AT News Report-KABUL: Four female recruits of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISISK) have been detained in a recent military swoop of the national defense and security forces in northern Jawzjan, as Daesh is relenting in the north with a multitude of its combatants surrendering to local …
Read More »51 insurgents killed in Kunar
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 51 Taliban fighters including commanders were killed during operations in eastern Kunar in the past 24 hours. A press statement released by Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan army has conducted clearance operation in order to rebuff enemy threats in Ghazi Abad, Nari-wa-Asmar, ShalShengar …
Read More »French institute launches forum on health
AT News Report-KABUL: The French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children’s (FMIC) launched on Saturday 8th annual scientific conference to focus on the Sustainable Development Goal. The conference is with the tagline for this year’s World health Day of the United Nations, better health for everyone, everywhere, in the context …
Read More »Clerics urge warring parties to reach permanent cease-fire
AT News Report-KABUL: Islamic clerics have called for a permanent ceasefire between the government and the rebel Taliban ahead of Muslims’ major ritualEid al-Adha, in the wake of relentless terrorist bombings and military counter-offensives. Speaking at the first session of Ulema Commission for Society Reforms, Head of Ulema Council Mawlawi …
Read More »ED: Ceasefire—will it happen again?
President Ashraf Ghani’s effort to negotiate with the country’s leading terrorist grou –Taliban, by developing a scene of acceptance with use of unprecedented push of ceasefire, has succeeded at somehow to generate hope among Afghan masses that peace and stability is possible to be resorted in the country. The more …
Read More »Gardez mosque bombing perplexes Karzai
AT-KABUL: Ex-president Hamid Karzai denunciated a deadly terrorist attack on Khwaja Hasan mosque in eastern Paktia province in which 25 worshippers were killed and at least 71 others injured. “Unfortunately, I have been informed that outsiders as part of their machination against the people of Afghanistan have perpetrated yet another …
Read More »Editorial: Bloody Friday for Afghans
In the Friday afternoon, people were preparing for the weekly Friday prayer in the Gardez city, capital city of Paktia province that a suicide bomber blew himself up among them. The attack that took place in the Imam-e-Zaman mosque killed scores of worshippers and wounded dozens more, according to provincial …
Read More »Commandos storm Taliban jail, free 61 prisoners
AT-KABUL: Afghan commando forces on Thursday night raided a Taliban prison in southern Helmand province, releasing 61severely tortured prisoners from captivity, and killing and capturing several militants, Ministry of Defense said on Friday. MoD spokesperson Brig. Gen. Mohammad Radmaneshsaid commandos stormed a Taliban-held prison in Baba Karez area of Kajaki …
Read More »China provides aid to calamity-hit Afghans
AT-KABUL: China has offered to provide cash and food assistance to Afghanistan for the victims of natural calamities, a government statement said on Thursday. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Liu Jinsong in a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani said that Beijing would provide financial and food support to the victims of …
Read More »25 candidates removed from primary ballot
AT-KABUL: The task force of the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission said Friday it has removed 25 candidates of the parliamentary elections from the primary ballot, because of their links with illegal armed groups and lacked the credentials to justify running as parliamentarians. The committee is assigned to probe candidates’ links …
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