AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said that he has written a letter to the US President Donald Trump that an ex-Afghan soldier who killed three Australians in 2012 should not be released. The man, Hekmatullah, has spent seven years in jail after killing three …
Read More »Afghan Olympic medalist ‘Nikpa’ to be featured in Hollywood movie
AT News KABUL: The life story of Rohullah Nikpa, the first and only winner of Olympic medal for Afghanistan, would be featured in the Hollywood film industry—a first such big podium for an Afghan athlete. Eddie Arya, a Sydney-based renowned filmmaker told Afghanistan Times that this is his desire to …
Read More »Man arrested on charge of plotting to target religious scholar in Herat
AT News KABUL: A terrorist allegedly planned to assassinate a religious scholar was arrested in western Herat province, security officials said on Monday. The Afghan National Police arrested the suspect who wanted to assassinate a scholar by gunshot in PD 6th of Herat city, Ministry of Interior said in a …
Read More »Afghan Olympic medalist ‘Nikpa’ to be featured in Hollywood movie
AT News KABUL: The life story of Rohullah Nikpa, the first winner of Olympic medal for Afghanistan, would be featured in the Hollywood film industry—a first such big podium for an Afghan athlete. Eddie Arya, a Sydney-based renowned filmmaker told Afghanistan Times that this is his desire to produce a …
Read More »Pakistan created new terror group ‘Khattack Taliban’ to fight in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Pakistani military and intelligence have not abandoned the policy of training terrorist groups on their soil and have recently created a new terror group under the name of ‘Khattak Taliban’. The ISI, Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan has recently formed a new militant group, called the “Khattak …
Read More »Daesh plan to attack Loya Jirga foiled
AT News KABUL: The security forces nullified a plan made by the Daesh terrorist group to attack the Loya Jirga hall in western Kabul and arrested 11 fighters of the group. Yasin Zia the army chief of staff, said Sunday that the terrorists were arrested during several operations launched by …
Read More »Nine covid-19 patients die in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: At least nine patients infected by coronavirus have lost their lives battling the virus in the last 24 hours, health officials said on Sunday. The ministry of public health had registered 37 new cases of covid-19 during this period of time. The new number of cases of …
Read More »Forced marriages banned in Bamyan
AT News KABUL: Hamida Danish, a student at grade seventh of a secondary school was forcibly married to a man older than her while she was only 14 years old. The underage marriage made it too difficult for her to live a happy life as she was not quite out …
Read More »Ghazni car bombing leaves seven security personnel dead
AT News KABUL: A car bombing targeted a compound of the national public protection forces have left at least seven security forces dead, while 16 others received injuries in central Ghazni province, security officials said on Sunday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Taiq Arian said that three policemen and …
Read More »Loya Jirga members say “bloodshed” must end in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The members of the Loya Jirga for Peace have suggested the government of Afghanistan to release 400 Taliban prisoners in order to pave way for peace talks aimed at ending the decades of war. The Consultative Loya Jirga for peace was attended by 3,400 participants, who issued …
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