By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Number of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday expressed deep concerns over the rifts between the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and high ranking officials. They said that the victory on the Afghanistan’s war depended on the unity of the state leaders and officials. Legislators …
Read More »Government plans to reduce security problems: Abdullah
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The chief executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday that a new security plan was under work to avoid civilian causalities, stabilize educational institutions and prevent kidnapping incidents. “The minister of interior and deputy minister of defense should answer about massacred 33 civilians in Ghor province, and killing of …
Read More »Editorial: More work to safeguard journalists
Media have a great role in development of every state because it plays a key role in reflecting truths. In Afghanistan, freedom of speech was unprecedented, and also one of the greats achievements of the country during past 15 years. It made a tremendous progress. Afghanistan has never before had …
Read More »79 insurgents killed in operations
AT-KABUL: At least 79 Taliban fighters were killed and 21 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), conducted …
Read More »Hamid Karzai condemns Nangarhar attack
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in eastern Nangarhar province that killed and wounded a number of innocent people. He termed the terrorist attack that took place in the home of a tribal elder from Pachiragam district, an act that carried out by the enemies …
Read More »19 hostages freed from Daesh captivity in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Afghan forces succeeded to free 19 civilian hostages from Daesh also known as Islamic state of Iraq and Syria terrorist group captivity during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Monday. “These civilians had been taken hostage during recent conflicts by Daesh fighters in the Pachiragam district, …
Read More »Six civilians killed in Nangarhar blast
AT-KABUL: At least six civilians were killed and six others wounded after a suicide bomber targeted a tribal gathering in eastern Nangarhar province Monday afternoon, officials said. “Six civilians were killed and six others injured, after a suicide attacker blew up his full of explosives vest in a tribal elders …
Read More »Unprecedentedly increase of violence against journalists
377 violence cases are recorded against journalists in the past 10 months, which is equal to all cases documented in the past eight years: Nai By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Nai, the supporting open media organization in Afghanistan on Sunday said that violence against journalists has hit a new record in the …
Read More »Two Taliban insurgents killed by own explosives in Kabul
AT-KABUL: Two Taliban insurgents were killed by their own explosives while planting an improvised explosive device in Kabul province, an official said Sunday. Fraidoon Obaidi, head of Kabul police criminal investigations, said the incident took place in Qarabagh district “earlier this morning”. “The explosive went off as the insurgents panicked …
Read More »Family of seven killed in Baghlan mortar attack
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Seven members of a single family including three women and a child were killed after the Taliban insurgents fired a mortar shell, hitting their house in Baghlan-i-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province, officials said on Sunday. Governor Gawhar Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban fired the …
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