AT-KABUL: Six Afghan army embraced martyrdom and seven others received injuries after their check post came under attack by the militants in western Badghis province, provincial officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Council Head, Abdul Aziz Beg said that Taliban insurgents attacked an army post on late Tuesday that set off …
Read More »Afs240m pact inked on rural development
AT-KABUL: MoRRDTuesday inked a pact with Provincial Councils to acquire their entire stake in implementation of 99 development projects countrywide. The Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Mujeeb-u-Rahman Karimi signed an agreement worth 240 million Afghanis with 21 provincial development councils for implementation of 99 development and public-utility projects, said …
Read More »NSA commends clerics peace spurring
AT-KABUL: Condemning a suicide bombing outside a large ulema gathering, leaving 7 dead and scores injured, the National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar commended clerics’ continuous pursuit of peace and believed that there adamant approach could culminate a substantial result. The radical Islamic State group claimed the attack which occurred near …
Read More »October election will be gloomiest in history
AT-KABUL: Heaping scorn on a widespread fraud and rigging in voter registration campaign, House of Elders of the bicameral National Assembly argued on Tuesday that future elections belong to the President, the Chief Executive and marginally the Hezbi Islami. Senator Rahmatullah Achakzai representing Kandahar argued that the upcoming Parliamentary and …
Read More »More than 33 arrests, 32,000 pounds of drugs seized
AT-KABUL: More than 33 drug smugglers have been arrested and in excess of 32,500 pounds of drugs have been seized all over the country over past week, officials said Tuesday. In a major drug bust, over 33 suspects were apprehended by Counter Narcotics Police in several provincial regions, said Court …
Read More »Clerics, preachers of solidarity and unity: Karzai
There has been an ample denunciation ever since a radical Islamic State suicide bomber detonated himself near a large tented compound hosting a few thousands clerics who gathered to declare insurgents as forbidden. AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Monday’s terrorist attack that killed and injured some clerics and …
Read More »Concerns mount over voter registration fraud in Kunduz
AT-KABUL: The civil society activists in the northern province of Kunduz say that there is a “widespread” fraud in the voter registration process as well as national ID distribution, calling it a matter of concern. Zaher Mosleh, a civil society activist and representative of the Free and Fair Election Forum …
Read More »Will fulfill religious edict on terrorism; says Ghani
AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani ordered Tuesday to fulfill a recent religious edict verdict of the religious scholars based on which the current war and suicide attacks are declared forbidden in Islam. Thousands of clerics gathered Monday in Kabul city to denounce the attacks carried out by the armed groups. The …
Read More »‘Everybody is scared’: Pakistani media fighting — and losing — battle with ‘extreme’ censorship
By Daud Khattak and Frud Bezhan-Military rule, religious extremism, and war have long made Pakistan one of the world’s toughest beats for journalists. But Pakistani reporters say free media is now being shackled like never before, as veteran reporters have been leaving after experiencing threats, the nation’s most popular TV …
Read More »Editorial: Pakistan can’t get away with racist lies
After attack on supporters of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) that left ten people killed and over 30 wounded, military establishment of Pakistan is making all-out efforts to get away with spouting racist lies. PTM members were killed and injured in pro-Pakistan government Talban attack in tribal areas, PTM leader Manzour …
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