AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have carried out 29 crackdowns on various cites but failed to release Abdulrauf, a nine years old child from the kidnappers, officials said. Abdulrauf was kidnapped about five months ago in PD4 of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of northern Balkh province. Head of …
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AT News KABUL: Some 76 roadside mines planted by Taliban militants defused and three car bombing attacks were thwarted by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Sunday. Afghan security forces succeeded in discovering and neutralizing 76 IEDs, which were …
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There is a proverb saying “War is what happens when language fails.” This always reminds us of how far we, the Afghans are to understand each other to at least agree on some common terms to end the deadly war in our motherland. It has been for over four decades …
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AT News KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Mirwais Nab has met with Ambassador of Pakistan to Kabul, Mr. Mansour Ahmad Khan, where they discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process and mutual ties. Mr. Nab has stressed the importance of Afghanistan-Pakistan cooperation in various fields and Islamabad’s …
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AT News KABUL: Sayed Wahid Qatali, governor for Herat province in the west reacted to the statements made by Mojib Ansari, a religious scholar in the province, saying that Herat was not used as a Daesh terrorist producing place. Ansari had earlier denounced serving in the Afghan government and army …
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AT News KABUL: A government official warned that if human trafficking was not prevented, Afghanistan would go under international sanctions. Fazl Ahmad Manavi, justice minister went to Nimroz province on Iran border on Saturday where he discussed the problems of human trafficking in meeting with provincial governor. The minister warned …
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AT News KABUL: Tens of police officers were fired from their jobs after truck drivers went on strike in protest of misbehavior and extortion by police in the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat highway, ministry of interior said on Saturday. Interior Minister, Massoud Andarabi, wrote on Twitter that 135 officers serving on the highways …
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AT News KABUL: Police have arrested 10 officials of the ministry of urban development on the charge of embezzlement and misusing authorities. Tareq Aryan, spokesman of the ministry of interior, said Saturday that the heavy crime unit operatives launched an operation during which, the head of urban ministry’s department of …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan is examining to open a direct air corridor between Kabul and Moscow to enhance bilateral trade and commercial ties between the two countries. Afghanistan Ambassador to Russia, Sayed Tayeb Jawad said in an exclusive interview with Sputnik on Saturday that Afghanistan wants to open air links …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Special Envoy for Pakistan, Mohammad Umer Daudzai is to visit Islamabad next week to accelerate efforts for the resumption of the intra-Afghan negotiations which are currently in a state of uncertainty. The visit is set based on Pakistan government’s invitation. Daudzai would urge the Pakistani officials …
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