By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed serious anxieties over continuing deterioration of situation in Afghanistan, asking President Ashraf Ghani to review and rethink his policies as the country was heading for a new wave of crisis. In a press conference on Monday, Karzai also talked about freedom …
Read More »Editorial: A recipe of failure
As the resumption of Afghan peace talks seems to be in the pipeline, Afghans have apprehensions about the political future of the country. The Taliban have already hinted that in the next round of peace process, they would solely negotiate upon what Afghanistan’s future political dispensation should look like? It’s …
Read More »Seven drug traffickers arrested in Kandahar
AT News Report KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) cell has arrested seven drug dealers during a fresh crackdown carried out in southern Kandahar province. The drug smugglers were arrested during an operation at Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in Kandahar, Ministry of Interior said on Monday in a statement. According …
Read More »31 insurgents killed in latest crackdowns
AT News Report KABUL: At least 31 militants were killed and 13 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 Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
Read More »Afghanistan to export 62k tons pine nuts to China in five years
AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan to export 62,000 tons of pine nuts to China in the upcoming five years, said officials on Monday. The contract has been signed between Afghan and Chinese companies coordinated by Administration Affairs Office in Afghanistan Embassy in Beijing. The value of 62,000 pine nuts estimated …
Read More »10 Indians among 900 Daesh affiliates surrendered in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: 10 Indian women and children – all members of families of Indian fighters, most of them from Kerala – are believed to be among those hundreds Daesh fighters who have recently surrendered in eastern Nangarhar province. Almost 900 people, including Islamic State (Daesh) fighters and members of …
Read More »Karzai not to attend Beijing talks because of Ghani’s ‘opposition’
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai is not to attend the third round of the intra-Afghan negotiations scheduled to be held in Chine’s capital city of Beijing due to some opposition by President Ashraf Ghani. Karzai told Radio Liberty on Sunday that in his belief, the current situation is …
Read More »Kabul blast leaves one foreign employee dead
AT News Report KABUL: A blast in Kabul, the capital city targeting United Nations vehicle has left at least one foreign employee dead, security officials confirmed. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman for the ministry of interior says five others were wounded in the attack occurred in Police District 9th at around 6:20 …
Read More »Security forces will prevent election violence: Khalid
AT News KABUL: Talking in a gathering on Sunday, the acting minister of defense, Asadullah Khalid said that Afghan security forces “will never allow violence” in the presidential polls. He also emphasized that the security forces have held their impartiality in the election process. “We know that our political leaders …
Read More »Moscow ready to cooperate with Washington fight terrorism
AT News KABUL: In an interview with Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, the Russian deputy foreign minister, Oleg Syromolotov said that US has not sent any official proposal to cooperate in fighting terrorism in Afghanistan. However, he cited that Moscow “maintain productive cooperation with Washington through the special representatives on …
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