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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Joint Anti-corruption and Evaluating Committee (MEC) on Sunday released its ‘special report’ on vulnerabilities to corruption in imports and supply of fuel and liquid gas. In a statement the MEC said the special... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of fuel and gas increased while that of sugar dipped during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Abdul Hadi, a fuel station worker in Wazirabad locality, said the price of one litre of... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Mullah Abdul Rauf Arafi has been appointed as new leader of a Taliban splinter group, led by Mullah Rasoul, the group’s spokesman Mullah Abdul Rahman Niazi said on Saturday. In a telephonic conversation, Niazai told Pajhwok Afghan News Mullah Arafi had been appointed by a 13-member executive council of the group. He is a resident of the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province. The breakaway group’s spokesman said Arafi’s nomination came after Mullah Rasoul’s disappearance over the past few months. Supporters had no information about his whereabouts, he added. After the demise of former Taliban leader Mullah Omer, some of the group’s commanders did not accepted the le...

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New Delhi: Afghanistan has sought more military supplies from India including attack helicopters as it stepped up its offensive last week against terror groups killing 300 Islamic State terrorists, the top US and NATO commander in the war-ravaged country said on Wednesday. General John Nicholson, here on his second visit, said India has been making "enormously valuable" contribution in strengthening Afghan security forces and the US favours the military support. India has already provided four Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan and US Commander said the country needs more military aircraft to deal with Taliban and various other terror outfits. Welcoming India's contribution to restoring peace...

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): An intense gunbattle between security forces and Taliban militants entered a second day on Tuesday in the Nawa district of southe Helmand province, the district police chief said. Col. Ahmadshah Salim told Pajhwok Afghan News... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

By Qutbuddin Kohi on 09 August 2016 MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Electricity supply to Maimana, the capital of northweste Faryab province, and three other districts has been suspended after the Taliban... read more ...

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GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Over a hundred young men have launched an awareness campaign about disadvantages of using the Pakistani rupee in southeaste Paktika province, an official said on Saturday. The campaigners held placards inscribed with a variety of slogans, like “stop the use of the rupee; afghani is our national currency; buy and purchase goods with the local currency.” Sultan Ahmadzai, the youth foundation organiser, alleged the Pakistani currency was being used in easte and southeaste provinces. He is heading the drive to draw the attention of govement and people to the issue. “The rupee is still used in most transaction across the country and the govement should take a strong initiative ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The US has urged the govement of Pakistan to pursue closer counterterrorism cooperation with Afghanistan against all terror groups that pose a long-term threat to the region. At a news briefing in Washington on Friday, the State... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday welcomed the manufacturing of 1673 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) for Afghan forces under a $356 million contract signed with AM General, a US-based heavy vehicle manufacturing company. The company would manufacture and deliver the HMMWVs, also known as Humvees, to the US govement for further delivery to the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police by 2017. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Radmansh, deputy MoD spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the US govement had signed the contract a few days ago with the company. While welcoming the assistance, he said it was another step leasing the Afghan forces towards self-suffic...

By Bashir Ahmad Naadim on 03 August 2016 KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Following a ban on the usage of Pakistani currency by central bank officials and the police headquarters, the value of the afghani has witnessed an unprecedented rise against the rupee and dollar in southe Kandahar province. A few days ago, the central bank officials... read more ...

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Afghan forces’ airstrikes killed at least 18 insurgents, including two Uzbek fighters, in Qush Tepa district of northe Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday. Jawzjan police chief Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turkistani told Pajhwok Afghan News the ground forces backed by air support were able to drive Taliban militants who had besieged the district centre for the last few days. He said the insurgents were also driven from Khanqa, Shir Bik and Gardan villages. At least 18 militants were killed and another seven were injured the airstrike that broke the Taliban’s siege, he said. The dead rebels included two Uzbek nationals. Turkistani said the security forces which had ...

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Twenty insurgents were killed and several others wounded during clashes in the Shindand district of weste Herat province on Tuesday, an official said. The goveor’s spokesman, Farhad Jilani, told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash erupted early this moing in Shindand district and continued until 10:00am. He said the Taliban staged attacks from Khyfan, Beland Kot and Abdullabad areas of the district on security check- posts. But Najibulla Najibi, spokesman for the 207th Zafar Military Corps, said 17 Taliban including the group’s shadow district chief Mullah Nazarwere killed and 22 others wounded. Security forces and civilians suffered no casualties, as one of the security for...

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