By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday said that Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh terrorist group still posing a serious threat to the national security of Afghanistan. “Daesh still remain a serious threat to Afghanistan’s security as the terrorist group had harmed and putted people in an …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of doctors and health officials observed a strike and boycotted their duties on Saturday to protest criminal activities in Kunduz province. The demonstrators warned of big protests if their security was not ensured. The protestors took out to the streets after a son of a doctor …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In search of the helping hands, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) urged the US President Donald Trump to convince investors in his country to invest in Afghanistan in order to strengthen the economy of war-hit country. According to ACCI officials, there are several sectors …

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, born on February 6, 1890, will always live in hearts and minds of Afghan people. He has become immortal the day when he waged war against extremism, occupation and injustice—without firing a single bullet. The non-violent soldier of Islam is highly revered and loved by Afghans …

Capitalizing and profiteering from the occupation: corporate human rights violations in the occupied territories By Aleksandra Krstic-While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the national and …

Kabul citizens were cheering this week as the first snowflakes were coming down, covering the city after a long period. People were happy to see everywhere white by the ‘blessing of God’ because they were worried of a probable drought as they used to face in the past few years. …

Foreign troops destabilizing Afghanistan, Pakistan: Sami AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Exploring all avenues to restore peace in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani talked to the godfather of Taliban, Maulana Samiul Haq, by phone and discussed ways that could help the Afghan-lead reconciliation process. Afghan Ambassador to Islamabad, Hazrat Umar Zakhilwal, called on …

Karzai asks Trump for shift in US policy towards Islamabad “Donald Trump must make a dramatic, strategic and immediate shift in US policy towards Pakistan. Anything less than that will be a continuation of Afghan misery and rise of extremism”, said Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai as he blamed Barack …

Resilience of Afghan people is like a broad-day light. It is matchless, and a precedent for many violence-hit countries to follow. Afghans have proved the world wrong again and again by defending their homeland bravely. In 2014, the international and regional commentators believed that Afghan security forces would collapse and …

AT-KABUL: Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicized highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicised highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for …