AT-KABUL: In an attempt to up the ante against allegations of Hezb-e-Islami political party of Afghanistan, lead by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar vis-à-vis large-scale voter registration fraud, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday argued that such claims were baseless without justifiable proof. “Nobody has the right to sling accusations against the …

Will the air corridors program of the government really boosts up economy? The history of the past air corridor and its implementation in proper way, suggests yes. Noting landlocked geographical point of Afghanistan, air corridor alongside trade routes, possibly will highly play significant role in bolstering economy. The expansion of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Design work has been completed and Tajikistan could begin construction of a cross-border rail link to Afghanistan by end of 2018, the Afghanistan Railway Authority said on July 16. An ARA team led by Chief Executive Mohammad Yamma Shams recently travelled to Tajikistan to discuss the project, …

AT-KABUL: Taliban’s increasing presence and activities have sparked worries among the members of senate, as they say that more than half of area of the Khak-e-Jabbar district is under the militants’ control. “The government’s armed opposition have presence in 40 out of 60 villages of Khak-e-Jabbar district. They have warned …

AT-KABUL: Ali Mohammad Zohma, a prominent litterateur, translator and pioneer politician, passed away at the age of 96 in Vienna, Austria. Late Zohma was a famous historian, philosopher, sociologist and literature expert. He was also the founder of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, who founded translation of strong literature …

AT-KABUL: Security forces have pummeled enemy strongholds in offensives that have left at least 147insurgents dead and 33others wounded over the past days. Monday night was deadly for the Taliban, as more than 25 other militants were killed during a clash with security forces in Kandahar province. Police chief’s spokesman, …

AT-KABUL: Furious protests have erupted in northern Kunduz province in reaction to the kidnapping of a jeweler’s son, as protesters shut the governor’s house on Tuesday. Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Wali Ahmad, son of a jeweler, four days ago in Kunduz city. Reports say that more than 10 people have been …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Special Forces in an overnight operation raided a Taliban prison in volatile Helmand and rescued 58 people including security personnel from lock up, local military authorities said. “In a raid on a Taliban prison, Afghan army special forces liberated58 people in Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province, …

AT-KABUL: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has argued that the United States strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia has been counterproductive which has also caused an escalation of violence. In an interview with China’s CGTN television channel, Karzai also cast shadows on the prospects of withdrawal of American forces from …

AT-KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezbi Islami Afghanistan, has raised concerns that elections with the ongoing faulty system will have dangerous pitfalls and will pave the ground once again for interference of outsiders. In his address in a news conference, Hekmatyar said the forthcoming elections will be inundated with rigging …