AT News Report-KABUL: National Security Adviser, Haneef Atmar met Saturday with the United Arab Emiratescharge de affairs to Kabul, Issa al-Mazzouri, during which, the two sides emphasized on further strengthen of bilateral relationships. Atmar said that the UAE could play an important role in the Afghan peace and economic improvement, …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOOAC) rejected Saturday the government’s plan over integrating the body with the Attorney General Office as “illegal”. The HOOAC officials said that “some mafia and corrupt circles in the government are trying to weaken” the body and give incorrect advices …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan’s electoral body on Saturday officially embarked upon the first phase of voter registration processfor the imminent parliamentary and district council elections. Voter registration will be in three phases; first phase beginning on April 14 focuses on provincial capitals and will last till May 13; second phase …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s top peace council has declared that the Taliban may be open to intra-Afghan peace dialogue. A senior member of the high peace council told the Parliament on Saturday that the council was cautiously optimistic about a highly likely consent of the Taliban to enter peace talks …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Taliban in a predawn attack on Saturday destroyed the main power transmission line to Kabul, once again leaving the capital city in the dark, officials said. Police chief in Baghlan said the militants blew up another power pylon supplying electricity from Uzbekistan to Kabul in Tagakdistrict of …
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AT News Report-KABUL: In a series of counterterrorism crackdown operations run by the security forces across Afghanistan, as many as 47militants have been killed andmore 40 sustained critical injuries in the past days. The defense ministry said in a statement that army, police, and intelligence forces had conducted joint operations …
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AT News Report-KABUL: A stray mortar shell smacked a house in southern Helmand province, killing two children while two others received injuries, officials said on Wednesday. The heart-wrenching incident occurred in Nad Ali district of the province, and provincial police had already launched probe to identify location from where the …
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By Afrasiab Khattak-8th of April was yet another watershed moment for the hardly three months old Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). In fact it was a milestone on the path of redefining Pashtun political discourse in Pakistan. But it is also pertinent to note that this development has significant implications for …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) on Friday released a review of the management and oversight of fuel in Afghanistan and found that fuel theft has become a lucrative business in the country. According to SIGAR, due to the amount of fuel needed for military …
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The Afghan civilians, including the children and women, are becoming casualties of war in alarming numbers, leaving the civilians more at tenterhook with realization of being caught in crossfire of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. Since civilians have been receiving casualties in large numbers, thus, it seems that all conflict …
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