AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least three key members of the terrorist group of Haqqani network have been held by security forces in southeastern Paktika province. A statement sent by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Paktika on Monday said the three Haqqani members were arrested from a …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday termed the National Unity Government’s (NUG) US visit as highly productive in terms of rebuilding trust between leaders of the two countries. Abdullah told a session of Council of Ministers that the trip was another step towards strengthening relations and …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of members of the Wolesi Jirga, the parliament house, said Monday that insecurity has increased in the country since mid-March. The lawmakers said that people were not safe in parts of the country and they witness new incidents every day. The MPs also said …

Skirmishes between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Kajaki area have caused disruption of energy supply to the southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces. It means militancy not only create terror in the society, inflict unbearable damages in men but also in material. When the nation is eagerly waiting for …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Fierce clashes between Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents in Kajaki area resulted in energy blackout in southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces. According to locals and chief commercial officer of the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), state-owned electricity supplying company, the clashes has halted nearly 90 percent …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL: Tens of civil society groups from Ghazni province on Monday protested against insecurity and snail-paced efforts of the government to rescue the 31 passengers who were kidnapped allegedly by the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh on Kabul-Kandahar highway. The protestors gathered behind the parliament here and …

KABUL: India’s Barkatullah University (BU) has showed interest in opening a campus in Afghanistan and signed a “Letter of Intent” with the Afghan ambassador to New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali in this regard. Vice Chancellor of the university Prof MD Tiwari told Press Trust of India (PTI) that BU has …

KABUL: Afghan handmade accessories and apparel have captivated visitors at a four-day expo in India where artisans of nine South Asian countries put their crafted products and exotic spices on display. The event is being organized by the Asian Heritage Foundation (AHF) along with 55 nongovernmental organizations. Forty stalls have …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghanistan Civil Society Network for Elections (ACSEN) expressed concern over structure of the electoral reforms commission and asked the government to revise it. Board Member of the ACSEN, Mohammad Naeem Ayubzada, said that structure of the electoral reforms commission is more political than technical. Speaking at …

By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: Foreign-style restaurants are increasingly becoming popular in Afghanistan particularly after the collapse of the Taliban’s regime. Following this new trend, a business tycoon, Bashir Halim, established a covetous British-style fast food corner of “fish n’ chips” Mr. Cod, right in the heart of the capital Kabul. …