Nine policemen have been killed in an insider attack in the Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Monday.

Four insurgents have been detained and an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer wounded in an explosion in Kabul, an official said on Monday.

At least 28 Taliban were killed and seven others were wounded in Zherai and Arghandab districts of Kandahar province, the Ministry of Defense stated on Sunday.

HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Afghanistan Saeed bin Mubarak Al Khayarin.

In an explosion in Kapisa, five people were killed and two were injured on Sunday afternoon, local officials said.

The decision is intended to expedite the procurement process and implementation of projects, the officials said. The National Security Council (NSC) will oversee the procurement process for projects of security and defense institutions based on a decision by the National Procurement Authority, officials of the authority said Sunday.

Kandahar residents said they expect improvement in the security situation of the province with the new changes. The new governor and the new head of the NDS office in Kandahar were introduced to their colleagues by the National Security Adviser at a ceremony in the province on Sunday.

Taliban shadow governor for Sangin district of southern Helmand province has been killed in an airstrike by the Afghan forces, the Defense Ministry (MoD) claimed.

The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) said at least 130 criminals have been arrested in the past three months in Herat.

Pakistan has cancelled about 200,000 national identity cards fraudulently obtained by Afghanistan refugees.