AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Government’s envoy to Pakistan, Omar Zakhilwal on Friday denounced dropping of world largest non-nuclear bomb in eastern Nangarhar province. He strongly condemned the bombing in the strongest possible terms. In his social media account, Zakhilwal termed the bombing of mother of bombs as reprehensible and counterproductive. “I …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Provincial officials of eastern Nangarhar province have said that at least 951 have been detained over various crimes last year across the province, provincial officials said. Provincial Police Spokesman, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, told Pajhwok Afghan News 596 criminal cases were registered last year at the police headquarters. …

Afghanistan shouldn’t be a ‘testing ground for new and dangerous weapons’ Hamid Karzai says after US drops mega-bomb. Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the US military’s deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat, saying Afghanistan shouldn’t be used as a “testing ground” for weapons. The …

Violence against women is considered a widespread and undeniable realty in Afghanistan’s society. Women are suffering from different types of violence. They are going through physical, verbal and psychological, economic, sexual and other types of violence which can’t be explain simply. Child marriages and honor killing is another catastrophe.  It …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Kabul. A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up close to the defense ministry and the administration affairs of the presidential office at a rush hour time in the Police District 2, killing at least five people and injuring …

From Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, visa restrictions for crossing over the Pak Afghan crossings badly affecting trade and economic activities throughout the tribal belt in general and border towns in particular. During a visit to Landi Kotal, town of Khyber Agency near to Pak Afghan border, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Education officials in eastern Kapisa province have pointed out that some powerful individuals have been illegally occupied land in Alasai district, allotted for a township for teachers. Property officer of education department has confirmed while talking to the local media that the greedy and powerful individuals have …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday during inauguration of Afghan products exhibition said that over $1 billion had been invested in private sector in the past six months. “Mostly investment has been taken place over factories producing non-alcoholic beverages and energies,” said Commercial Deputy of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday that the Trump administration determination to defeat ISIS in Syria and latest policy towards North Korea is not meant Afghanistan is on the backburner. Responding to the queries of media reporters in Washington he said, “No, it is not. …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Council for Protection and Stability of Afghanistan (CPSA) on Wednesday came hard on leaders of the National Unity Government over persists of internal rifts between them, asking to put an end to it before discrepancies. “Still rifts are not resolved between NUG leaders, thus CPSA calls …