KABUL: A member of Daesh group strongly condemned Nangrahar massacre on Wednesday and blamed regional intelligence for the devastating bombing. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News from undisclosed location, Maulvi Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost—a self-proclaimed leader of Daesh, rejected Daesh involvement in Nangarhar massacre. “We strongly condemned the attack and Daesh …

KABUL: Police have arrested 57 Afghan nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reports on Wednesday. It said that afghan nationals were apprehended during search operation for not having legal documents. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is situated close to the Afghan border where Afghan mostly travels for treatment …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After continues condemnations and protest demonstration across the country against the government for being too slow to release the 31 abducted passengers, finally President Ashraf Ghani has broke his silence and said the government has spent $6 million dollars to secure safe release of the abductees. Talking …

Kabul hails Chinese president visit to Islamabad Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL:Welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday said the meetings between Chinese and Pakistani leaders would help the Afghan peace process. Spokesman of the foreign ministry Ahmad ShekibMustaghni in his weekly …

KABUL: A renowned journalist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rahimullah Yousufzai said that Pakistan should exert whatever influence it has over the Afghan Taliban to help the Afghan peace process as the region cannot afford more bloodshed.  Talking to The Oslo Times, he said that though success of the negotiations between the …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) and Afghan-Turkish Industrialists & Traders Association (ATSIAD)jointly organized the 5th Afghan–Turk International Expo here in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition would be open to visitors for four days. The exhibition aims to boost trade ties between the two countries, finding …

AT-KABUL: Police recovered 1,250 kilograms of opium and 900 kilograms of hashish in a special operation in southern Kandahar province. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that police conducted operation Shah Walikot district of the province. The statement said that the ministry is committed to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Attorney General Office (AGO) arrested counternarcotics and education officials of western Badghis province for alleged negligence of duty, said an official source. MirwaisMirzakwal, spokesman for the provincial governor office, a commission comprised of the AGO and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has visited the province to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said that Afghanistan is not ready for mass repatriation of Afghan refugees from Iran. Spokesman for the MoRR, Islamuddin Jurat, stressed on gradual repatriation of Afghan refugees. He said that a commission, comprised of Afghan and Pakistani officials, has been …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday attended the swearing-in ceremony of 16 new ministers who recently won votes of confidence from Wolesi Jirga—the Lower House of parliament. High ranking officials including first Vice-President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the second Vice-President Mohammad SarwarDanesh, the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and his first …