AT News Report KABUL: The police have arrested three robbers and busted their gang that was mainly targeting drivers and snatching their cars, during an operation carried out in Shakar Dara district of Kabul, the capital city on Sunday. Kabul Police in a statement identified detained robbers as Fahim, Noorajan …
Read More »Four civilians killed in Logar
AT News Report KABUL: An airstrike pummeled Sunday a civilian house in central Logar province have left at least four civilians, including three tribal elders’ dead, officials said Sunday. Adalat Abdul Rahimzai, the provincial council secretary, told Pajhwok Afghan News a house was hit in Padkhwab Shana area on the …
Read More »ED: Khalilzad is thankful to Pakistan
Amidst sever resentment over statement of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding his own-mind idea pertained to interim government in Afghanistan, US Special Envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad has concluded his two-day trip to Pakistan. Announcing concluding the visit, Khalilzad in a tweet message said, “just wrapped up two days in …
Read More »“Costly Jirga of no use at the moment”
AT News Report KABUL: Founder of the Mawj-i-Tahawal of Afghanistan and former female member of Wolesi Jirga Fowzia Kofi has termed the upcoming Loya Jirga for peace unfair and against the country’s national interest. She believes it is part of extravagant election campaign which is of no use at the …
Read More »China reiterates support for Afghan-owned peace process
AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Mr. Idrees Zaman on Sunday met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Kabul Mr. Liu Jinsong, where they discussed issues related to mutual issues and China has once again reiterated full support to the Afghan-owned peace …
Read More »35 Taliban rebels killed in Balamorghab clearing operation
AT News Report KABUL: At least 35 Taliban fighters have been killed and over 20 others received injured after the Afghan and coalition forces intensified clearing operation in Balamorghab district of western Badghis province after reports of heave casualty on part of Afghan side made headlines in different media outlets. …
Read More »Khalilzad to peace opponents: Who takes Afghan killing responsibility in past 6 months?
AT News Report KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad accuses Afghan government of failing to form an “inclusive team” for peace negotiations with Taliban, asking that “who would take responsibility of killing of Afghans in the past six month?” The US is apparently working to get Afghan …
Read More »Taliban asked to let people under their control attend Loya Jirga
AT News Reports KABUL: The head of the high peace council’s secretariat, Mohammed Umer Daudzai called on the Taliban to allow people living in the areas under their control to attend the consultative Loya Jirga planned to be held this month to discuss peace ways. The Commission for Holding the …
Read More »Afghan, foreign troops kill five civilians in Nangarhar
AT News Report KABUL: At least five civilians were killed in separate military operations jointly launched by Afghan security forces and their foreign supporters in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The operations were launched overnight in the districts of Shirzad and Haska Mina, in which five civilians were killed. Former …
Read More »Two Afghans killed, 18 wounded by Iranian border guards
AT News Report KABUL: Iranian border guards opened fire at a group of Afghans who tried to illegally cross the border, entering Iranian soil, foreign ministry confirmed. The incident took place on Wednesday at the Saravan, a point bordering Iran’s province of Sistan and Baluchestan and Pakistan’s Baluchistan area. Sebghatullah …
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