AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security forces have taken control over Pakistan-made explosive materials, planted in a vehicle that dropped three insurgents in the premises of the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, officials claimed on Wednesday. While speaking on the condition to be unidentified, a security official, quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News, as …
Read More »Ghani receives initial investigation report of attack on Continental Hotel
AT-KABUL: The initial report of the Intercontinental hotel attack was delivered to President Ashraf Ghani, president’s spokesman said. A group of armed men stormed the landmark hotel in the weekend. The Taliban-claimed attack lasted for more than 14 hours in which, at least 22 people including 14 foreigners were killed …
Read More »Editorial: Mumbai like Attack
The recent heinous act of terrorism on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that resulted in killing and injuring of Afghans and foreign guests has conducted by Pakistan-based terrorist groups that have long been harbored for bleeding Afghans and the US-led International coalition in the country. After the preliminary investigation, Pakistan-made explosive …
Read More »For the First time Afghanistan’s Carpet Exporters participated in 2017
Asia’s leading home textile event will be held from 27 – 30 August, 2018 in Shanghai. The 2017 edition was attended by over 1,096 exhibitors from 30 countries and 38,964 trade buyers from 99 countries and regions. From the last few years, there has been a special Carpet Zone in which 2 companies from Afghanistanparticipated for the …
Read More »Five killed, 26 wounded in Save the Children office attack
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least five people were killed and 26 others wounded on Wednesday in a coordinated attack on the office of ‘Save the Children’ in eastern Nangarhar province. “First a car bomber detonated the explosives in front of the Save the Children office in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar …
Read More »65 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 65 militants were killed and 43 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …
Read More »No transparency, no free, fair elections: Rana Think Tank
AT-KABUL: Vice president of New Front of Afghanistan political party and former deputy minister of higher education, ministry Sadiq Patman claimed the Unity Government is not willing to hold transparent electoral process in the country and the Election Commission has not required capability. Patman, as a keynote speaker made the …
Read More »Assailants knew different parts of the Intercontinental Hotel: MoI
AT-KABUL: Interior minister said Tuesday that initial investigations show that the attackers on the Intercontinental Hotel knew different parts of the luxury hotel. “Sure, they were previously in the hotel and knew different parts of it. They also knew who was staying there,” Wais Ahmad Barmak said, adding that still …
Read More »‘Taliban intends to change Farah to its base’
AT-KABUL: The governor for the western province of Farah warned that Taliban group plans to change the volatile province into its base, however, he assured that the militant group could not fulfill the plan. Farah residents are worrying about the future of the province as the militants have intensified attacks …
Read More »113 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 113 militants were killed and 36 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …
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