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 …
Read More »Senior Hezb-e-Islami member freed from Guantanamo jail after 18 years
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 …
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