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Taliban never accept truce without ISI approval

AT News KABUL: In reaction to the recent Taliban’s visit to Pakistan, the Senate Committee in their Tuesday session said the visit was aimed to consult the short-term ceasefire with Inter-Service Intelligence of Pakistan not with their leaderships. Sources privy to Taliban have said that a Taliban delegation compromised of …

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Karzai condemns Laghman blast

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an explosion that killed and injured civilians while performing prayers in the eastern province of Laghman. Karzai denounced the attack a “cruel act”. The former president expressed concerns over the continued bombardments, night raids and explosions that inflict casualties on civilians, …

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Seven detained over alleged different crimes

AT News KABUL: Kabul police have arrested seven people accused different crimes such as bullying, carrying illegal weapons and disrupting of public order. The arrestment made during crackdowns conducted in 13th PD and Dehsabz district of Kabul, the capital city, Kabul Police Press Disk said on Tuesday. Six indicts were …

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17 Taliban militants eliminated in Helmand

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 17 Taliban militants in clashes erupted between them in southern Helmand province, said ministry of interior on Tuesday. These militants were killed following a clash with Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Sayed Abad region, Nad Ali …

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Clampdown against Pakistani rupee at full swing in Nangarhar

AT News KABUL: Five shops have been shutdown in Jalalabad, the capital provincial city of eastern Nangarhar province, as the shoppers still used Pakistan rupees in their daily business. The development made after foreign currency, especially Pakistani rupees, has been utterly banned in the province and across the country. These …

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Hekmatyar rejects initial election results as ‘false’

AT News KABUL: In reaction to the announcement of the preliminary results of the Afghanistan presidential polls, presidential candidate and leader of “Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has opposed the election results, saying that the preliminary results are not acceptable for him. After consultation with his team, the candidate warned that he …

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3 killed in Laghman bomb blast

AT News KABUL: At least three civilians were killed and seven wounded in a bomb blast early Monday in eastern Laghman province, according to a local official. A bomb went off at a funeral ceremony of a tribal chieftain in Dawlat Shah district, said a provincial spokesperson. Asadullah Dawlatzai said …

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Parliament delegation given “ten days” deadline to clarify CPL

AT News KABUL: Brawl among the members of parliament over the Children Protection Law (CPL) has been lasted for more than two weeks as they struggle to find a final decision about it. Speaker of the house, Mir Rahman Rahmani has demanded appointment of a delegation to finalize the issues …

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Dostum’s party rejects vote result announcement

AT News KABUL: The National Movement Party led by Abdul Rashid Dostum, rejected the announcement of initial results of presidential election, saying that “fraud” could not determine the results of election. The party said Monday in a statement that they would stand to defend people’s votes. It accused President Ghani’s …

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IEC accused of siding ‘a certain team’ in poll result announcing

AT News KABUL: The parliament accuses the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of favoring “a certain team” while announcing initial results of September 28th presidential elections. Some of lawmakers said in the parliament’s Monday session that the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) needed to probe election-related complaints properly and impartially. They …

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