AT News Report KABUL: At least 13 civilians were killed after an air attack targeted a passenger minibus in Ghazni province, residents said. The incident took place early Tuesday in the Andar district, according to residents who said the attack came from a military helicopter. The residents could not identify …
Read More »FIFA extends travel ban on AFF president
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: FIFA, world football’s governing body, has extended the provisional ban of Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) president Keramuudin Karim by a further 90 days. Karim was originally given a 90-day ban in December when allegations emerged of sexual and physical abuse by male from the AFF towards members …
Read More »Editorial: Civilians again targeted
Once again at least 13 civilians including women and children have been killed as a result of strikes in Hisarak village of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. The targeted family is headed by a doctor, lone doctor in village Naser Khel and beside others The New York Times, quoting CIA …
Read More »31 drug traffickers detained
AT News Report KABUL: At least 31 drug traffickers have been detained in the past one week, where Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Tuesday said they were sentenced to short and long incarceration. In a press statement CJTF said the primary and appeal courts have convicted 31 …
Read More »China wants int’l community to promote intra-Afghan talks
AT News Report KABUL: The government of China has called on international community to lend supports to the peace push by the Afghan government in a bid to promote political dialogue to bring Taliban group to the table of talks. Wu Haitao, the charge d’affaires of China’s permanent mission to …
Read More »Online passport system inaugurated
AT News Reports KABUL: The Ministry ofTelecommunication and InformationTechnology says it has inaugurated the system of online passport process,the first ever move in Afghanistan that is expected to bring a great change in the old passport issuing system. The system is called to facilitate passport issuing andhelp the citizens to …
Read More »31 militants killed in military raids
AT News Report KABUL:At least31militants have been killed and19others received injures inmultiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the countrywithin past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and …
Read More »Afghanistan’s proposed Zimbabwe tour before World Cup called off
AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan’s proposed white-ball tour of Zimbabwe, scheduled to be held next month, has been cancelled after the two boards couldn’t arrive at a consensus with regards to broadcasting, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) announced on Monday (March 11). Afghanistan were expected to play a series of five One …
Read More »“2019 believed to be year of peace in Afghanistan”
AT News Report KABUL: The United States believed 2019 held the promise to be a year for peace in Afghanistan. “Washington was committed to using its influence with all interested parties to make 2019 a year for peace in close consultation with the Afghan government,” said top US official. Ambassador …
Read More »Peace is imperative, but not at any cost: Mohib
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib in his briefing at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on the situation in Afghanistan in New York on Monday, said, “We have experienced the transformation of our female citizens from victims of institutionalized discrimination under the Taliban regime, …
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