants were killed in an operation by Afghan security forces in eastern Logar province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement the operation was conducted in Baraki Barak district of the province on Thursday night. As a result, at least …

A U.S. Congressional Committee has issued a subpoena to Trump’s special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to appear before the panel on September 19. The subpoena has been issued to Mr. Khalilzad by representative Eliot Engel chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee to explain the failure of the US-Taliban …

Two Daesh members including a Pakistani national were killed in an operation by Afghan Special Forces in Kabul on Thursday night, the Afghan spy agency said. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Friday that Afghan forces conducted a six-hour operation on a Daesh hideout in …

The most ‘dangerous Daesh network’  was arrested by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Kabul city . The arrested individuals were identified as  Mohammad Sharif with alias name of (Ajmal, Nasir, and Jaffar), Abdul Wahid and Saber Khan. In a statement released on Thursday September 12, the NDS said …