AT News Report KABUL: An official at the Independent Election Commission (IEC) says that the presence of what he called “fraudulent employees” and suspended votes would bring the vote recount process under question. Mohammad Abdullah, a commissioner of the electoral body said Tuesday that 137,630 votes were suspended and 102,000 …
Read More »US says Islamabad did not restrict Taliban activities in Pakistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. State Department said in a recent report that Islamabad pledged support for political reconciliation between the Afghan government and Taliban, but did not restrict the Taliban or the Haqqani network from operating in Pakistan and threatening U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. The annual …
Read More »Taliban, Daesh are not separate: Khalid
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan defense minister Asadullah Khalid said countries, including Pakistan that supporting terrorist groups to continue the flame of war in Afghanistan, should have realize that ‘terrorism has no boundaries’ and that it would engender them one day. In an interview with VoA, Khalid said that Taliban …
Read More »Clearing ops conducted in Paghman
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have conducted clearing raids in Paghman district of capital Kabul, where they killed at least three militants and seized a number of weapons and ammunitions. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the operation was conducted on Tuesday morning in Arghandi …
Read More »180k returnee, IDP children gain access to education
AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Education (MoE) said it has granted over 180,000 returnee and Internal Displaced People (IDP)’s children with education facility across the country this year. MoE through its education working group with the financial support of domestic and international organizations has provided education facilities to 184,749 …
Read More »24 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News Report KABUL: At least 24 drug runners have been sentenced to years behind bars in the past one week after they were found guilty for drug trafficking. Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) in a statement said on Tuesday that 24 drug traffickers sentenced to10-30 years’ incarceration after examining …
Read More »25 militants killed in raids
AT News Report KABUL: At least 25 militants were killed and six 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 Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
Read More »China expects inbound trade amid US tension
By Seddiq Hussainy SHANGHAI: China is holding its second international import expo in its financial capital Shanghai as an attempt to open its gate to further inbound global trade, giving a brush-off to the west’s anxiety over its alleged trade malpractices amid a long-drawn trade war with the United States. …
Read More »Karzai condemns drone attacks on Paktia, Baghlan
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned drone attacks on the Aryoub district of Paktia province and Dand-e-Shahaboddin district of Baghlan province, which inflicted casualties to civilians. Karzai denounced in a statement any military operations against civilians as inhumane and against Islamic principles. He reiterated demands to …
Read More »Kabul protests ISI’s misbehavior with Ambassador Mashal
AT News Report KABUL: The Pakistani Embassy in Kabul on Monday announced the closure of its consular section for an indefinite period due to alleged safety and harassment concerns to its diplomatic personnel while the Afghan foreign ministry said it will probe Pakistan’s complaints in this regard. Meanwhile, the Ministry …
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