AT News Reports KABUL: Political parties called the calling of Loya Jirga as a move towards presidential election campaign. The Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) will be held on April 29th in Kabul. The Jirga costs five million US$ in which 2,500 representatives of the people from across the country are …
Read More »People worried about Daesh activities in eastern areas
AT News Report KABUL: Residents of the eastern areas express worry about recent activities by Daesh terrorist group. The concerns are explained at a time while Omar Kunari, a terrorist affiliated with Daesh was newly the leader of its Khorasan Province that covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian states. …
Read More »Two militants killed in own mine blast in Kandahar
AT News Report KABUL: Two militants affiliated with the Taliban terroirs outfit were killed as their explosive device went off in southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. The two Taliban mine planters killed in Piro Qala area in 4th PD of the province, Nasratullah Rahimi spokesman for the Ministry of …
Read More »Treasure from Afghanistan set to display in China
AT News Report KABUL: Around 230 relics from Afghanistan are now on a China tour and will be on display at Tsinghua University Art Museum from April 18 to June 23, Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. Divided into four series based on the sites from where they were excavated, these …
Read More »“Pakistan not interested in eliminating terrorism”
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed Pakistan for not acting against terrorists operating from its soil despite India providing it evidence several times. Sitharaman told reporters in India that Pakistan did not want to eliminate terror, Indian media reported. “Pakistan is interested in promoting terrorism. It …
Read More »Gang of robbers busted in Kabul
AT News Report KABUL: The police have arrested three robbers and busted their gang that was mainly targeting drivers and snatching their cars, during an operation carried out in Shakar Dara district of Kabul, the capital city on Sunday. Kabul Police in a statement identified detained robbers as Fahim, Noorajan …
Read More »Four civilians killed in Logar
AT News Report KABUL: An airstrike pummeled Sunday a civilian house in central Logar province have left at least four civilians, including three tribal elders’ dead, officials said Sunday. Adalat Abdul Rahimzai, the provincial council secretary, told Pajhwok Afghan News a house was hit in Padkhwab Shana area on the …
Read More »ED: Khalilzad is thankful to Pakistan
Amidst sever resentment over statement of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding his own-mind idea pertained to interim government in Afghanistan, US Special Envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad has concluded his two-day trip to Pakistan. Announcing concluding the visit, Khalilzad in a tweet message said, “just wrapped up two days in …
Read More »“Costly Jirga of no use at the moment”
AT News Report KABUL: Founder of the Mawj-i-Tahawal of Afghanistan and former female member of Wolesi Jirga Fowzia Kofi has termed the upcoming Loya Jirga for peace unfair and against the country’s national interest. She believes it is part of extravagant election campaign which is of no use at the …
Read More »China reiterates support for Afghan-owned peace process
AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Mr. Idrees Zaman on Sunday met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Kabul Mr. Liu Jinsong, where they discussed issues related to mutual issues and China has once again reiterated full support to the Afghan-owned peace …
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