It is time to transfer power from the President and CEO to a new leader, says Abdul Rahman Rahmani Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Rahmani, a member of the Wolesi Jirga, said that the government should convene the traditional Loya Jirga to address the current security, economic and political …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban splinter group’s commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah was killed in a clash with rival group in southern Zabul province. Spokesman to the provincial governor Noor Islam Seyal said that after a clash between the Taliban rival groups, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah was killed in Khak-e-Afghan district of Zabul province …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Thursday claimed the arrest of a Daesh and three Taliban fighters in northern Takhar and Kunduz provinces. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that its operatives succeeded in arresting one Daesh and three Taliban militants in separate operations …

As the Taliban and other terror groups are creeping into urban and residential areas, putting civilians’ lives at greater risk, casualties are soaring steadily. There has been a security deterioration never seen before. The government cannot sit idly. It cannot adopt the wait and see policy as things gone messed …

There is a tsunami of troubles and issues. One issue is not resolved that yet another issue emerges. At times they challenge our collective stamina as a nation. What did happen to the Shiite passengers in Zabul province at the hands of ISIS is the extreme of brutalities. The brutes …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban militants kidnapped 12 civilians in Sayed Karam district of the southeastern Paktia province, said a local official. Niaz Muhammad Khalil, Sayed Karam district chief, told Azadi Radio that the civilians were on their way to Gardiz, the capital city of the province, when they were …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: To bring durable peace to the region, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) stresses on Pakistan’s sincere cooperation in war against terrorism. It said that Pakistan should destroy sanctuaries of militants in its soil. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the MoD, told Radio Azadi that the entire world knows …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Tired of cold-shoulder response of the government on fragile security situation and growing insurgency, the Wolesi Jirga is preparing to summon President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah. Condemning beheading of the seven passengers in Zabul province, members of the Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday …

AT-KABUL: UNESCO’s office in Afghanistan announced the launch of a nationwide photo competition in order to portray the rich cultural and natural heritage of Afghanistan. The theme of the competition is “Show us the Afghanistan you’re proud of”. The competition is open to all individuals regardless of their nationality. In …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 275 schoolteachers received allotment letter of residential plots in a township scheme which began the other day in the southern Khost province, said officials. The scheme was approved by the former President Hamid Karzai nine years ago, but the land was grabbed by some powerful …