AT-KABUL: A number of members of the Parliament argue that the government had failed in the peace process, saying that the people can no longer bear these deceitful homilies. Parliamentarians believe that the government has no control over the peace dialogue, because of which people’s trust on government’s ability is …
Read More »ANDSF kills 93 militants in offensives
AT-KABUL: Over 93 Taliban combatants were killed in countrywide military offensives that left 21more militants injured by Afghan national security and defense forces. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …
Read More »“Daesh is replacing Taliban”
AT-KABUL: Members of the Parliament say that Islamic State in some regions of Afghanistan is becoming increasingly powerful and threatening to replace the Taliban. Parliamentarians claim that a fighting had erupted between the Taliban and Daesh combatants in Zibak and Ashkashom districts of Badakhshan province, and that Daesh is becoming …
Read More »Australia donates $5m to assist drought affected families
AT-Kabul: The Australian government has contributed five million Australian dollars to provide food assistance to people affected by drought in Afghanistan. According to a statement,this brings Australia’s total contribution to WFP’s operations in Afghanistan to AUD15 million in 2018. And the WFP will use the contribution for a joint response …
Read More »Deadliest half year for journalists;Islamic State, Taliban a rising threat for media
AT-KABUL: Since the start of 2018, roughly eleven journalists across Afghanistan have died in direct terrorist attacks while on duty, making it the deadliest ever half-year for journalists and other media personnel working in Afghanistan, an Afghan media watchdog said Wednesday. The data from this period indicates a 22 percent …
Read More »Sikhs, Hindus original residents of Afghanistan: Envoy
AT Monitoring Desk-Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan are its original residents and not migrants from India, the Afghan ambassador to the US has said here at a memorial service for the minority community members killed in a terrorist attack in Jalalabad recently. At least 19 people were killed on July …
Read More »Insecurity bumps up in Kabul-Gardez highway
AT-KABUL: Security situation has been deteriorated on the Kabul-Gardez highway in central Logar province as travelers say Taliban insurgents stop their vehicles on the route for checking. Zarif, a resident of Ali Khan Qala village of Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban attacks on government’s vehicles …
Read More »Allegations of election fraud “groundless” without proof
AT-KABUL: In an attempt to up the ante against allegations of Hezb-e-Islami political party of Afghanistan, lead by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar vis-à-vis large-scale voter registration fraud, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday argued that such claims were baseless without justifiable proof. “Nobody has the right to sling accusations against the …
Read More »Editorial: Air corridor boosts economy
Will the air corridors program of the government really boosts up economy? The history of the past air corridor and its implementation in proper way, suggests yes. Noting landlocked geographical point of Afghanistan, air corridor alongside trade routes, possibly will highly play significant role in bolstering economy. The expansion of …
Read More »Afghanistan, Tajikistan railway construction could start this year
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Design work has been completed and Tajikistan could begin construction of a cross-border rail link to Afghanistan by end of 2018, the Afghanistan Railway Authority said on July 16. An ARA team led by Chief Executive Mohammad Yamma Shams recently travelled to Tajikistan to discuss the project, …
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