AT News KABUL: At least six Afghan Local Police personnel were killed in an attack on their checkpoint by the Taliban loyalists in northern Balkh province, local officials said Tuesday. The incident took place in Payazkar village in the Balkh district on Monday night, said Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Munir Ahmad …
Read More »Karzai condemns attack on AGO staffer
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an attack that killed five personnel of the attorney general office. The attack happened Monday in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul province and the judiciary staffers were heading to the Bagram detention center as they worked on the release …
Read More »The Ethnic, Cultural and National Identity in Afghanistan
By Dr. Matin Royeen The term identity is derived from Latin (identitas) which means sameness, likeness and oneness. In practical terms, identity refers to accumulation of human qualities, beliefs and roles that defines an individual. Psychologists have discussed different stages of identity formation beginning at infancy and continuing until old …
Read More »UNAMA’s anti-corruption report is a gloomy read
On June 18th, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published its 4th Annual Anti-Corruption Report entitled “Afghanistan’s Fight Against Corruption: Crucial For Peace And Prosperity.” The paper, also available in Dari, paints a bleak picture of the country’s anti-graft apparatus and work, and puts forward a set of recommendations to …
Read More »UNAMA chief meets Taliban co-founder, urges ‘just peace’ in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), met Taliban’s second man and head of the group’s political office in Qatar. The UNAMA said on Monday that Deborah Lyons in meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, emphasized on a …
Read More »Danesh calls for security along Daikundi-Uruzgan road
AT News KABUL: Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danesh asked for tight security along the Daikundi-Uruzgan road, a reaction to the recent kidnapping of hostages blamed on Taliban fighters. Danesh called on the security forces to take further steps for security on the roads connecting central provinces to southern areas. Officials …
Read More »Iran plans more benefits for refugees after Kabul rebuke
AT News KABUL: The Islamic Republic of Iran is to provide Afghan migrants living in the country with more facilities, an agreement made during the visit of Afghan acting foreign minister Hanif Atmar to Tehran, where he met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian interior minister Abdol Reza Rahmani …
Read More »Spike in civilian casualties unnerves Karzai
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deep concerns over increase in armed conflicts and civilian casualties in different parts of the country. Karzai reiterated Monday that the ruinous war has been imposed on Afghans by the aliens, calling on Afghan sides in the war to realize the …
Read More »Ghani recalls amended draft media law, muses about more consultations
AT News KABUL: President Ghani has ordered the recall of the amended draft of the mass media law from the parliament until the draft is further discussed with the media under the leadership of the Second VP Sarwar Danesh. The Presidential Palace said in a statement on Monday that Ghani …
Read More »Gunmen kill five AGO staff in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At leaves five employees of the Attorney General Office were killed by unknown gunmen in Deh-e-Sabz district of capital Kabul, security officials said on Monday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Ferdaws Faramarz said the killed staffers included two prosecutors, two AGO’s employees and a driver. The …
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