By Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR: Paying glowing tributes to the great Pushtoon leader, ruler of Indo-Pak Sub Continent and founder independent state Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali, the intelligentsia and Civil Society Organisation networks, demanded of the government to place his portraits in all government installations, especially in fortresses and museums throughout …
Read More »Editorial: Peace process?
As many countries are trying to reinvigorate peace talks in different world capitals, Afghanistan has been witnessing intense clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban group – whom leaders sitting in talks with US, Chinses, Russians, and Pakistanis officials. In a major security advancement, ministry of defense said they …
Read More »U.S. Air Force deploys F-16 Fighting Falcons to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on Oct. 25, Defense Blog, Online Military Magazine reported. U.S. Airmen and equipment assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and other supporting units out of Shaw Air …
Read More »Reports of clashes, suicide attacks across Afghanistan, as China, Russia host peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan is witnessing intense clashes between government forces and Taliban insurgents, even as various countries are trying to reinvigorate peace talks in different world capitals, Anadolu Agency reported Friday. In a major security advancement, Afghan forces on Friday said they have recaptured Darqad district from the …
Read More »Afghanistan Ranked 173 In World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ Index
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan was ranked 173 in the World Bank’s “Doing Business Report for 2019: Training for Reform” and received a score of 44.1. Last year the score was 47.7, and Afghanistan ranked 167 in the index. According to the report, Afghanistan’s position has dropped by six points …
Read More »US, Russian, Chinese and Pakistani diplomats discuss Afghan peace
AT News Report KABUL: Moscow hosted a quadrilateral meeting between representatives from Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan, where they discussed the peace process in Afghanistan. The US envoy for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad represented Washington in the meeting held on Friday, which according to reports, negotiated on coordination …
Read More »Army soldiers criticize govt. hospitals for not providing good services
AT News Report KABUL: Some army soldiers criticize state-run medical facilities for not providing good services for them, saying they are hospitalized for several months without any serious attention by doctors and other medical staff. Zainollah, a soldier who was wounded in Uruzgan province, said that he had been hospitalized …
Read More »Takhar’s Darqad district cleared with killing 50 insurgents: MoD
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have cleared Darqad district of northern Takhar province from presence of the Taliban insurgents in a larger scale operation carried 16 days ago. Ministry of Defense on Friday said the operation was launched on October 14 and early on Friday the district …
Read More »Jalalabad attack leaves five dead, 21 wounded
AT News Report KABUL: AT least five people have been killed and 17 others received injuries after a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle convoy of Afghan Intelligence forces in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province, official said Friday. The attack took place in the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »19 polio cases so far in Afghanistan: Health Officials
AT News Report KABUL: Officials from the World Health Organization, Save the Children and the Afghan Ministry of Public Health has reported at least 19 new polio incidents in the country over the past ten months. All cases were reported in the eastern and southern regions of the country, said …
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