AT News Report-KABUL: The draft of for next year presidential election’s calendar is ready and will be likely announced today (Saturday), the Independent Election Commission said, the step was taken considering suggestions from the political parties, civil society and electoral watchdogs. The commission added that the draft had been finalized …
Read More »‘India always wanted Afghan-led peace process’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After facing immense criticism from various political quarters for participating in the ‘Moscow format meeting’ on Afghanistan, which will also be attended by a Taliban delegation, official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Raveesh Kumar, on Friday clarified that ‘India always wanted Afghan-led peace process, …
Read More »ED: Peace in the offing
With participation of US officials in the peace conference on Afghanistan in Moscow, the Russian capital and attendance of the Afghan High Peace Council’s delegation and the Taliban group’s representatives—a new hope has been emerged to end Afghan conflict through dialogues. Moscow summit on peace in Afghanistan is getting momentum where …
Read More »Afghan anti-corruption program is corrupt, US officials say
AT News Report-KABUL: An anti-corruption program once seen as a beacon of hope in Afghanistan is failing to accomplish much, according to U.S. officials who say the nation’s top prosecutor is corrupt. The Anti Corruption Justice Center’s efforts have stagnated, while U.S. officials described Afghanistan’s once-lauded attorney general as dishonest, …
Read More »147,000 killed in US war on terror in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US-led war on terrorism has killed about 507,000 people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan post 9/11 attacks and is showing a 22 percent increase in deaths in the past two years, a study by a US institute says. The study by Brown University, titled Costs of …
Read More »11 ALP members killed in Kunduz, Nimroz clashes
AT News Report-KABUL: At least eleven members of the Afghan Local Police have been killed in separate clashes erupted between them and the Taliban insurgents in northern Kunduz and southwestern Nimroz provinces, official said Friday. Aminullah Ayedin, the Provincial Council member, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban attacked government infrastructure …
Read More »Police arrests man after discovering dozens of guns
Police have arrested a man with dozens of pistols and bullets in eastern Nangarhar province. ANP has a detained a man with 31 pistols and 1050 bullets during an operation in Ghazi Amanullah Khan town in Rodat district of Nangarhar, said a press statement issued by Ministry of Interior (MoI). …
Read More »Editorial: Sami Ul Haq mysterious assassination impacting Afghan-Pak relations
Certain elements in Pakistan who are reluctant to let return of peace and tranquility in war devastated Afghanistan, now have got another opportunity of exploiting the mysterious assassination of known religious figure Maulvi Sami Ul Haq. Sami Ul Haq calling him father of Taliban was found seriously injured in his …
Read More »U.S. faces newly muscular Taliban in peace-talk efforts
The movement is stronger than any time since an American-led military coalition deposed it 17 years ago As it pushes to jump-start an Afghan peace process, the U.S. faces a Taliban stronger than any time since an American-led military coalition deposed them 17 years ago, U.S. and Afghan officials, current …
Read More »12 children die in hospital in Panjshir
Twelve children died in anemergency hospital in northern Panjshir province, said officials. At least 12 newborn children died in emergency hospital in Anaba district of Panjshir from 8:00-1:30 pm on Sunday, said Panjshir Governor Spokesman Abdul Wadod Ali Mardan. Six of them belonged to Parwan province, three to Kapisa and …
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