The total population density of the country is reaching 32.2 million in Afghanistan, of which approximately 15.8 million are men and the remaining 16.4 million are women. Increasing population in Afghanistan has become a source of concern for officials at the Ministry of Economy. If they do not grow in proportion to economic growth of country, people will face food scarcity, water shortage, poverty,...
LAGHMAN (The Killid) – At least three Taliban insurgents, including one of their commander, killed and further two wounded during clashes with Afghan security forces in eastern province, the 201th Selab Corps said in a statement. According to the statement, Taliban attacked against security post at Sharam of Alishang district, having killed three of their members, including a commander Abu Bakar (known as...
TAKHAR (The Killid) – Afghan security forces arrested a Burqa-clad Taliban commander during an operation in northeast province of Afghanistan, the 209th Shaheen Corps said on a statement. According to the statement, forces caught the Commander as he was in a bid to leave the province. The anti-government armed militants often disguise themselves in Burqas and women attire in attempt to escape the military operations...
KABUL (The Killid) – Security officials arrested man on charges with providing facilities to the Daesh group in Afghan capital Kabul, Ministry of Interior said in a statement. According to the statement released Sunday, Afghan security forces in a special operation nabbed man suspect of providing logistic facilities to Daesh terrorist group in Kabul. The suspect Juma Khan is arrested during an operation carried...
KABUL (The Killid) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani laid the cornerstone of Darul Aman Administrative Complex at an official ceremony in Kabul Sunday. “President @AshrafGhani officially laid the cornerstone of Darul Aman Administrative Complex,” said ARG in a tweet. “The Complex will be inspired by Modern Islamic architecture patterns as well as classical inspiration sources found during the reign of Timurid, Ghaznavid, Ghorid...
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan extended its airspace closure along its eastern border with India till July 26, the country's civil aviation authority announced Friday, making it for the fifth time. “Pakistani airspace will be closed until July 26 along its eastern border with India. The Panjgoor airspace will remain open for overflying transit flights from the western side as Air India had already been using...
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KABUL (The Killid) – Afghanistan Cricket Board’s discipline committee suspended Aftab Alam, 26, from domestic and international cricket, after he was found guilty of violating the disciplinary code of conduct during the 2019 World Cup. The ACB later clarified Alam has been sent back home following his breach of ICC's disciplinary code of conduct; but didn't elaborate on what the breach exactly was, local...
NANGARHAR (The Killid) – Afghan security forces arrested at least 12 insurgent – belonging to different groups – during a one-week operation in eastern province of Nangarhar. Shah Mahmoud Miakhail, Nangarhar Governor, at a press conference said Thursday Afghan national security forces arrested at least nine Taliban insurgents and three Daesh militant members during a one-week operation. According to Miakahil, security forces also discovered...
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rejected on Thursday a US claim that they tried to stop a British tanker in the Gulf a day earlier, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Five boats believed to belong to the Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters close by but withdrew after a British...