AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Post, the state-run postal services company, has established a Mahatma Gandhi postage stamp to pay homage to the great Indian historical personality aimed at boosting Afghan-Indo friendship and bilateral ties between the brotherly nations. The Mahatma Gandhi postage label was unveiled during a ceremony …
Read More »Insecurity on polling day shrank broad media coverage: Nai
AT News Report KABUL: Open media supporting organization in Afghanistan Nai on Wednesday said that insecurity on the Election Day curtailed the media coverage of the Saturday’s Presidential Election across the country. Officials of the Nai said that after the election, at least 250 reporters in 25 provinces during interviews …
Read More »“Peace should have led by Afghan gov.t”
AT News Report KABUL: In reaction to the Taliban representative’s tripe to Pakistan, the Afghan Presidential Palace said Wednesday that a peace process “led and owned” by the Afghan government is the only way of reaching peace, and stability in the country. “Peace is our priority,” said presidential spokesman, Sediq …
Read More »Afghan forces repel Taliban’s Faryab attack
AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban launched a failed attack to capture Khwaja Sabzposh district of northern Faryab province, which faced strict resistance by Afghan security forces, security official said Wednesday. Taliban massively attacked on Afghan forces checkpoints in Regrishan area of Khwaja Sabzposh district on Tuesday evening, in which …
Read More »Six members of a family killed in Kapisa roadside blast
AT News Report KABUL: At least six members of a single family were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Nijrab district of northern Kapisa province, local officials said Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Shayaq Shorish confirmed the incident, saying the explosion took place on Tuesday evening in Baiz Khel …
Read More »14 Taliban rebels killed in Herat clashes
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed over 14 Taliban militants in fresh raids carried out in western Herat province, officials said Wednesday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Jilani Farhad said the operations were conducted in Chisht and Farsi districts of the province. According to him, a key Taliban …
Read More »Editorial: Election credibility in doldrums
The Taliban group—who repeatedly rejected to shun violence, or sit in talks with Afghan fellows, may call Saturday’s Afghan election a foreign process, alike some candidates who have full doubts over transparency of the process, but a majority of the country’s young population is already used to democracy. Over 2.5 …
Read More »Afghanistan’s India trade event drives over $55m
AT News Report KABUL: The 2019 “Passage to Prosperity: India – Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show,” supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), saw Afghan firms sign deals and pre-contract agreements valued at over $55 million. In particular, the exhibition yielded benefits for the agricultural sector, which …
Read More »China flaunts military muscle in 70th anniversary parade
With tens of rounds of gun salutes, pageantry for 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s birthday began on Tuesday at Tiananmen Square–the heart of Beijing. A massive parade by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exhibited China’s military might and warfare capabilities, a big surprise to the world at …
Read More »Analysts reject turnout figures as conflicting
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Analysts’ Network rejects reports made by the independent election commission on the voters’ turnout in the Saturday’s presidential election as questionable. The network said Tuesday that the figures of turnout were different in many provinces. It cited the commission’s report in Wardak province that …
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