By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Allegedly, a number of supporters of a member of Wolesi Jirga or (Lower House) of the Parliament did not allow Kam Air airplane to land in the central Bamyan province airport, officials said on Tuesday. “Supporters of Bamyan lawmaker, Abdul Rahman Shaidani, who missed flight from Kabul …
Read More »19 Killed in ‘Appalling Terrorist Attack’ After Ariana Grande Concert in U.K.
At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in what British Prime Minister Theresa May called “an appalling terrorist attack” after an Ariana Grande concert Monday night at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said. Multiple senior U.S. law enforcement officials briefed by British authorities told NBC …
Read More »Destructive act: Pakistani bus seized with more than six tons of explosives
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have seized a Pakistani bus carrying 6,250 kilograms of Ammonium Nitrate, which is used in making Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in eastern Nangarhar province, official said on Monday. The explosives packed bus was seized in Marko Bazzaar area of Ghani Kheil district, sharing borders with …
Read More »Girl school blown up in Ghazni
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown armed men blew up a girl school in the capital of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. Education Director Mohammad Abid Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Albiruni Primary School in Qarabaghi area was blown up on Sunday night. “The school operating in …
Read More »Religious scholar shot dead in Logar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Deputy Head of Ulema Council for central Logar province have been shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday, an official said. Salim Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor was killed by unknown armed men in the Kolengar area of Pul-i-Alam, the …
Read More »Editorial: No coexistence with violence
It is a fundamental right of every nation, including Muslim countries that its boys and girls should be able to grow up free from fear, safe from violence, and innocent of hatred. But, the problem is that war in the Muslim community has taken this right from its citizens. There …
Read More »Karzai condoles over Nazir demise
AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president, expressed his condolence over the death of a tribal elder, Hajji Nazir, who passed away following an illness in eastern Nangarhar province. “Late Hajji Nazir was a peace-loving and patriotic person who spent his life in serving people. His death is a tragedy,” Karzai …
Read More »Taliban shadow district chief for Qala-e-Zal killed
AT-KABUL: At least nine armed Taliban including Taliban shadow district governor for Qala-e-Zal of northern Kunduz province were killed during an army airstrike Sunday night, officials said Monday. Four other armed Taliban wounded in a targeted airstrike in the district, said a statement issued by Ministry of Interior. Statement said …
Read More »Karzai believes US, allies’ wrong policies created terrorism
AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai blamed the United States and its Western allies for holding wrong policies, saying that such policies created terrorism. In reaction to the US President Donald Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia, Karzai said that terrorists are not staying in the Muslims’ worship places, but they are …
Read More »136 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 136 militants were killed and 119 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) personnel has …
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