AT News KABUL: Acting Foreign Minister, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, spoke with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, where they discussed key issues related to the Afghan peace process. Mr. Atmar thanked the French people and government for their continuous support and cooperation with Afghanistan over the past …
Read More »Eight provinces at risk of rainstorm
AT News KABUL: The government warns of flash floods in eight provinces, a warning following deadly flooding in 14 provinces that killed and injured scores of people. Ahmad Tamim Azimi, spokesman for the ministry of disaster management, said Monday that according to the meteorology reports, flood would target provinces of …
Read More »Abdullah scorns Ghani’s degree on reconciliation council members
“Based on political agreement with President Ghani, it’s in my authority to appoint members of the council,” Abdullah says AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation says President Ashraf Ghani was not authorized to appoint members of the body and it was his own …
Read More »Presidential staffs using vehicles made-in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani drove the first home-made vehicle along with the First Lady. In a meeting with the holders of the vehicle plant, Ghani assured to support domestic industry in any part of the country. He also pledged to pave the ground for investment in the country. …
Read More »Three Afghan children abducted in UK
AT News KABUL: The British embassy in Kabul said that specialist detectives investigating the abduction of three children from their foster home in south London. Bilal Safi, Mohammed Ebrar Safi, and Mohammed Yaseen Safi – aged six, five and three – were taken from their home in Coulsdon Road, Coulsdon …
Read More »Kabul mayor accused of ‘illegal sexual relation’ with young girl
AT News KABUL: Kabul Mayor, Daud Sultanzoi is probably caught red-handed with a young girl at Gulistan complex in PD 9th of Kabul. Sultanzoi has yet to comment on the big scandal, but a number of social media users, including his wife, are taking to social media with conflicting reports. …
Read More »Khurram says govt. ineptitude to uphold national consensus on peace process
President Ghani’s recent efforts of forming a parallel setup indicate his dreadful intention toward the peace process, Khurram asserts. AT News KABUL: Abdul Karim Khurram, Former Chief of Staff to the President Hamid Karzai said that the government has failed to maintain political and national consensus on the peace process. …
Read More »Karzai saddened over former senator’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed sympathies and condolences over the killing of a former member of senate Mohammad Hassan Hotak. Hotak was killed in a terrorist attack. Karzai called Hotak a peace-loving person, tribal elder and influential figure who served for the welfare of his people. The …
Read More »Dozens of Taliban rebels killed in Faryab
AT News KABUL: At least 47 Taliban fighters were killed and 21 others wounded in a latest crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province in the past 24 hours, military officials said on Monday. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) conducted a preemptive …
Read More »Editorial: Reactions to HCNR formation
Following the release of a list containing the members of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), mixed reactions have arisen from different quarters against the council. A presidential decree named 48 members, featuring key political and Jihadi figures, for the council that is mandated with taking peace talks ahead …
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