AT News Report-KABUL: The mining revenue has been jumped into eye-catching profits as it reached over seven billion Afghanis in 2017 from 2016’s 271 million, officials informed on Saturday. While briefing newsmen, acting Mines and Petroleum Minister (MoMP), Nargis Nehan said her ministry collected its revenues from contracts with companies, …
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Residents in Khost province staged demonstration in front of the building of the provincial governor after bearing the bodies of seven civilians. Seven men all civilians were said to have been martyred by the US-supported local forces in the Alisher district close to the Pakistani crossing point. The demonstrators claimed …
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At Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least militants had been people killed, including the deputy commander of the insurgent group, in a US drone strike on Thursday night. According to reports, among those killed was Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy commander Khalid Mehsud aka Khan Saeed Sajna. Based on some media reports, the …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House said in a statement on Friday. The two leaders discussed Afghanistan’s war and the political crisis in Maldives among other issues, the statement said. “Both leaders expressed concern about the …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least seven members of a single family embraced martyrdom after the Afghan air forces carried out strike in Khost province, the resident claimed. However, the government official brushed aside the report. The victim families called on the government to immediately probe the issue and bring the …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan official has informed that over 12,000 Afghan nationals are imprisoned in different jails in Pakistan and Iran—the two neighboring countries. The Minister of Refugee and Repatriation said that over 7,000 Afghan nationals are currently languishing in Pakistani jails—while 5,124 more in Iranian prisons. “Exact numbers …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan Air Force will start a rain of laser-guided bombs on Taliban in the near future, a top U.S. general said recently. “Three (Afghan) A-29 pilots are now trained to drop laser-guided munitions,” said General James Hecker, the commander of coalition air forces in Afghanistan. “The …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan government and the people strongly announced their political and moral support to the ongoing Pashtun Long March in Islamabad and endorsing their demands of eradicating the state sponsored terrorism. President Ashraf Ghani in a Twitter message has extended his support to “Pashtun Long March” that …
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It was announced in 2010 that about $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits were identified in Afghanistan. However, maybe trillions of dollars are laid down in our mountains and villages in form of mineral wealth, enough to fundamentally alter our economy—from bad today to excellent tomorrow. Based on several reports, …
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AT-KABUL: Political Adviser to President and CEO of High Peace Council, Dr. Akram Khpalwak has termed the ongoing Pashtun public uprising in Pakistan of high value for long-lasting peace in the region. Commenting on Pashtun Long March in Islamabad and peaceful protests on the other side of the so-called Durand …
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