AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah is making efforts to regain support from the members of Jamiat party after differences emerged when he agreed to work under President Ghani, a move that his party fellows did not want. He has met senior member of Jamiat, Atta Mohammad Noor in which other …
Read More »Civil society activists criticize decisions made by new bank governor
AT News KABUL: A number of civil society activists protested the newly-appointed Central Bank acting governor for his decisions, calling it “questionable”. Ajmal Ahmadi, who had previously served as commerce caretaker minister, has been lately appointed by President Ghani as the caretaker for the Central Bank. Ahmadi fired four senior …
Read More »A ‘wanted criminal’ arrested in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Kabul police have arrested a ‘wanted criminal’ during a fresh crackdown to help boost security of the city. Anti-crime cell of Kabul police conducted a purposive operation, in which the head of a criminal gang was detained in PD 2nd, said Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Farmarz. …
Read More »Editorial: Revisit strategy!
With the all-Afghan talks anticipated to kick-off, in the best-case scenario, by the end of July, the required commitments which were supposed to pave the ground for them haven’t been met yet. Of them, the reduction in violence and early release of prisoners are considered to be the sine qua …
Read More »Taliban attacks pushed back in Logar, Ghazni: Army
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have pushed back the Taliban attacks in the central provinces of Logar and Ghazni, military officials said on Monday. The ministry of defense said in a statement that the militants staged attacks on the Afghan security force checkpoints in Elyas village of the …
Read More »Afghanistan covid-19 cases surge past 31K
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has another day with less covid-19 cases as the health ministry recorded 271 latest cases in the past 24 hours that brought up the total tally to 31,238 across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that out of 761 suspected samples, 271 …
Read More »Afghan climbers scale Paghman Mountain in Kabul
AT News KABUL: A team of Afghan climbers have scaled the Paghman Mountain before reaching a summit in Shakardara during a one-day expedition, covering five kilometers distance in central Kabul province. The Afghanistan Climbing and Mountaineering Federation while offering felicitations to these young mountaineers said efforts were on to further …
Read More »29 criminals arrested in Herat
AT News KAUL: At least 29 suspected criminals were arrested in different crackdowns carried out by the police in western Herat province. Police conducted operations against criminals in different districts and the city of Herat, in which 29 people were arrested on the charge of different crimes, Press Disk of …
Read More »Hekmatyar accuses govt. officials of sabotaging peace bid
AT News KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami political party has called on the Afghan government authorities to stop chanting of war as it would damage the ongoing peace process. According to him, some figures inside the government “are against the peace process”. Declaring his party’s stand regarding …
Read More »Civilian deaths leave Afghanistan on tenterhooks
Rockets shelling and a car bombing kill 25 civilians in southern Helmand province By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: At least 25 civilians were killed and 15 others received injuries in several blasts that ripped a busy local cattle market apart in southern Helmand province, an uptick in violence in the …
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