Wolesi Jirga’s Finance and Budget Commission head Mir Afghan Sapi on Thursday said lawmakers were not against the National Food Program (NFP) but they were against the way it was being implemented.
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10 security forces killed, as many injured in Kunduz battle
Ten security personnel were killed and as many wounded in a Taliban attack in the Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province, officials said on Friday. A reliable source told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban attacked the Imam Sahib district at around 8pm last night and the ensuing clash continued until 1am.
Read more ›4 Taliban’s peace delegation members arrive in Doha
A number of other Taliban’s peace delegation members have also arrived in Doha, but the group has not yet commented on the matter. Earlier, sources said some members of the government’s delegation were yet to reach Doha even after the start of the second round of intra-Afghan peace talks, but they hoped the remaining members would arrive there soon.
Read more ›Uruzgan’s Gizab district purged of Taliban: Governor
The Gizab district of central Uruzgan province has been cleared of Taliban insurgents after a 10-day military operation, the governor said on Friday.
Read more ›Saleh claims US made a mistake, conceded too much to Taliban
Coinciding with the announcement by the United States that American troop numbers are now down to 2,500 in Afghanistan, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh told the BBC in an interview that Washington has made a mistake by conceding too much to the Taliban.
Read more ›NSA warns of Taliban’s intent to ‘seize power’ once foreign troops leave
National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib said on Friday the Taliban wants to seize power by forcing the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Mohib also accused the Taliban of wasting time in Doha, saying the developments around the talks show that the Taliban wants to seize power by force.
Read more ›Taliban drones bomb 217 Pamir Military Corps in Kunduz
Two Taliban drones hovered over 217 Pamir Corps in Kunduz for about half an hour on Friday and fired off a number of mortar rounds, officials said. The corps commander General Murad Ali Yazdani said the Taliban drones had flown over the base for about half an hour and had fired off mortar rounds that landed on the football field. […]
Read more ›One Civilian Killed in Ghazni Car Bomb Attack: Official
The explosion happened in Nanai area on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Ghazni province, officials said. One civilian was killed and seven members of the Afghan National Army were wounded in a car bomb explosion that was recognized before reaching its target, a local official said on Friday.
Read more ›14 Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attacks in Two Provinces: Sources
The attack happened on the Orta-Boz outpost in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz on Thursday night. At least 14 members of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces were killed in Taliban attacks in Kunduz and Kandahar over the last 24 hours, sources and provincial council members said.
Read more ›Afghan security personnel killed in alleged Taliban attacks
Attacks took place on police checkpoints in Kunduz province, while a civilian died in Ghazni during an attempted suicide attack. At least nine Afghan security personnel have been killed in attacks on two police checkpoints overnight in the restive northern Kunduz province, with government officials blaming the Taliban for the attacks.
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