AT-KABUL: The European Union unveiled on Sunday a major campaign to fight corruption in Afghanistan, seeking to address three critical sectors including elections, economic growth and development. A statement from EU said the three-week campaign would culminate with a high-level anti-corruption conference in mid-April. Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon, head of the …
Read More »UN welcomes progress on Afghanistan elections
AT-KABUL: The United Nations welcomes the progress made by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in setting an October 2018 date to hold Afghanistan’s parliamentary and district council elections. “Setting a firm date for elections is a notably positive and important development in the work of the IEC, and will allow …
Read More »Election commission: Will be ready to hold presidential vote
AT News Report-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission said Sunday it was prepared to hold the 2019 presidential election, amid several criticisms by the parliament over the incapability of the commission to hold elections. Abdul Badie Sayyad, head of the commission rejected concerns over the delay in holding the election, saying …
Read More »UN welcomes progress on Afghanistan elections
AT News Report-KABUL: The United Nations welcomes the progress made by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in setting an October 2018 date to hold Afghanistan’s parliamentary and district council elections. “Setting a firm date for elections is a notably positive and important development in the work of the IEC, and …
Read More »Editorial; Fasting for peace
A large number of Lashkargah residents started hunger strike in a desperate call for peace between the government and the Taliban group, demanding ceasefire instantly. At first, tens of women and men in southern Helmand province set up a sit-camp following a brazen car bombing outside a sports facility in …
Read More »ED: Fasting for peace
A large number of Lashkargah residents started hunger strike in a desperate call for peace between the government and the Taliban group, demanding ceasefire instantly. At first, tens of women and men in southern Helmand province set up a sit-camp following a brazen car bombing outside a sports facility in …
Read More »No Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan: Parliament
AT News Report-KABUL: The parliament dismissed Pakistan’s allegations over the presence of Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan, calling it “baseless”. Pakistan’s foreign ministry claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is based in Afghanistan and organized attack on a military center in Swat in Afghan soil. Sayed Ali Kazemi, a member of …
Read More »Defense ministry to form local army
AT News Report-KABUL: The government is working on a plan to form a new force touted as ‘local army’ in the framework of the defense ministry, the ministry’s spokesman said Saturday. The aim of the local army was said ensuring further security and driving back Taliban’s attacks. Mohammad Radmanesh said …
Read More »‘Russia’s allegations of weapon sales to Taliban, baseless’
AT News Report-KABUL: The government rejected Russia’s allegations that Afghan troops sell arms and weapons to Taliban, calling it “false propaganda”. Zamir Kabulov, Russian envoy to Afghanistan had said that Taliban demanded cash from Moscow so they could buy weapons from Afghan security forces. “Some countries make false claims for …
Read More »Insecurity highly likely to mar parliamentary vote: Lawmakers
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Parliament has declared that security threats will mar the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections. The grievance comes a few days after the election commission announced October 20th as the official date for parliamentary elections. Parliamentarians were unanimous that the present security situation poses a peril …
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