AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of residents in eastern Kunar province marched a rally the other day, demanding the construction of a hydropower dam in the province. The coordinator of the demonstration, Zabihullah Sabiq, said that the country is blessed with immeasurable water reservoirs, but unfortunately the potential is not used …
Read More »Eight arrested in connection with Kabul media attack
AT Monitoring Desk-Kabul: The intelligence operatives have detained eight people in connection with Wednesday’s suicide attack on a media outlet staff in Kabul, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Friday. A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a mini bus carrying the staff of the private Tolo TV …
Read More »Energy as the motor for sustainable economic development, peace and security in South Asia
By Alias Wardak-South Asia as an energy deficit region requires economic and feasible solutions in the energy sector, in order to secure a sustainable economic development. An effective approach to secure the required energy is the creation of a Regional Energy Market that connects the energy surplus countries of Central …
Read More »Man arrested for stealing valuables of Afghan MP in India
New Delhi: A 21-year-old Afghan national who allegedly stole valuables, including a license for an AK 47 rifle, from a member of Parliament in Afghanistan who is in Delhi for medical treatment, has been arrested, police said today. The accused, identified as Noorullah Arab, a resident of Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, …
Read More »Karzai urges youth to stay, rebuild Afghanistan
“Afghan youth shall not abandon their ancestral land,” says the ex-president AT-KABUL: Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday urged the Afghan youth to stay in their country and work hard for development of Afghanistan. Addressing a seminar “Hope and challenges” he denounced the Wednesday’s terrorist attacks on mini-bus …
Read More »AJF condemns attack on TOLO TV bus
“Taliban proved that they have no respect for human rights and freedom of speech” AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Journalists Federation (AJF) and scores of media outlets on Thursday strongly condemned the Wednesday’s terrorist attack on the mini-bus of TOLO TV channel and urged the government to ensure safety of journalists and …
Read More »Road to peace
Many political pundits and security analysts are of the view that the Afghan peace process would soon be caught in another deadlock. They believe that it would not bring stability, at least so soon, because it is too much difficult to convince the Taliban and other militant networks to reconcile …
Read More »UNAMA condemns suicide attack targeting media in Kabul
KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the suicide attack against media workers in Kabul yesterday that killed eight and injured 24 civilians, many of them from the media sector. The casualties included women and children. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast that deliberately targeted a minibus transporting …
Read More »Afghanistan: Attack on Journalists Threatens Media Freedom
Journalists Face Escalating Intimidation and Violence (New York) – Anti-government insurgency groups should immediately stop intentionally targeting civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The January 20 suicide attack on a minibus in Kabul transporting journalists affiliated with Tolo TV, Afghanistan’s 24-hour news channel, was an atrocity designed to undermine Afghanistan’s …
Read More »Eight killed, dozens injured in Taliban attack on Tolo TV employees
Ghani, Karzai, Abdullah condemn attack By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: A suicide bomber, riding an explosive-filled car, targeted a mini-bus of a private TV channel on Wednesday evening in the capital city, Kabul. At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured, sources told Afghanistan Times. The mini-bus was carrying broadcaster …
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