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[email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:146 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY. DECEMBER 26. 2016 -Jadi 06, 1395 HS Bomb blast kills Afghanistan fighting two civilians in undeclared war: Laghman AT News Report Gen. Rahman KABUL: At least two civilians AT Monitoring Desk IEC to finalize were killed in a roadside bomb in KABUL: Afghanistan has been eastern Laghman province, local facing an undeclared war, but there list of candidates official said Sunday. is no doubt that Afghan security Provincial governor spokes- forces have the capability to bat- for its secretariat man, Sarhadi Zwak, said that the tle against it, a senior security of- blast took place early morning in ficial said the other day. “The candidates will be shortlist- the Shrine area of Mehtarlam city, ed by Wednesday and then they the provincial capital. Deputy Interior Minister, will be interviewed," the IEC Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahman said However, he did not provide spokesman said. more information regarding the in- this in Nangarhar province during At least 76 candidates have ty does recognize that the Af- a change of command ceremony cident. KABUL: The U.S. forces in Af- applied for the Independent Elec- No group has claimed respon- ghanistan continue its offensive ghans have made progress, but that saw Col. Mohammad Ayub tion Commission’s (IEC) secretar- they still have a ways to go, and Hussainkhel swearing in as a new iat from which three of the appli- sibility for the attack, but it is be- against Islamic State – Khorasan lieved to have been carried out by (ISK) province and Al Qaeda, of- therefore, we need to remain en- border police commander in the cants will be introduced to Presi- gaged, and we do remain — and east.