AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday has said that a new security plan is on card to foster security for Kabul residents. Acting Interior Minister, Masoud Andarabi said security plan for Kabul has moved into 3rd phase, which requires to legalize all weapons and bulletproof vehicles …
Read More »Mohib meets political activist who survived armed attack
AT News Report KABUL: The young National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib held meeting with the Kabul-based political activist, Nazar Mohammad Motmain on Tuesday to express his condolences over the recent incident. On Friday, a number of unknown armed men attacked Motmaine, but he fortunately escaped unhurt. Mohib pledge the incident …
Read More »Ghazni blast leaves two dead
AT News Report KABUL: At least two civilians embraced martyrdom after their vehicle hit with a mine in southern Ghazni province on Tuesday morning, official said. A mine placed by Taliban hit a mini truck vehicle in Niaz Kalai area of Dehyak district in Ghazni at around 6:30am local time …
Read More »US top diplomat meets Ghani, discussing peace, election
AT News Report KABUL: The U.S. State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Alice Wells on Tuesday held a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani, where they discussed election, peace and regional issues. The presidential palace in a statement said that US diplomat has praised the successful conduct …
Read More »17 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News Report KABUL: At least 17 drug runners were sentenced to years behind bars in the past one week after they were found guilty of drug trafficking. A statement issued by Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said Tuesday that 17 drug traffickers, including a woman sentenced to …
Read More »85 civilians killed, 373 wounded in election related violence
AT News Report KABUL: A special report released Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) describes the severe impact of election-related violence on civilians, mainly coming from the Taliban’s deliberate campaign of violence and intimidation to disrupt Afghanistan’s presidential election. UNAMA’s findings indicated that attacks targeting the electoral …
Read More »Editorial: Intolerable double-dealing
It has turned into a set trend now that every time there is an opportunity for Afghans to thrive in terms of trade and economics – as well as other matters – our neighboring Pakistan is always there to create obstacles, availing of its infamous practice of double-dealing. The country …
Read More »Kabul residents worried about increasing target killing
AT News Report KABUL: A number of the capital residents say that the increasing target murders were a matter of concern. Several government officials including the police chief for the Jaghatoo district of Wardak province were assassinated this week by unknown gunmen in Kabul city’s Police District 11. The Kabul …
Read More »Senators send government officials to judiciary over corruption
AT News Report KABUL: The members of senate sent Monday the cases of some government officials they consider corrupt to the attorney general office. The senate’s commission for public complaints said that officials from the ministries of finance, foreign affairs, higher education, commerce and agriculture, who were blamed for making …
Read More »15 civilians killed in Badakhshan airstrike
AT News Report KABUL: Residents in northern Badakhshan province on Monday claimed that at least 15 civilians were killed and 18 others, including children wounded in an airstrike conducted on Sunday afternoon in Warduj district of the province. However, local officials confirmed two people were killed and six other, all …
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