AT News Report KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) Provincial Deputy, who was injured in twin blast in southern Helmand province on Saturday, succumbed to his injures at a hospital in Lashkargah, the capital city, on Monday. The Taliban insurgents placed two mines in sport stadium in capital city, while …
Read More »Editorial: Peaceful Afghanistan
Rulers and leaders of regional, especially neighbouring countries are making tall claims regarding help in return of peace and to end to violence in war-torn Afghanistan, which is according to them beneficial to the whole region. But there is nothing visible on grounds in this respect. Pakistan President Arif Alvi …
Read More »Expired medicine business threatens people’s lives
AT News Reports KABUL: The business of expired medicine has worried the people who say that the government has not been able to avoid the selling of the drugs. “My wife was sick. The drugstore gave me expired vitamin C tablets expired serum. I told them how can you sell …
Read More »Govt says offensive position causes troop casualties
AT News Report KABUL: The government says that a change from defensive position to offensive has caused increase of casualties among security forces as army and police are experiencing a new chapter of war against terrorism by the beginning of the new year, which inflicted deaths and injuries to soldiers …
Read More »13 armed robbers arrested
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan National Police (ANP) have arrested 13 armed robbers during operations in Balkh, Parwan and Farah provinces. Three armed robbers had been detained during crackdown in Khulm district of Balkh province on Sunday, said Ministry of Interior in a statement on Monday. Other four robbers, who …
Read More »10 children among 13 civilians killed in Kunduz airstrike
AT News Report KABUL: An airstrike conducted by international military forces on the night of Friday to Saturday in Kunduz in support of pro-Government forces on the ground killed 13 civilians and injured three more, according to preliminary findings of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The Mission expresses …
Read More »Opportunity for peace must not go away: Rana Think Tank
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Riling over vulnerability of the situation in Afghanistan with taking under consideration the peace opportunity that has been created after long years to end war, a number of political pundits who participated in Rana Think Tank monthly session argued that to overcome current insecurity, the latest …
Read More »Refugees in Iran, Pak to participate in Loya Jirga
AT News Report KABUL: A government official says that the representatives of Afghan refugees in the neighboring countries of Iran and Pakistan would participate in the Consultative Loya Jirga slated in April to discuss ways of peace. Umer Daudzai, head of the High Peace Council secretariat, said Sunday that all …
Read More »65 Afghan forces dead in Helmand attacks
AT News Report KABUL: Scores of security forces were killed and injured when Taliban fighters attacked their outposts in the southern Helmand province, provincial officials said. Hashem Alokozai, who hails from Helmand province in the senate, said Sunday that insurgents attacked outposts in the Sangin district on Saturday morning. He …
Read More »“Violence escalates for privileges”
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said that some individuals and groups try to raise violence ahead of the peace process, adding that they seek privileges by these acts. Though the president did not name any specific group, but Taliban have recently intensified attacks on …
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