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A number of local representatives claim that Moheb ul Rahman Ansar, the head of Ghazni Directorate of Education, continues to run the education directorate though he has been accused of high-profile corruption charges. They say Ansar uses his connection and political clout to abuse his authority with full impunity. In…

The Afghan elite commando forces have released 34 people including a number of military hostages from a prison run by the Taliban militants in Adraskan district of the western Herat province, Herat governor confirmed. Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali, the governor for Herat, said the Afghan commandos launched an operation last…

Unknown armed men have gunned down a religious scholar in Kabul PD17 earlier this morning, Wednesday, March 03, Kabul police confirmed. Mawlawi Mohammad Fayez was shot dead by unknown gunmen, Ferdaws Faramarz, the spokesperson for Kabul Police Chief told Kabul Now. He said the incident took place around 06:00 AM…

The assassination of three female media workers in Jalalabad, the capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province, was widely condemned by Afghan officials, media activists, and diplomatic missions in Kabul. Late yesterday, March 02, three female media workers were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate incidents. The two…

Three female workers of a local television channel were killed in two separate attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province, a local security source said on Tuesday, March 02. Kabul Now’s reporter confirmed that two employees of Enikass TV were killed on Tuesday afternoon in…

The number of Afghan policewomen will reach 10,000 by 2024, says Massoud Andarabi, Minister of Interior. He said the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has developed a new strategy to raise the number of policewomen and focus on capacity building of policewomen. Speaking at a conference titled Government’s Accountability for the…

President Ghani and the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the next steps in the intra-Afghan talks in a meeting held on Monday, March 01, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. As stated in the statement, the US peace envoy has assured Ghani of the US…

Afghan commando forces have seized the “biggest” command and control center of the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD). The group’s command and control center was seized in an operation launched yesterday, Monday, March 01, by Afghan commando forces in Hessarak district of the eastern…

As many as 30 al-Qaida and Taliban fighters were killed and six others wounded in a joint operation conducted by the Afghan defense and security forces in Dara Afghania of Nejrab district, in the northern Kapisa province, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD). 16 Pakistani nationals who were members…

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and his team arrived in Kabul on Monday, March 01, to discuss peace talks with the Afghan side. A statement issued by the office of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) said that Mr. Khalilzad met with Abdullah Abdullah, the…