AT News KABUL: At least 569 suspected criminals were arrested on charges of different crimes in northern Kunduz province in the last one year. Kunduz police succeeded in arresting 569 suspected criminals under the frame of “Security Chapter” in Kunduz, Kunduz Police Press Disk said in a statement on Saturday. …
Read More »71 Taliban militants killed in nationwide Ops
AT News KABUL: At least 71 Taliban militants were killed and 41 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Saturday. The Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air …
Read More »The Role of the Afghan Women Towards Peace Mediation and Reconciliation
By Dr. Matin Royeen Introduction: Almost fifty percent of the Afghan population is females. The Afghan culture is primarily a patriarchal society where males play a dominant role in decision making, leadership positions and enjoy a higher status and opportunities in the country. Sadly, during the past forty-two years of …
Read More »Kashmiri Women Par Excellence
By Tahmeena Rizvi The valley of Kashmir which is also known as the literal ‘Heaven on Earth’ has seen very few, small spells of peace in between war, violence, and multitudes of efforts from the rest of the world to ‘own’ it, a lot of it due to its strategic …
Read More »AIHRC calls on U.N to prevent targeted attacks on women
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission called on the United Nations to offer efforts for preventing targeted attacks on women in Afghanistan. Zabihullah Farhang, an official at the Commission, expressed concerns on the targeted killings of high profile women saying that “14 women have been killed in …
Read More »Ghor governor survive Taliban ambush, seven injured
AT News KABUL: Seven people including a journalist were wounded when Taliban militants opened fire on the convoy of Abdul Zaher Faizzada, governor of Ghor province. Faizzada who has been newly appointed as governor for the remote and mountainous province, said Friday that he was heading to evaluate security outposts …
Read More »Editorial: Let’s celebrate Ramadan free of violence
Muslims across the world are going to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan in less than two weeks. Actually, Muslims in the countries are preparing for better prayers and fasting than previous years and they are not worried about anything else, while in Afghanistan security is the first thing people …
Read More »Third COVID-19 wave feared in Herat
AT News KABUL: A third wave of the Corona virus is feared to infect people in Herat province in the west, where the first case of the deadly disease was found in February 2020. Health officials in the western province call on people to receive the COVID vaccines. Abdul Hakim …
Read More »Police commander killed in Baghlan
AT News KABUL: Shharifullah Khosti, commander of police special forces was killed in clashes with Taliban in the northern province of Baghlan, provincial officials confirmed. Javid Basharat, provincial police spokesman said Friday that the police special forces confronted with Taliban fighters late Thursday in the outskirts of provincial capital Pol-e-Khomri …
Read More »Afghan student granted scholarship to Harvard University
AT News KABUL: Muqtader Omari, an Afghan national got the chance to study in Harvard University after seven years. He received the scholarship as no Afghan had been able to achieve it in the last seven years. Omari 18 completed his primary education in the Afghan-Turk high school in Kabul. …
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