AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: More than 29 Qataris traders led by Al-Gharrafa Charity Director Sheikh Ali bin Abdul Al-Sani, have arrived in western Farah province to put into service development projects. Hikmatullah Nazari, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News about 30 Qataris Sheikhs reached Farah City, the provincial capital, on …
Read More »17 insurgents killed in raids
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 17 militants have been killed, and seven others wounded in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours across the country, security official said on Sunday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, (MoD), said that Afghan National …
Read More »Opinion: The Geopolitics of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor
By: Shoaib A. Rahim-The New Silk Road initiative of the United States came to life in June 2011, when then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hinted at regional connectivity through rail lines, highways, and energy infrastructure — presenting the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project as an example — in a speech …
Read More »ED: Making political prison by our own hands
Do we live in political prison—some may say yes, but others no. What would be fortune to turn our country into a prison, where none feels free from high-ranking government officials to ordinary one? For those who see this pessimistically, they may argue that whole word is a prison. But …
Read More »MPs criticize govt for not solving challenges
AT News Report-KABUL: Some members of parliament on Saturday criticized the government for what they alleged not making efforts to solve the “challenges”. They also accused the government of making conspiracies against the political parties. Naeem Hamidzai Lali, said that the government should abandon illegal acts, otherwise people would stand …
Read More »Considering crisis, NUG won’t able to run election in coming year: Rana Think Tank
AT News Report-KABUL: Experts participated in Rana Think Tank monthly session said that considering current crisis and challenges in electoral bodies, the National Unity Government (NUG) won’t enable to run parliamentary election in coming year. Expert believed that ramp up insecurity, lack of law reinforcement in around 50 percent of …
Read More »In response to Pakistan request: Saudi, Qatar admit supporting Taliban
AT News Report-KABUL: Saudi Arabia and Qatar have acknowledged that they have handed millions of dollars to Taliban in response to the requests of Pakistan. The International Scroll, an Indian news agency, quotes the intelligence officers of the two Persian Gulf’s states that Riyadh and Doha had big hands in …
Read More »Opinion: The fundamental contradiction
By Afrasiab Khattak-Important developments during this week (public explanation by the Chief Justice about recent court orders and the COAS’s Senate briefing) seem to have somewhat helped in defusing the crippling tension that had gripped the political situation during the last few weeks with a severely negative fall out for …
Read More »NDS kills Taliban’s IED expert famous as Osama
AT News Report-KABUL: A notorious Taliban’s militant and explosives expert has been killed during an operation carried out by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in eastern Nangarhar province. A statement issued by the provincial government media office, said the Taliban explosives expert, known as Osama was killed during …
Read More »Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Uruzgan
AT News Report-KABUL: A large number of Taliban militants were killed and wounded during an ongoing military offensive in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Col. Rahmat Shah Qimati, commander for the fourth Afghan National Army (ANA) Brigade, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces …
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