‘Eternal vigilance is the price of eternal development.’ Gordon B. Hinckley Four Major Concerns: How the high infrastructurecost, which includes land, building, medical equipment of any hospital are being utilized? Is GDP or economic development data is representing the majority of the population of the country? What Percentage of population …
Read More »Reverse decision over Noor: Jamiat-i-Islami urges Ghani
AT News Report-KABUL: Leadership council of Jamiat-i-Islami party has urged President Ashraf Ghani to reverse his decision on ousting Atta Mohammad Noor as Balkh governor. On Monday, the Presidential Palace said that it accepted the resignation of Noor, who is also the sitting executive chief of Jamiat-i-Islami. But Noor and …
Read More »Afghan embassy lauds ‘Taekwondo Champions’ from Afghanistan in New Delhi
AT News Report-KABUL: A team of Taekwondo medalists from Afghanistan was conferred with appreciation letters by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi on December 18, 2017. Forty members of the Taekwondo team made a winning streak with 24 gold, 12 silver and 4 bronze medals by securing the …
Read More »ED: Don’t betray refugees
The pain etched on refugee faces on Greek and Turkish shores does not remain there. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in Europe, Pakistan, and Iran are being forced to return home. The minister of refugees and repatriation, Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi, said it was initially expected that over a …
Read More »Balancing carrots with sticks: Trump urges Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US President Donald Trump has televised a new national security strategy on Monday that urged Pakistan to shun its duplicity and start decisive actions against terrorist outfits and dismantle their terrorist networks on Pakistani soil. Outlining the US national security strategy, President Trump said “And we …
Read More »Noor rejects his “dismissal”: ‘My resignation was based on conditions which are not fulfilled, thus don’t accept it’
AT News Report-KABUL: Atta Mohammad Noor, the governor of northern Balkh province, which President Ashraf Ghani accepted his resignation on Monday, has appeared before his supporters while opposing the decision. Addressing a gathering of his supporters in Balkh province on Monday evening, Noor rejected his resignation as governor, calling on …
Read More »Iranian detained with 3kg of heroin in Farah
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Border police force has been arrested an Iranian citizen in western Farah province for allegedly smuggling drugs to Iran, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman, Iqbal Bahir told Pajhwok Afghan News the detainee was smuggling three kilograms of heroin in a tanker type vehicle to Iran. …
Read More »45 human trafficking cases in Ghor this year
AT News Report-KABUL: The number of human trafficking cases has been raised high in western Ghor province where 45 such cases are being documented this year, the provincial justice department chief said on Tuesday. Addressing a seminar on “Awareness about human trafficking” held in Firozkoh, Ghor’s capital, Abdul Jabbar Raji …
Read More »Germany reaffirms security commitment to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said that the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan had taken place too quickly, a media report said. Addressing German troops in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, she said the ISAF was too hasty in its …
Read More »Drugs factory destroyed in Nangarhar
AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have destroyed a narcotic processing factory in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, official said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Sherin Aqa Faqiri, the spokesman for 201 Selab Military Corps in the east, told Pajhwok Afghan News the drugs factory was destroyed during a …
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