AT News Reports-KABUL: One civilian was killed and three others wounded in a bomb explosion on Saturday in Ghazni province, an official said. Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor said Saturday that the incident took place after the bomb hidden in snow blasted in Kocha-e-Qasabi area, police district 1 …
Read More »Central Bank denounces EU decision of not fighting money laundering
AT News Report-KABUL: The Central Bank denounces the European Union for including Afghanistan in its blacklist over not doing enough to fight against money laundering activities as baseless. The European Union has recently added Afghanistan in the blacklist that along with 22 other countries is considered as threat for money …
Read More »Mohib says everyone knows we take our sovereignty extremely seriously
AT News Report-KABUL: The Youngest National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, who addressed a Town Hall meeting on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference [2019] exhibited highest moral of patriotism by saying that Afghans from all walks of live are very serious about their country’s sovereignty. “Everyone knows we take our …
Read More »US to reduce some 14,000 troops in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A top US general has said that his country was likely to bring home more than 1,000 troops from Afghanistan which is part of bringing reduction in the expenses of the US resources, ruling out its connection to the fresh peace talks with Taliban insurgents. General Joseph …
Read More »Germany’s Merkel warns U.S. against withdrawing from Afghanistan, Syria
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that a hasty U.S. pullout from Afghanistan and Syria, believing hasty pullout from Syria runs the risk of strengthening the roles of Russia and Iran in the Middle East. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on February 16, Merkel questioned whether …
Read More »Stoltenberg sees peace only in Afghan-led talks
AT News Report-KABUL: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General met with President Ashraf Ghani in the sidelines of Munich Security Conference; they discussed Afghan government owned and led peace process and joint combat against terrorism, and stressed on regional countries’ sincere cooperation on peace in Afghanistan, Presidental Palace said in a …
Read More »ED: War of words
President Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah have shown resentment over the terrible suicide attack in Kashmir, which causes lives to over three dozen personnel of Indian paramilitary police forces and injuries to several others. The incident now leads to intensifying of war of words between New …
Read More »Four narcotics caches destroyed in Paktia
AT News Report-KABUL: The Counter Narcotics Cell has destroyed four caches of drugs in southern Paktia province following anti-drug fight across the country, security official said Saturday. Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police with air support from the Afghan Air Forces lunched special operation in Gul Ghondi village, Zazai Aryoub district …
Read More »At least 20 border police killed in Kandahar
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 20 members of the border police have been killed in a Taliban assault in the southern Kandahar province, reports say, as the militants escalate their offensive ahead of fresh peace talks with the US. A security official who wished not to be named said on …
Read More »Hundreds natural disaster affected families receive aids
AT News Report-KABUL: State Minister for Disaster Management (SMDM) in a joint venture with the international charity institutions distributed relief items and cash to 684 affected families in 15 provinces after a series of devastating natural disasters that have struck the country recent weeks. SMDM in a statement said due …
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