AT News KABUL: The First Vice President, Amurullah Saleh said Monday that Kabul police have rescued several minor and young children from being transferred to Taliban Madrassas to get training education in Pakistan. “They are reunited with their families,” Saleh wrote in his Facebook page. Mr. Saleh went on saying …
Read More »Saleh Suggests Execution of Detained Taliban as Violence Escalates
AT News KABUL: The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh has suggested execution of detained Taliban as targeted killings and violence have escalated unprecedentedly in Kabul, the capital city and in provinces. “Taliban detainees are thinking they will be forgiven and go free without punishment. This is the core reason behind …
Read More »Eight security forces killed in Taliban Baghlan attack
AT News KABUL: Officials in the northern province of Baghlan say that eight security forces were killed after Taliban fighters attacked their outpost. The incident took place late Sunday along the Baghlan-Samangan highway at the outskirts of provincial capital of Pol-e-Khomri, where another two forces were wounded, while two soldiers …
Read More »US Warns Citizens Not to Travel in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The US embassy in Kabul has warned of an increase in terrorist and criminal incidents in Kabul, urging its citizens to refraim traveling to Afghanistan, or should leave the country. In recent weeks, increased terrorist attacks, kidnappings, criminal violence, and civil unrest have occurred throughout Afghanistan, the …
Read More »Nobody Absent in Afghan-Taliban Negotiating Teams
AT News KABUL: The second round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Taliban is going on in the Persian Gulf Arab State of Qatar, but they have so far held just a preliminary and a technical session. Some media outlets had earlier reported that a number of negotiating members from …
Read More »Kabul Police Detain Two Women on Extortion Charges
AT News KABUL: Kabul police have detained two women charged for extortion from rich and famous men in the Police District 4th of Kabul city on Sunday. First Vice President Amurullah Saleh on Facebook identified the arrested women as Hasina and Shima. He said that the women dressed in modern …
Read More »Two Female Judges Shot Dead in Kabul in Latest Targeted Killings
The wave of assassinations continues to rock Afghanistan in recent months – earlier three female Army Officers killed in similar incident in Balkh province AT News KABUL: Two female judges of the Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul on Sunday morning in the latest in a series of attacks …
Read More »Dostum’s daughter swears as Senator
AT News KABUL: Rahila Dostum took oath as a designated senator in the Upper House of the Parliament on Sunday. She is the daughter of Abdul Rashid Dostum, who was granted with an honor rank of Marshal last year as part of the power sharing deal concluded between President Ashraf …
Read More »US Officials Meet Taliban Leaders in Doha
Kabul seeks regional and international support for Afghan peace quest to end the conflict AT New KABUL: A multilateral meeting was held between the Taliban and top US officials, where they discussed the ongoing peace negotiations between the Afghan government and militant group. A spokesman for the Taliban Qatar based …
Read More »Ghani to Dismiss Balkh Security Officials ‘if Fail to Free Abducted Child’
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has warned Balkh security officials to set free the long been abducted child or they will be dismissed from their posts. A 9-year old child, Abdul Rauf was kidnapped about three months ago from Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh. The kidnappers are asking …
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