AT News KABUL: A senior member of the Hezb-e-Islami party led by jihadi leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was released from US custody after being held for 18 years in the Guantanamo Detention Camp. The party confirmed Sunday that Maulavi Hamdollah Tarakhil was released from Guantanamo detention camp after 18 years. Tarakhil …
Read More »‘Taliban’s revenues from Badakhshan gold mines drastically surges’
AT News KABUL: The provincial council members and civil society activists of the northeastern Badakhshan provinces on Sunday voiced concern over the dramatically surging revenues of the Taliban from the provincial gold mines, saying the rebels’ earned $50,000 on a daily basis. Saifuddin Sais, the provincial civil society head, alleged …
Read More »Editorial: All is not done and dusted
The much-awaited preliminary results from the presidential ballot have been finally announced, nearly three months after the Election Day. The long delay in announcing the election result had not only disheartened the Afghan masses but had also affected many spheres of life. People had lost faith in the Independent Election …
Read More »US-Taliban negotiations postponed to New Year
AT News KABUL: The US and Taliban peace negotiations stopped temporarily on December 12th, is to remain postponed until the New Year, sources familiar with the talks said Sunday, but did not provide details for exact date. The US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad is reportedly back in Washington for the …
Read More »Initial election results finally announced; Abdullah calls results ‘fraudulent’; Ghani welcomes announcement
AT News KABUL: The long-delayed preliminary results of the September vote have finally announced on Sunday by Independent Election Commission (IEC) that shows President Ashraf Ghani leading with 50.64 percent and his main rival Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, with 39.5 votes. IEC Chairwoman, Hawa Alam Nuristani in a news conference …
Read More »Afghanistan jumbling with racism crisis
AT News KABUL: Habiburahman Hamidzada, a social activist in her article said that President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah are struggling with the crisis of racism, power dispute and tribal tension and that these crises have been severely intensifying in Afghanistan. The Independent Election Commission on Sunday has …
Read More »160m Afs allocated to rebuild historic sites
AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture has said that 160 million Afs has been allocated to repair and rebuild the historic sites across the country. Acting minister, Hassina Safi said in a press conference that over 5, 000 historic moneymen have been surveyed, in which at least …
Read More »18 Haqqani militants killed in Paktika raids
AT Monitoring Desk SHARAN: Air raids conducted by the foreign troops have killed at least 18 Haqqani Network militants in southeastern Paktika province, an official said Sunday. Mohammad Ayub, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander based in Birmal district, international troops conducted airstrikes in the area late on Saturday night. …
Read More »Germany ready to hold intra-Afghan peace dialogue in future: Envoy
AT News KABUL: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Idrees Zaman met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Afghanistan, Mr. Peter Prügel as well as representative of the Berghof Foundation. The two sides exchanged views on a range of issues, including the upcoming intra-Afghan dialogue. In this …
Read More »Free, fair election is best testimony to strengthen Afghan democracy: France
AT News KABUL: French Embassy in Kabul on Sunday welcomed the initial announcement of Afghan election results, saying, “We take note of the preliminary results of the presidential election.” The fact that this democratic process could take place in a difficult context is in itself a victory for the Islamic …
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