AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Saudi government has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, pledging to support the Afghan government in fight against terrorism. An unnamed Saudi Foreign Ministry official, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency had expressed solidarity of the Saudi Kingdom with Iraq and …
Read More »Kabul-Kandahar highway temporary closed due to ongoing fighting in Maidan Wardak
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Kabul-Kandahar highway has been closed for traffic on Tuesday due to ongoing fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said. The Maidan Wardak Governor’s Spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News the highway was blocked in Syedabad district …
Read More »Editorial: Don’t fritter away
The US administration has to be careful about every single decision regarding America’s longest war, however, with no eye-caching result in Afghanistan. When there is expectation of new strategy to be chalked out on Afghanistan, American’s presence is important in the war hit country. In a bid not to fritter …
Read More »Pakistan is breeding nursery of global terrorism: MQM
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan’s opposition party has staged a massive demonstration in front of White House against enforced disappearances, paramilitary operation and extra judicial killings of its party members in Karachi, capital city of Sindh province, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) Convener Nadeem …
Read More »Editorial: Water is life
Most of the Afghan masses still do not have access to clean drinking water despite billions of dollars invested to supply the nation with a steady supply. In Kabul almost six million people are living and over half of them are lacking access to safe drinking water as well as …
Read More »37 Taliban killed in Northern Provinces
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Monday said that 37 Taliban fighters were killed and 29 others wounded during ground and airstrike in Northern and Northeastern provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan Defense and Security Forces have conducted joint operation in different areas of Baghlan, Faryab and Jawzjan provinces, which …
Read More »Two top Taliban commanders killed by comrades
AT Monitoring DesK-KABUL: At least two top Taliban commanders along their four colleagues have been killed by their comrades in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Monday. The commanders along with their four fellows have been killed in infighting on Sunday night in Koz Beyar and Bar Beyar areas of …
Read More »Invisible Afghan children
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad-Being a child in Afghanistan is a life-time misfortune, where children are invisible victims of the war, desperate poverty and domestic violence. The ongoing war in the country silently leaves children dead or wounded in record numbers. As it seems no end to the war, children likely remain …
Read More »Four killed in attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul
AT-KABUL: Four people, including two bombers of the so-called Daesh group, were killed after the terrorists on Monday morning attacked Iraqi embassy in Kabul in which at least three policemen were also injured after hours of clashes. Interior Ministry, who first said four attackers were involved, in the evening changed …
Read More »ED: End war with new tactics
The most dangerous attitude is to remain constant in blunders. Accepting faults can alter the life. Observing faults can change everything as we all know that old ways won’t open new doors. It is time for some bitter truths. US had made many mistakes in its longest war in Afghanistan. …
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