AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has accused the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) of removing him from the World Cup squad even though he was fully fit. Shahzad’s shocking accusation comes after he was ruled out of the reminder of the World Cup with knee injury. It was said …
Read More »Punishment on cards against traffic violators
AT News Report KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday announced punishment for traffic rule violators in Kabul, the capital city, where traffic-jam is a daily rotten. In a statement, the spy service said the number of vehicles had increased, causing traffic jams in the nation’s capital. It …
Read More »Pentagon mulls more support to AAF
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pentagon has awarded a new contract worth $24.3 million in support of the Afghan Air Force. The Defense Department has awarded the contract to AAI Corporation or Textron Systems. The company will provide logistics support and maintenance training for AC-208 aircraft fleet of the Afghan Air …
Read More »Pakistan airspace quandary: Afghanistan exports to India reduce
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The closure of Pakistan’s airspace to commercial flights between Kabul and New Delhi has decreased Afghanistan’s exports, including dry fruit, vegetables, fresh fruit, carpets, and handicrafts, to India by 30 per cent, officials said. Tolo News confirmed that Afghan farmers and investors will have to face …
Read More »“Militants deliberately targeting Afghan civilians”
AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of sobering backdrop of the ongoing intense conflict across Afghanistan, the United Nations remains troubled that civilians are being killed in high numbers and urges all parties to the conflict to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm, the agency said Sunday …
Read More »Four Taliban rebels killed by IED blast
AT News Report KABUL: At least four Taliban insurgents were killed and one other rebels received injuries after an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) went off prematurely in the central province of Daikunid province Sunday. Provincial Governor Ahla Rahmati told media that the militants had planned to plant the IED in …
Read More »AGO issues arrest warrant for Karim over sexual charges
AT News Report KABUL: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Sunday issued arrest warrant for ex-football chief Keramuddin Karim a day after he was banned life from all soccer-related activities for abusing his position and sexually abusing female players. Spokesman for the AGO, Jamshid Rasuli has confirmed his arrest warrant. …
Read More »6 die, 5 wounded after vehicle plunges into water
AT News Report KABUL: Four children and two men are dead and four women and a child wounded after a passenger car carrying them plunged into water in southern Helmand province, an official said Sunday. MuladadTobagar, the Greshk district administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident happened in …
Read More »Opinion: External factors of Pak terrorism
Traditionally, the state of Pakistan has an potential enmity with India by birth and a long–term border difference and ethnic tension with Afghanistan. After independence it has fought four declared wars with India without any success. The policy of Islamisation pursued by the regime of Zia-ul-Haq and later governments proceeded …
Read More »ED: Ghani to visit Islamabad
President Dr. Ashraf Ghani is going to make history by visiting Islamabad as he already scrambling with legitimacy as expiry of his constitutional term has already gone away in May 22nd. Earlier after assuming the office in 2014 he had made a visit to Islamabad as without any prior invitation …
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