AT News KABUL: Head of the Takhar Ulema Council, Abdul Samad Mohammadi was killed in a magnetic bomb blast attached to his vehicle that went off in Taliqan, the provincial capital city, local officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Khalil Aseer said that the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon …
Read More »Mullah accused of rape gives his five-year old daughter to plaintiff
AT News KABUL: A mullah (religious scholar) accused of raping gave his five years old daughter to the complainant family as compensation, provincial official said. Giving a girl of the family to the plaintiff is casual in Afghanistan. This is called as ‘bad’ in the society and the girls are …
Read More »Why Xinjiang become a hot topic in western countries
AT News KABUL: Some former U.S. state officer and experts believe that the U.S. and western allies are worried about the economical grown of China and therefore, it has been accusing Beijing of genocide of Uyghurs Muslims in Xinjiang state of the country. Former Chief of Staff for the U.S. …
Read More »No discussion on U.S. troop extension: Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has denied the reports leaked on media about the U.S. discussion with the group to forge a new deadline to prolong Washington’s military presence in Afghanistan. Former Chief of National Directorate of Security, Rahmatullah Nabil earlier in a series of tweets said that the …
Read More »Heart of Asia summit: Ongoing war in Afghanistan is illegitimate
AT News KABUL: The two-day regional summit held in Tajikistan to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan denounced the ongoing war in the country as illegal. The summit titled Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process, issued a statement at the end of its second day session on Wednesday that condemns targeted killings, attacks …
Read More »Editorial: Terrorism – a political weapon
The regional countries have to join hands in countering terrorism in all its forms and manifestation. The threat of religiously motivated terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda, Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh and ETIM is undeniable and it could pose major risk if ignored. It won’t be robust all …
Read More »COVID-19: 63 new cases, five deaths reported in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 63 new coronavirus cases and five deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 56,517 cases. The new cases come positive out of 2,014 …
Read More »Continuation of acting ministries lead to widespread corruption: Lawmakers
AT News KABUL: The parliament criticizes continued acting in President Ghani’s cabinet, calling for an end to this process as it expands corruption. The members of parliament said in their Wednesday session that the acting ministers are illegally occupying the posts as they were found unqualified by and failed to …
Read More »AIHRC calls for ex-football federation head’s arrest
AT News KABUL: The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) says former head of football federation Keramuddin Karim should be immediately arrested and tried. Karim is a wanted for raping girl footballers when in office a few years ago. The human rights commission criticized delay in Karim’s arrest would strength …
Read More »74 Taliban fighters killed in nationwide ops
AT News KABUL: At least 74 Taliban militants were killed and 38 others were wounded during latest operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. The Afghan security forces conducted anti-Taliban operations in Laghman, Ghazni, Wardak, Helmand, …
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