Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Three more nominated ministers on Saturday briefed members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament over their future programs. Ministers-designate for Labor, Social Affairs and Martyrs, Nasrin Oryakhail, for higher education Farida Mohmand, and for counter-narcotics Salamat Azemi were those who explained their …

AT-KABUL: One policeman was killed and 12 others including seven civilians injured in a bomb blast in Parwan province on Saturday morning. Police Security Chief in Parwan, Ziaur Rahman Fayez, said the incident took place at around 10:00 am in Syagerd district of Parwan when a vehicle of the local …

AT-KABUL: At least 19 armed Taliban fighters were killed in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has conducted joint operations against insurgents …

(Press Release): NEW DELHI –Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, the other day awarded the Padma Vibhushan one of the country’s highest civilian decorations to Aga Khan, for his contributions to social development in India. The award, which was bestowed at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi as part of the commemoration of …

Traders lament there are too many factors to have stunted the development of national economy. But they count growing insecurity, political instability, foreign troop drawdown, and on top of that government’s dejecting attitude, are some of the major ones. Since they have chided the government, what it should do. Go …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least five army soldiers were killed and several others wounded when a swarm of militants stormed several checkpoints of Afghan security forces in Jurm district of northern Badakhshan province, said a local official. The Chairman of Badakhshan provincial council, Abdullah Naji, said that the militants attacked …

AT-KABUL: At least 12 people from a single family were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in southeastern Ghazni province. Ghazni deputy governor, Ahmad Ali, said that the tragic incident took place on Friday morning, when a passenger vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Khogayani village of Qarabagh district. He …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban militants have laid siege to outposts of Afghan border police in Sarkano district of eastern Kunar province over the past one month. A border policeman in the district told Azadi Radio on condition of anonymity that it has been almost one month that the militants …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission has strongly condemned attack on the Attorney General Office (AGO) compound in Mazar-i-Sharif city of northern Balkh province. The NATO headquarters said in a statement on Friday that the Headquarters Resolute Support strongly condemns the Taliban attack in Mazar-i-Sharif on an …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As per the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) decision, former Pakistani umpire Mahboob Shah has arrived Kabul to help train Afghan cricketers in the hopes that the national team can one day compete with cricket’s top international squads. Shah, who supervised the 1987 World Cup final and whose …