In the run-up to the third round of the intra-Afghan talks to be reportedly held on November 21 in China’s capital city of Beijing, the national unity government has took a huge political risk as it announced the release a leader of the Taliban’s Haqqani militant faction and two other …
Read More »35 militants killed in latest ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 35 militants have been killed and eight 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 Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »A key Taliban commander killed in Faryab
AT News Report KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban group was killed during fresh crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, defense official said Saturday. A dangerous commander of Taliban identified as Hafizullah famed to “cruel killer” was killed during an operation conducted by …
Read More »Reform process in foreign ministry ‘going on fast’
AT News Report KABUL: The reform process in the ministry of foreign affairs is “going on fast”, which includes employment, rules and policies, the ministry’s new spokesman Gran Hewad said Saturday. He said that the diplomatic body was in contacts with Afghan embassy in Tehran to get details over the …
Read More »Electoral fraudsters to be referred to complaints commission
AT News Report KABUL: The independent election commission says it would introduce people involved in frauds of the September 28 presidential polls to the independent electoral complaints commission. Officials in the election commission’s secretariat said Saturday that the body’s leadership ordered them to identify the fraudsters and refer them to …
Read More »Dozens of Daesh fighters surrender to Afghan forces in Nangarhar
AT News Report KABUL: A group of 18 fighters of the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group, have surrendered to the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, ministry of defense said on Saturday. Ministry Deputy Spokesman, Fawad Aman said that 18 Daesh fighters, who were accompanied …
Read More »Shangyu district, emblematic of China’s development
By Seddiq Hussainy ZHEJIANG: In southern China, there is a small city with big dreams and futuristic visions of development. Shangyu, located near Hangzhou Bay Area, is an industrial region with dynamic business environment. A district with lush mountains and lucid waters in Shaoxing city of Zhejiang province, Shangyu is …
Read More »24 Afghans killed in Iran traffic accident
AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan Embassy in Tehran said at least 24 Afghan migrants have lost their lives in traffic accident took place in Sistan, the southeastern state of the Iran. The accident occurred around 2pm on Thursday in Khash Zahidan area of the state, where according officials over 28 …
Read More »Editorial: Air pollution deadlier than war
Air quality levels have worsened in Afghanistan, creating public outcry with dire consequences for large swaths of society. The extreme air pollution episodes affect millions of people in Kabul; the authorities must take every available step to tackle air pollution in Kabul, the capital city, which may be even deadlier …
Read More »Key Factors that affect Entrepreneurship in Afghanistan
Although Entrepreneurship in Afghanistan remained somewhat tenacious but, decades of conflicts have decided the country’s fate. the country’s miserable era was started since the Soviet Invasion in the year 1979 which lasted for 9 years till 1989, the thereafter civil war among different Afghan warlords, followed by the Taliban tenure …
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