AT News KABUL: Roland Kobia, the European Union Special Envoy for Afghanistan has expressed anxiety over the possibly damaged to the Afghan peace talks due to the recent escalation in Iraq, saying that “Afghanistan is again squeezed in power politics but this time the Game is not so Great.” The …
Read More »UK worried over regional tensions
AT News KABUL: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Idrees Zaman met with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kabul Ms. Alison Blake, on Sunday, where they shed lights over important issues. At the outset, both sides expressed concerns over the escalations in the region as well as discussed issues …
Read More »Kidnapped Kabul child rescued, two suspects arrested
AT News KABUL: Kabul police has rescued a child and detained two suspects for his kidnapping in Kabul, the capacity city on Sunday. Police has carried out two separate operations to rescue Mohammad Qaseem, said Nasrat Rahimi spokesman for the ministry of interior. “Police rescued the abducted child and detained …
Read More »1,287 people arrested in 2019 countrywide drug busts
AT News KABUL: Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Sunday said it has detained 1,287 suspect of drug runners during anti-narcotics crackdown carried out by Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) in 2019. 37 female and three Iranian citizens is among the detainees, said CJTF Spokesman, Khalid Moahid. “They are handed over …
Read More »Lawmakers want details over 15 billion Afs transfer
AT News KABUL: The members of parliament call on the government to provide details how 15 billion Afs was transferred to the ministry of finance. The lawmakers said in the parliament’s Saturday session that the money transfer was a clear violation of the law. Allah Gol Mojahed, a member of …
Read More »University lecturer injured by armed men in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Mohammad Rafi Banaie, a Kabul University professor was wounded when unknown gunmen attacked him Saturday in Kabul city, his relatives said. The gunmen attacked Banaie to loot him, according to his relatives, a problem Kabul residents are facing with. Banaie’s relatives said that the gunmen wanted to …
Read More »Trump says strike on Soleimani was to ‘Stop War’
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US President Donald Trump said the action against Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleimani was “to stop a war, not to start one.” He said Soleimani’s “reign of terror” was “over” following a strike at Iraq’s Baghdad airport on Friday. “What the United States did yesterday …
Read More »Over 60pc constitutional articles violated by pillars of state: MPs
AT News KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Saturday voiced grave concern over constitutional violations committed by the three branches of the government, urging the relevant oversight commission to seriously pursue the issue. The 16th anniversary of the Afghanistan Constitution’s ratification, which is observed on January …
Read More »Father kills his teenage daughter
AT News KABUL: A father has killed his 17-year-old daughter in northern Samangan province, official said Saturday. Provincial police spokesperson, Abdul Munir Rahimi, said the incident happed on Friday night. “Khalida, a 17-year-old girl was killed by her father in Charmgari village of Aybak city, Samangan.” The father used hunting …
Read More »Civilian casualties see 8pc hike in past 6 months: AIHRC
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Saturday said there have an 8.36 percent surge in civilian casualties over the past six months. Shukrullah Mashkur, secretary of the commission, voiced concern over the increase in civilian casualties, saying the warring parties should work harder for a …
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