AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an airstrike conducted by the the US military in the western province of Herat. The strike targeted a vehicle in the Rabat Sangi area, killing civilians including women and children. Karzai expressed deep concerns over rising violence and civilian casualties amid …

AT News KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission confirmed the existence of a “child abusing circle” in Logar province by releasing the summary of a report titled ‘Probe of sexual abuse in schools in Logar province’. The report comes after two civil society activists revealed school boys are sexually abused …

AT News KABUL: Police in the southern province of Uruzgan accuse Iran of assisting arms to the Taliban, claiming that the Islamic Republic had lately provided the insurgents with air defense rockets. Sardar Mohammad Haya, provincial police chief said Tuesday that: “Iran has given them (Taliban) rockets that can target …

AT News KABUL: A number of tribal elders of central Wardak province in a gathering, in Kabul have turned heap towards increase of civilian casualties, asking the government to take tremendous steps in regards. They termed the civilian casualties as a crime against humanity, saying that insecurity has mostly harmed …

AT News Kabul: Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah publicly declared himself the winner of September’s disputed presidential elections on Tuesday night, paving the way for a perilous political standoff at a crucial moment in the country’s long-running conflict. His statement came hours after the announcement of audited election results, which gave the election to Abdullah’s …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban group – with whom the US has been engaged to reach a political settlement and end the Afghan conflict – in a statement have opposed the final results of the Afghanistan presidential polls, saying “it is in conflict with the contents of ongoing peace process.” …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission on Tuesday declared incumbent president Ashraf Ghani as the winner of the 2019 contested presidential elections with 50.64% of the vote, amid claims of vote rigging by his rival and governing partner in the ongoing unity government Abdullah Abdullah. The final result puts …

AT News KABUL: There exists an overriding conviction among statesmen and political pundits that an election outcome riddled with fraud is as preposterously dangerous as a looming threat of forging a parallel state – amid dissident arising from jousting for power. Ex spymaster and presidential candidate, Rahmatullah Nabil, in a …

AT News KABUL: Tens of residents of western Herat province on Tuesday had marched demonstration on the streets of provincial capital city, where they said drone strikes has killed a number of civilians. According to the residents, several extensive airstrikes were conducted on Monday evening in Robat-e-Sangi district, killing ten …

The Afghans have suffered multiple wars and invasions as they endured foreign actors fight for their own vested interests through the use of proxies over the years, resulting in a steady stream of refugees escaping violence and poverty to seek sanctuary in other lands. Given that the world, including the …