AT News Report KABUL: Soltan Mahmood Khairkhwah, local report of the state-run RTA was shot by two armed men riding a motorcycle on Friday in Khost province, provincial officials said.Khairkhwah was shot to his head and died at the hospital. “Khairkhwah was targeted Friday morning when he was leaving his …

AT News Reports KABUL: The Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) says that contracts were signed between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan with the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani during his trips to this country can vastly help the economy of Afghanistan. It said that commercial relations with Baku would help …

AT News Report KABUL: The government has banned a number of private universities where medical sciences are taught, ministry of higher education said Saturday. The ministry banned six of the universities from holding entrance exams, while another 20 ones were forbidden of enrolling students. “The decision was made in a …

AT News Reports KABUL: Afghan moneychangers protested on Saturday against the murder of Mahsa, a young girl kidnapped and strangled to death. The protestors demanded execution for the murderers, insisting that the government should be serious for their protection and safety. The cashiers said they were concerned over recent criminal …

AT News Report KABUL: Umer Daudzai, head of the High Peace Council’s secretariat, flew Saturday to Tehran to talk to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s officials about the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan and ask them for assistance, the council said, adding that Kabul needs to talk to Iranian authorities …

AT News Report KABUL: The US government has banned Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib after he accused American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad of not sharing Taliban negotiations with the government of Afghanistan. The Washington Examiner reports that US diplomats have defended Mohib’s summon, saying that his personal attack was not …

AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman on Saturday met with the European Union Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Issues Mr. Christian Leffler at the sideline of the 62nd Session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Zaman, beside thanking the EU for its assistance …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: India recently told the US that an elected political structure should remain in place post-US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, who was in Washington last week, met United State’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during which both discussed the peace process in strife-torn, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US President Donald Trump and his national security team had an hour long, classified meeting on Afghanistan on Friday, a day after a top Afghan official openly complained that the Trump administration was keeping his government in the dark about its negotiations with the Taliban.  The …

AT News Report KABUL: At least three police officers embraced martyrdom and four other received injures after their check post came under attack by the militants in northern Sar-i-Pul city, the provincial capital, provincial officials said Saturday. It was around 02:00 am Friday night when militants attacked the check post, …