AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Bilcheragh district of Faryab province, which was being under Taliban rheostat for two years. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that army forces recaptured the district in an operation conducted in the district on Tuesday. According …
Read More »Stoltenberg backs peace efforts to end Afghan war
AT News Report KABUL: Alliance Chief Jens Stoltenberg has reaffirmed NATO’s fully support for U.S. efforts to end the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and lead toa broker deal with the Taliban group. Ahead of NATO Defense Minister Summit in Brussels,NATO Secretary General said Tuesday Afghanistan would be an important agenda …
Read More »Editorial: Media is enemy to nobody
On Monday, Taliban called on the Afghan media organizations to stop what they consider “anti-jihad and anti-Taliban sentiments”. The threat includes radios, televisions and other media such as newspapers, news agencies and online outlets. They said that if the media ignored their announcement and did not stop publishing anti-Taliban advertisements …
Read More »3m Afghan refugees return home; 2m others left
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said Monday that 3.225 million Afghans returned home, but 2.291 million others left for other countries from 2012 to 2018. Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi, the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, during a press conference, publicized the findings of Baseline …
Read More »Opposition launches new wave of anti-govt. protests
AT News Report KABUL: The Peace and Moderation Presidential Election Team has a plan of huge public gathering against the National Unity Government (NUG) today (Tuesday), as it accused President Ashraf Ghani for overstaying in power despitehislegal term has ended. The Peace and Moderation Election Team led by HaneefAtmarin a …
Read More »Keep Durned Line at bay in peace process
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs has suggested to keep at bay the issue of Durand Line at the moment as it is not a good time to raise the issue with Pakistan. In response to the recent remarks by Atta Mohammad Noor the …
Read More »Kabul-Sharja air corridor opened
AT News Reports KABUL: The Ministry of Economy and Industry has announced the air corridor between Kabul and Sharjah city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that has been operationalize Monday. The ministry in a statement said that more than two tons of apricot has been exported to the Sharjah …
Read More »Lawmakers agree to end standoff over electing speaker
AT News Reports KABUL: After a longtime of dispute in the parliament over electing the speaker, on Monday, its members have finally been able to end the disagreement and reach a conclusion on it. The chaos erupted after Kamal Nasir Usuli and Mir Rahman Rahmani were competing for the speaker …
Read More »Atmar rules out Afghan war as “internal”
AT News Report KABUL: The erstwhile National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar has said that the Afghan war is not an internally-induced one, and thus there should be no local solution sought for. Atmar, who is also a presidential candidate in the September elections, at the ‘Afghan Peace Conference’ organized in …
Read More »Taliban kill five civilians in Badakshan
At News Report KABUL: At least five individuals, including a woman, have been gunned down by the Taliban insurgents on Sunday overnight in northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials and residents said Monday. Modafi, a resident of Khastak village in Joram district of the province, told Radio Azadi during a telephonic …
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