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4,350 undesired persons expelled from forces ranks: Mufti Hakimi

Defence Ministry Chief Auditor Mufti Latifullah Hakimi on Monday declared security forces ranks as clear and transparent and said 4,350 unwanted persons and 150 below the age individuals had been expelled. Hakimi, who led a commission comprised of…

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No minors should be recruited in military: Govt

The government has ordered military officials not to recruit people in the military who did not complete the required age otherwise the Ministry of AmrBilMaruf and Nahi Anil Munkar will remove them from the military ranks. Bakhtar News…

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Shut the corrupt out of your ranks, security officials told

The Islamic Emirate has directed military officials to shut out of their ranks individuals involved in corruption, immoral acts and enmities. When found, such people would be punished harshly. The rank reform commission said in a statement on…

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Taliban warn against US military presence in neighborhood

The Taliban on Wednesday said the Afghan nation would not remain silent over establishment of a US military base across the Durand Line and those who made ‘this mistake’’ would be responsible for any consequences. The reaction from…

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All government vehicles being registered: NSC

The National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday said all government and military vehicles are being registered as part of reforms being brought to the security sector. Tariq Aryan, strategic communications section head at the National Security Council (NSC),…

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All government vehicles being registered: NSC

The National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday said all government and military vehicles are being registered as part of reforms being brought to the security sector. Tariq Aryan, strategic communications section head at the National Security Council (NSC),…

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Army chief arrives in Jalalabad to assess security situation

Armey Chief Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali has arrived in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, to assess the security situation, an official said on Saturday. Governor Spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News Gen. Yaftali upon his…

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211 Helmand military officials referred to attorneys in 2 years

As many as 211 high and low ranking army officials have been introduced to the attorney’s office in southern Helmand province during the past two years on dereliction of duty charge, an official said on Saturday. Maiwand Military…

SIGAR queries secrecy around ANSF progress

As foreign combat troops prepare to leave the country, an American federal watchdog on Thursday voiced its deep trouble over the US military’s decision to keep under wraps a report on Afghan security forces’ progress. The summary assessment…

Efforts for peace talks to continue: Daudzai (Video)

Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai on Wednesday said efforts to revive the stalled peace talks with the Taliban would continue whether or not the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was signed. Addressing a seminar in Kabul, the minister said…

Delhi to give Kabul 2 ‘cheetah’ choppers

KABUL and may even send its military trainers to the newly opened Afghan National Army Officers Academy in Kabul, a leading Indian newspaper said on Monday. Deccan Herald, a leading English-language daily newspaper in the Indian state of Karnataka, quoted…

1 policeman killed, 4 injured in Helmand suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…

Airport attack ends with killing of 7 bombers (Video)

KABUL (PAN): Triggered by a brazen assault on the Kabul International Airport early Monday morning, clashes between insurgents and security forces ended with the killing of all seven attackers, the Ministry of Interior said. Two of the militants blew themselves…

7 US marines killed in training exercise

KABUL): Seven US Marines were killed and several others injured in a mortar explosion during a training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The round exploded during a live-fire exercise, an incident that led…

Kabul to ponder over Pakistan’s training offer

ISLAMABAD (PAN, an official said on Tuesday. At delegation-level talks at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in the garrison town of Rawalpindi on Monday, the Afghan government signaled its willingness to ponder over Pakistan’s longstanding offer of training its armed forces.…

British soldier killed in Helmand attack

KABUL, the alliance said on Saturday. In a brief statement, the NATO-led force neither revealed the victim’s nationality nor the exact location of the incident. But the Britain’s defense ministry announced a soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards has been…

A dozen rebels killed in operations

KABUL): A dozen insurgents have been killed and 20 others detained during separate security operations in different parts of the country, said the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. The operations were conducted by police, with cooperation from the Afghan National…

Plot to poison US soldiers at Torkham foiled

KABUL border has been foiled, the alliance said on Monday. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) media office in the east said the incident that took place at the Torkham dry port was being investigated. Without giving further details, the…

ISAF personnel withdrawn from Afghan ministries

KABUL) recalled all its military personnel serving at Afghan ministries, hours after two US advisors were found dead inside the heavily-guarded interior ministry in Kabul. The foreign nationals were shot dead late on Saturday, the fifth day of violent nationwide…

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