AT-KABUL: Members of parliament are worried that Taliban rejected government’s demand to hold a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, emphasizing on continuing of fight. Lawmaker, Wajma Sapi, asked the government to take tougher measures against the group after it rejected the ceasefire demand. “Taliban reject peace. So, the …
Read More »Afghanistan embassy spreads culture through artefacts
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Artworks of Afghani artists were showcased at an exhibition held at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on Saturday evening. Inaugurated by Dr Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Afghanistan Ambassador to India, the Afghan Painting and Handicraft Exhibition at the Gandahara Hall of the Embassy, displayed more than …
Read More »Senator insinuates Iran’s involvement in Afghan conflict
AT-KABUL: A member of senate has blamed Iran for being behind insecurity in “many provinces” of Afghanistan, claiming that Tehran destabilizes western Afghanistan to keep Afghan government busy so that it could not manage flowing waters into Iranian border areas. Asef Seddiqi, deputy head of senate, said Monday that insecurity …
Read More »Ghazni’s Ajristan has not collapsed: Gov’t
AT-KABUL: A government official denied reports over the fall of a district in Ghazni province to Taliban fighters, saying “the enemy” has retreated and the area is under government control. Earlier today, reports said that the Ajristan district had fallen to Taliban. “Our commando units landed in Ajrestan by four …
Read More »Editorial: Farah’s unrest recedes
What was the point behind the Taliban’s massively attack on Farah, the western province that has been pushed back by the brave Afghan security forces? Was it about to capture the district as usual they are attempting to, or other evil hands of some foreign countries were involved behind the …
Read More »Faults continue to haunt voter registration
AT-KABUL: People are facing many problems in taking their national ID cards and registering to vote for the October legislative election, members of parliament said Sunday. Parliament Speaker, Abdul Raouf Ebrahimi, said that the problems still remain unsolved, asking government to pay attention in this regard. “People’s problems are unsolved …
Read More »Number of women in drug trade rises
AT-KABUL: Women now play an increasing role in the drug trade compared to the past years, the Counter Narcotics Justice Center said Sunday. It said that families are busy in drug smuggling and all the members of families are doing that, adding that some ladies are the leaders of small …
Read More »Dostum poised to return home, says his aide
AT-KABUL: First Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum who is in Turkey for a long time, is due to come back to country, an aide of him said. Abdullah Qarloq, member of senate who is who is close to Dostum said Sunday that President Ashraf Ghani in his recent visit to …
Read More »Unrest recedes in Farah
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In the wake of a week-long painstaking military drill of the government security and defense forces in western Farah city, the insurgent Taliban combatants have been pushed back and violence has receded, according to local authorities, allowing residents to resume their daily life after days of unrest …
Read More »72 dead in flash floods
AT-KABUL: At least 72 people have been killed due to heavy flash floods across the country during the past week, said disaster management authority on Sunday. Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) in a statement said that as result of floods in Samangan, Takhar, Kapisa, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Badghis, Ghor, Panjshir, …
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