AT News KABUL: Officials and residents in Wardak province say that three civilians including a woman and a child were killed in an attack launched by drone. The incident took place late Friday in the Sayed Abad district, but did not elaborate who carried out the attack. Representatives from Wardak …
Read More »‘Mother bomb’s impacts on Achin dwellers should be probed’
AT News KABUL: The parliament on Saturday called a fact-finding team should investigate the impacts of the massive ordnance air blast also known as Mother Of All Bombs dropped by the US military on the eastern province of Nangarhar in 2017. The US military announced back at the time that …
Read More »How became so irrelevant
AT News KABUL: The Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) commented on President Ghani’s last week meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump at a US air base in the Bagram district, saying the event meant flattery to Americans. Trump on his first visit to Afghanistan, met his country’s troops on …
Read More »Delegation by AGO investigates Pedophile ring in Logar
AT News KABUL: After serious criticism by several human rights defender organizations, the Attorney General Office (AGO) said Saturday that its delegation led by one of its top officials has launched investigation over the alleged ring of pedophile in southeastern Logar province. “Efforts will be made to continue our probe …
Read More »US, Europe working hard to set intra-Afghan talks in Germany
AT News KABUL: Sources close to the peace talks say that both Americans and Europeans are working hard to hold the third round of the intra-Afghan negotiations in Germany, an effort after the talks planned to be held in China was postponed for a long time. The sources said Saturday …
Read More »MoD confirms presence of TIP
AT News KABUL: The ministry of defense has confirmed the presence of “Turkestan Islamic Party” (TIP) extremist group’s activation in some parts of the country. The video shows that the militants hanging around with military vehicles which belongs to the Afghan security forces. Several types of seized weapons, like M-16 …
Read More »US-Taliban peace talks back on truck
AT News KABUL: The optimism for ensuring peace in Afghanistan has once again grown up as US President Donald Trump in a surprised visit to Afghanistan has announced that “Taliban are ready for a peace deal.” After his remarks, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul …
Read More »NDS forces kill six Taliban, detained five others in Helmand
AT News KABUL: At least six Taliban militants have been killed and five others captured in an operation carried out by operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in southern Helmand province on Saturday. NDS in a statement said its operatives conducted a preemptive crackdown against Taliban’s fighter commander, …
Read More »Editorial: Weapon-testing lab; is it?
About more than two years ago, the US forces dropped the ‘mother of all bombs’ in the Mohmand Dara area of Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, describing the target to be a Daesh hideout. In the wake of the 20,000-pound weapon which costs an estimated $170,000 per bomb, the …
Read More »President Ghani paid final tribute during state funeral for Dr. Nakamura
AT News KABUL: Carrying casket of the late Dr. Tetsu Nakamura in a state funeral ceremony in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said that he devoted his life to help and improve the living condition of most deprived segments of the country. Late Nakamura’s …
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