AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission reports of sexual harassment of children at schools and seminaries, calling it shocking and a matter of concern. “There is no law regarding the prevention of children sexual harassment at schools and madrasas so that schools and madrasas come under surveillance. …
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AT News Report KABUL: People in the tribal area of Waziristan have cut barbed-wire drawn by Pakistani army along the Durand Line which Islamabad recognizes as official border line with Afghanistan. People in Waziristan say that only they and other Pashtoons living on the two sides of the line have …
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AT News Report KABUL: After a 24-hour fighting between Taliban and national security and defense forces in the northeastern Badakhshan province,the militants captured the Arghanjkhowa district on Friday night, said local officials. Nik Mohammad Nazari, provincial spokesman said that the security forces havetactically retreated from the district to avoid civilian …
Read More »AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA), a government agency supervising telecommunication services, has ordered the private telecommunication companies to correct their activities and provide high-quality call and internet services to the people, otherwise, it says would penalize them. Officials at the authority said that in a …
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Whatever type of ceasefire is negotiated in Doha, it would have two basic ingredients: (i) moratorium on all types of attacks by all parties, here the Government and the Taliban cessation of hostilities, and (ii) initiation of process leading to political settlement. Both ingredients are not mutually exclusive and they …
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The issues of extremism and terrorism are getting more complex for Pakistan as on one hand, the United States moves a fresh resolution on Jesh I Muhammad chief Maulana Masud Azhar in United Nations Security Council and on the other Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has shown disappointment over acts …
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AT News Reports KABUL: The spring have come out with a new war season for the insurgents after they intensified subversive and terroristic activities on military conveys, checkpoints and bases across the country. Badakhshan, Kunduz, Helmand, Ghazni, Kunar, Paktika, Badghis, Farah and Faryab are provinces that have been stuck in …
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AT News Report KABUL: Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation has arrived in Kabul on Saturday. A source privy to the government of Afghanistan said Khalilzad is visiting Kabul aimed to negotiate with Afghan leaders over ongoing peace efforts. However, the source who suggested anonymous, did not further …
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AT News Report KABUL: Former and current Presidents, Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani and other influential figures, including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday held discussions over current peace efforts, where Hamid Karzai said opportunity for peace must not go away. Other participants were former Jihadi leader Abdul RabRasul Sayyaf, …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least four police officers embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents attacked their checkpoint in southern Zabul province on Friday night, officials confirmed Saturday. “A group of armed Taliban insurgents assaulted police checkpoint in Shahr-e-Safa district of Zabul, where intense clash between police officers and the …
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