AT News KABUL: The parliament accuses the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of favoring “a certain team” while announcing initial results of September 28th presidential elections. Some of lawmakers said in the parliament’s Monday session that the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) needed to probe election-related complaints properly and impartially. They …
Read More »China remains committed to Afghan peace process cooperation
AT News KABUL: China says it would remain committed in cooperating with the peace process of Afghanistan. Chinese deputy foreign minister, said Monday in a meeting with American experts over Afghan affairs, said that Beijing is ready for any types of cooperation with the peace efforts in Afghanistan. He urged …
Read More »Taliban claim roadside bomb that killed US soldier
AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb that killed an American service member on Monday in northern Kunduz. The US military has confirmed that a US soldier was killed in combat but didn’t provide further details in regards. US military statement also did not …
Read More »Weapon caches, 740kg hashish seized in Kabul, Logar
AT News KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that its operatives discovered and confiscated weapons and hashish caches in Kabul, the capital city and eastern Logar province. Intelligence forces conducted a preemptive crackdown and succeeded to discover and seize over 40 rifles of light weapons and 740kg …
Read More »Taliban key commander killed in Takhar
AT News KABUL: A key Taliban commander along with his three fighters has been killed and two others wounded, after Afghan security forces conducted an operation in northern Takhar province, official said Monday. Taliban Qari Faiz and three of his fighters were killed and two others wounded during joint Afghan …
Read More »Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail over Khashoggi killing
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Monday five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totalling 24 years over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year. Khashoggi was a U.S. resident and critic of Saudi …
Read More »There are more chances of a ‘runoff’ presidential election in Afghanistan
By Khushnood Nabizada The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results on Sunday, wherein, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani secured 50.64%, his main rival Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah got 39.52% and the other candidates only received 9.84% of the votes. Soon after the results announced, the ‘Stability …
Read More »Five shops shutdown over using Pakistani rupees in Nanagarhar
AT News KABUL: Five shops have been shutdown in Jalalabad, the capital provincial city of eastern Nangarhar province, as the shoppers still used Pakistan rupees in their daily business. The development made after foreign currency, especially Pakistani rupees, has been utterly banned in the province and across the country. These …
Read More »India welcomes preliminary results of Afghan presidential poll
AT NewsKABUL: India on Monday has welcomed the preliminary results of the Afghan presidential election that was held on September 28th. A statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the complaints regarding discrepancies in counting should be addressed through legal processes. “We welcome the announcement of the …
Read More »Highly possibility of ceasefire soon
AT News KABUL: Some sources said that the Taliban delegation comprised of three members, led by Moulawi Shuhabuddin Dilawar has left Doha political office for Islamabad to discuss the US demands of a short term ceasefire with the group’s leadership in Pakistan. These sources furthered that some progresses have been …
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