By Mosa Ahmadzai The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) postponed the result of the recent presidential elections for sometimes to ensure transparency and fairness in the elections. The elections result was expected to be announced on 19 October, the electoral Commission announced on Sunday that the preliminary result of the elections …
Read More »Nangarhar school blast leaves two dead
AT News Report KABUL: At least two construction workers have embraced martyrdom and five others received injuries after a mine detonated in an under construction school in Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, official said. A mine placed by the enemy went off in a school, in which …
Read More »Sri Lanka and Afghanistan: A Growing Partnership
By M. Ashraf Haidari The past four decades have hardly been kind to the peace- and freedom-loving people of Afghanistan. But despite the many destructive conflicts imposed on the country, Afghans armed with a steel willpower have persevered to survive and thrive in what is an increasingly complex and dangerous …
Read More »Ambassador Kay says NATO helps Afghans achieve sustainable peace
AT News Report KABUL: In an interview with a Pakistani media, the NATO’s top civilian representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Nicholas Kay said that NAOT helping Afghanistan and its people to achieve a sustainable peace, and it is the priority of the allies. Kay called on the Taliban to listen to …
Read More »Is a peace deal in Afghanistan possible?
Ahmad Shah Katawazai After a month-long thaw starting from last September, the Afghan peace process has now started to gain some momentum. United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul yesterday to discuss the future of peace talks with the Taliban. On …
Read More »Politicians want peace efforts be intensified
AT News Report KABUL: A number of Afghan politicians are believing that efforts of the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to achieve political settlement is moving very slow. Khalilzad was in Kabul recently, and held meetings with top Afghan officials to discuss the Afghan peace process. He …
Read More »Abdullah emphasizes on clean votes
AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday has said that people expect the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to announce the result of presidential election based of clean votes. Addressing council of ministers’ session, Abdullah said “we are at the doorsill of assessment of election votes, so we …
Read More »63 militants killed in latest ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 63 militants were killed and 19 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 on Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Al-Baghdadi’s death a hard blow to Daesh; war yet to over
By Mansoor Faizy The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh extremist group in Afghanistan, is said to have control some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq that has imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people there. Moreover, the group …
Read More »Al-Baghdadi’s death a hard blow to Daesh; war yet to over
By Mansoor Faizy The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh extremist group in Afghanistan, is said to have control some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq that has imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people there. Moreover, the group …
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