AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A commander of border police who was recently abducted by the Taliban in eastern Nangarhar province was rescued in a military operation carried out by security forces in Jaghatu district of Maidan Wardak province. Media office of Maidan Wardak said in a statement on Wednesday that Alim …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US and Indian officials met in New Delhi the other day to hold high level consultations on Afghanistan. According to a statement by the US embassy in India, the consultations were made during the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman’s visit in New …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following a report by Amnesty International which revealed that women’s rights defenders are under constant threat and attack in Afghanistan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday stressed on brining reforms in judiciaries. Abdullah told a conference that without abiding by the human rights, peace and …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Three nominated ministers on Wednesday briefed lawmakers over their future plans aimed at convincing the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) of their talent and abilities. Abdul Basir Anwar, the minister-designate for justice, said that he would make sure that every citizen has access to justice. He said that state-owned …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday lamented over absence of complete and accurate data about number of industries in the country and said the issue was creating challenges for it. The deputy chief of ACCI, Khanjan Alkozai, said that without exact fact and figure no plan …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Afghanistan 3rd Trend, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with print media of the country on Wednesday launched a public awareness campaign to promote study culture in Kabul. The drive was aimed to encourage the young people to discover that books are best friends and great source …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that police had arrested five suspected criminals in the capital city within past 24 hours. In a press statement issued here the ministry said that counter-crimes police arrested five individuals accused of murder and theft in 3rd and 9th police jurisdictions of …

“Earlier Iran was sending Afghan refugees to Syria to fight in favor of Bashar al-Assad, and now trying to use Afghans in its proxy war in Yemen” Commend By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: The volatile security situation and human rights violations in Afghanistan remain to be the biggest concerns for Afghan …

KABUL: Lt. Gen. Mohammad Afzal Ludin, minister-designate for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), has withdrawn his nomination, Presidential Palace said Wednesday. Last Monday, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani nominated Gen. Ludin as defense minister. However, the statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News said Gen. Ludin in a statement decided to pull …

Since their ouster way back in 2001, the Taliban insurgents are like a bear with sore head. None looks to be safe from the anger of the Taliban. Whoever, stands in their way or even remains on the sidelines or away, are gored. They don’t differentiate among foreigners, locals, Muslims, …