AT News KABUL: At least 17 Taliban fighters have been killed and six others wounded and ten villages cleared during joint crackdowns conducted by Afghan security forces in Dasht Qala district of northern Takhar province, official said Tuesday. Ministry of Interior said that Afghan Air Force also supported the security …
Read More »Six of a family killed in Kunar roof cave-in
AT News KABUL: At least six children of a single family have been killed and six others, including women and children received injures, after their home’s floor tumble downed in eastern Kunar province, officials said Tuesday. Provincial authorities said the incident took place on Monday night in Asmar district of …
Read More »MMA fighter “Safari” returns home
AT News KABUL: Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Hussien Bakhsh Safari on Tuesday has returned home after crushing his Russian competitor. He has been warmly welcomed by the Kabul residents with marching rallies in Hamid Karzai International Airport, where his airplane has landed. On Sunday this week, Safari has …
Read More »23 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News KABUL: At least 23 drug runners pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to year behind bars in the past one week. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that four drug traffickers sentenced to16-30 years’ incarceration after examining their dossiers …
Read More »Police arrest a dangerous criminal in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Kabul police has detained a most dangerous criminal who were involved in several organized crimes in the city and suburbs. Aminullah, aka, Commander Ayan, was captured during operation conducted by Afghan national police and intelligence operatives in PD 17th on Monday night, Spokesman for Ministry of Interior, …
Read More »117 Taliban insurgents killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 117 Taliban militants have been killed and 17 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »How the new visa policy imposed by Pakistan creates hitches for Afghans?
By Ziaullah Akhtar Having been affected by the decades of turmoil and lost almost all the infrastructural institutions including hospitals, Afghans have chosen Pakistan as a cost effective and an accessible destination for treatment. Though people get convenient cure in the hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan, but still there are some …
Read More »Changing global scenario on gender equality
The changing dimension of development and the international movement for the development of women have created a policy perspective for gender equality which recognises both women’s and men’s needs and, most importantly, their healthy interactions. Against this backdrop of situation, Dreze and Sen viewed that gender equality and social justice …
Read More »Police arrest three on child rape case in Badghis
AT News KABUL: The Counter Criminal Police on Monday has arrested three people on charge of sexual assault on a 10 years old girl in northern Badghis province. Provincial local officials has earlier said that a ten years old girl have been sexually assaulted by a number of individuals in …
Read More »Court to decide on electoral official
AT News KABUL: The independent election commission says they were waiting for a third tribunal to decide on Shafiq Zamani, head of the body’s Kabul branch. Zamani has apparently passed an exam to gain the post, but now he is facing controversies and the electoral body says the third court …
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