AT News Report KABUL: Some presidential candidates accuse the government and President Ashraf Ghani in particular of making efforts to turn the upcoming presidential contests for his benefits. They say that President Ghani was campaigning at high levels to turn elections in his benefit, despite his term was legally over …
Read More »Opinion: Ins and outs of terrorism in South Asia: collective approach needed
South Asia has seen inter-state wars and intra-state violent movements during most of its post colonial history, but its experience with terrorism by non-state actors is relatively recent as compared to other regions such as the Middle East. In the last decades or so, South Asia has, indeed, emerged as …
Read More »Zaman talks Afghanistan’s situation with foreign envoys
AT News Report BERLIN: At the sidelines of the ‘Berlin Climate and Security Conference’, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs of Afghanistan Mr. Idrees Zaman on Saturday attended a lunch reception hosted by the Special Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr. Markus Potzel. Deputy Minister Zaman provided a …
Read More »Haqqani militants visit family members of 20-year-old killed rebel
AT News Report KABUL: The two with ling beard on faces are commanders of Haqqani Terrorist Network—a notorious one which has been involved in several deadly attacks in Kabul, the capital city, and around the country. These militants approached to inform relatives of around 20 years old boy in Totalai …
Read More »Taliban kill at least 15 in Ghor
AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban militants have killed at least 15 public uprising forces and civilians in western Ghor province on Friday night, provincial official confirmed Saturday. Another three were wounded in the clashes between the Taliban fighters and uprising forces plus residents of Dawlatyar district, said provincial council …
Read More »Security threats forced residents to close school in Logar
AT News Reports KABUL: Residents of the southern Logar province on Saturday decided to close at least eight schools due to serious security threats to the schoolchildren. The residents say these schools were closed due to security threats and deterioration of condition in Dehnow village of Mohammad Agha district of …
Read More »Ex-Afghan football president banned for life
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has been banned for life from all soccer-related activities for abusing his position and sexually abusing female players, FIFA announced on Saturday. Keramuddin Keram, also a former FIFA Standing Committee member, was accused by at least five …
Read More »ED: Fighting for?
Very boldly and frankly a team of Haqqani terrorist network visited a town in District Buner near to Swabi of Pakistan couple of days back whereas they beside informing relatives of a young boy who along with several others killed in US led troops action near to Jalalabad in Nangarhar …
Read More »Ghazni’s Khwaja Omari district retaken
AT News Report KABUL: Government forces managed to retake the Khwaja Omari district in Ghazni province, an area being held by Taliban for one year, ministry of defense said Friday. Aref Noori, provincial spokesman also said that security forces launched a rapid operation in which they completely took the district. …
Read More »Senior Taliban official breaks prison in Faryab
AT News Report KABUL: A senior Taliban official held under custody of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in the northern Faryab province, has managed to escape, provincial officials confirm. Members of provincial council identify him as Salahoddin Ayyoubi, who is reportedly militants’ shadow governor for the province. They say …
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