AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In the wake of the US and NATO supply of military helicopters to Afghanistan, Moscow has been searching ways to preserve the use of its helicopters by the Afghan security forces, Russia’s 24 TV channel reported. After supplying helicopters by the US, Afghanistan has given up dependency …
Read More »Afghanistan on verge of eliminating polio
AT-Kabul: Afghanistan’s public health ministry, together with UNICEF and WHO, is launching the first national campaign for polio eradication in 2018. Over the next five days, around 9.9 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio in all provinces of Afghanistan. Also more than 8.9 million …
Read More »National consensus, base of Afghanistan’s present, future: Karzai
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has emphasized on national consensus, saying that it is the base of Afghanistan’s present and future. “We are physically and heartedly with the national consensus. People in different parts of the country are ready for sacrifice and they will stand beside the organizers of the …
Read More »Taliban are ignorant: Indonesian Ulema
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Indonesian Ulema Council has pledged to hold the trilateral Ulema conference, as per schedule to be held in the month of March, despite Taliban’s denial for participation, media report said on Monday. The trilateral conference of religious scholars from Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan was proposed by the …
Read More »Fierce western highway clash; 41 militants, 22 Afghan soldiers killed
AT-KABUL: At least 41 Taliban fighters were killed and 22 others wounded in clashes Between Nimroz Farah highway in past 24 hours. During the clashes 22 army soldiers were also martyred. “During clashes in the past 24 hours in Delarm Nimroz highway 41 Taliban fighters were killed and 22 others …
Read More »Editorial; 16 years of America’s war
America’s longest war has entered its 6000th day but victory has eluded them, as Afghanistan continues to be in a whirl of fettered frenzy of terrorists. American war has been a wild good chase as the detested militant Taliban are devouring it with their vile tactics, steering the country towards …
Read More »Bakhtar Bank furnishes medical equipment to Malalai Hospital
AT-KABUL: The Bakhtar Bank, a private financial institution, has donated medical equipment worth 300,000 Afs to the state-run Malalai Hospital. The bank’s chief executive Aamer Khalil Rahman and marketing manager Mohammad Salim Rahimi said the donation was provided on the occasion of the March 8th, international women’s day. They congratulated …
Read More »Taliban overrun district in Farah
AT-KABUL: After a massive coordinated attack, Taliban militants have captured Anardara district of western Farah province on Sunday night. Militants stormed and overrun Anardara district headquarters in Farah province late Sunday night, said Farah gubernatorial spokesperson Naser Mehri. Clashes are still going on in the district and the Taliban are …
Read More »Tensions to be resolved with Noor: Abdullah
AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday that tensions between the government and ousted governor of Balkh province, Atta Mohammad Noor would be soon resolved. The statement comes after a government delegation traveled to Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital to meet Noor who still holds the office despite being …
Read More »Hordes of militants dead in offensives, airstrikes
AT-KABUL: At least 171 militants have been killed and 126 more wounded in past day after Afghan defense forces assailed the militant strongholds across several regions. The joint offensives were supported by aerial bombardments. Afghan army in close cooperation with the police and intelligence officers have conducted crackdown offensives to …
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