AT News KABUL: Asad Qaiser, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan is due to pay an official visit to Kabul along with a group of the Pakistani politicians and members of parliament, according to media report. Qaiser will meet President Ghani and other Afghan officials to discuss the ongoing …
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AT News KABUL: At least two civilians lost their lives and 18 more received injuries after a roadside mine went off in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning, sources said. The blast occurred at around 06:30 morning hours in Jalalabad, the provincial capital city. “The explosion occurred when the Afghan …
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AT News KABUL: The salaries of at least 15 senior government officials have been postponed as they failed to report and register their private properties, the anti-corruption body says. “Under the prevention measures of administration corruption, we have so far received 5,200 forms of asset registrations from which, 1,365 are …
Read More »AT News KABUL: The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday said that security forces have arrested 11 members of the Taliban, who were behind differing bombings, including assassination of a prominent journalist Yama Siawash. Mr. Saleh in a series of tweets said that it all started with a tip …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey is the best option to host the upcoming Afghan peace talks since it is an independent and impartial country, said the leader of Hezb-e-Islami political party on Wednesday. Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar underlined that there are deep-rooted amicable ties between the …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban unleashed a barrage of rockets at the Kandahar airport on Wednesday, causing no casualties, provincial officials said. Six rockets hit the airport at around 11 noon hours. Claiming responsibility, the Taliban said a key military center was targeted with multiple missiles, causing heavy human and material …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Pakistan met with Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process and other mutual interests. Mr. Lavrov acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts in the Afghan peace process, Pakistan …
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AT News KABUL: At least 68 Taliban insurgents were killed and 64 others wounded during the latest crackdown conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. These militants were killed and wounded in Herat, Faryab, Farah, Badakhshan, Kunduz and …
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AT News KABUL: A tribal elder was shot and killed by the Taliban militants in a wedding party in eastern Paktia province, sources said on Wednesday. A number of Taliban insurgents attacked the wedding party in Ahmadabad district of the province, killing Jan Mohammad, father of the groom. According to …
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AT News KABUL: Unknown gunmen killed Mohammad Ismail Sahak, head of the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) in Paghman district of Kabul province on Wednesday morning, security official said. Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said the incident involving shooting occurred at 6:30AM local time in the Qala Wazir area …
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