AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani spoke by phone with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and discussed issues of mutual interest. The Afghan president and Sheikh Mohammad discussed bilateral ties and the ongoing war on terrorism, the UAE’s official WAM news agency …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five Afghan refugees killed in the Syrian civil war by rebels were buried in Iran, media reported on Friday. The refugees were recruited by the Iranian authorities to support the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad against the west-supported rebels. According to Radio Farda, the killed Afghan mercenaries aged …

AT-KABUL: A bomb blast in northern Kunduz province has left three Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel, including their commander, injured, official sources said on Friday. Providing details about the blast which took place the other day, the governor’s spokesman, Abdul Wasi Basil, told media that a magnet bomb was attached …

Afghani has lost its value by 11pc against American dollars and Pakistani rupee during the past four months. This depreciation has caused prices of commodities surged by 18pc and fuel by 40pc. Over the years, Afghani has seen a steadiest fall, but during the past few months, it faced a …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Civil Society and Human Rights Organization (CSHRO) on Thursday expressed concerns over insecurity and terror attacks in the country and urged the government to ensure public security. While expressing deep concerns over rapidly growing insecurity and terror attacks in different parts of the country including the capital …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai strongly denounced the attack on Ahmad Saeedi, a prominent political analyst. Saeedi was injured when he came under attack by unidentified gunmen in Shar-e-Now area of Kabul city the other day. Doctors told media that the political analyst is recovering. Ex-President Hamid Karzai in press statement …

AT-KABUL: Efforts are underway to secure safe release of kidnapped passengers of the crashed helicopter in Faryab province. According to reports, the Taliban insurgents captured 16 Afghan troops and two foreigners on Tuesday after their helicopter crashed in territory under the militants’ control. Three soldiers were killed in the crash. …

The citizens of this country, whether man or woman, have equal rights under the law, but in practice the matter is quite different. They have right to education and to work, under the constitution. But is this true in practice? Given the current situation, endemic superstitious beliefs, and misogyny, we …

AT-KABUL: While informing of satisfactory preparations for this winter season to deal with natural calamities and help the affected people, Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday termed insecurity and transportation problems as a challenge in some provinces. The deputy minister for disaster management Mohammad Qasim Haidari said …

“They are also involved in smuggling of jade and azurite to China and Pakistan,” says minister. Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Minister of Mines and Petroleum Dawood Shah Saba on Wednesday said that some influential people were busy in extraction of natural resources illegally. The natural resources were smuggled to the neighboring …