AT News Report-KABUL: The government is working on a plan to form a new force touted as ‘local army’ in the framework of the defense ministry, the ministry’s spokesman said Saturday. The aim of the local army was said ensuring further security and driving back Taliban’s attacks. Mohammad Radmanesh said …
Read More »‘Russia’s allegations of weapon sales to Taliban, baseless’
AT News Report-KABUL: The government rejected Russia’s allegations that Afghan troops sell arms and weapons to Taliban, calling it “false propaganda”. Zamir Kabulov, Russian envoy to Afghanistan had said that Taliban demanded cash from Moscow so they could buy weapons from Afghan security forces. “Some countries make false claims for …
Read More »Insecurity highly likely to mar parliamentary vote: Lawmakers
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Parliament has declared that security threats will mar the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections. The grievance comes a few days after the election commission announced October 20th as the official date for parliamentary elections. Parliamentarians were unanimous that the present security situation poses a peril …
Read More »Joint military drills kill 17 insurgents
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 17 militants have been killed and 12 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within the past two days. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate …
Read More »7 hunger strikers lost consciousness: Helmand protestor demands ceasefire
AT News Report-KABUL: Following last week’s car bombing in southern city of Lashkagah that left sixteen martyred, a large group of young people initiated a campaign of peace on Monday demanding peace and nonviolence. The protestors set up a camp and went on a hunger strike after their quest for …
Read More »We are in Afghanistan to avoid another 9/11
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Commander of the United States Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller said the US forces will remain in Afghanistan to prevent attacks from Afghanistan on the US, such as the September 11 attacks. Speaking at the Atlantic Council, Neller said the US forces do not have a …
Read More »30 rebels killed in Kandahar night raid: Gen. Raziq
AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 30 armed militants during a night raid conducted in Maiwand district of Kandahar province, top security official said on Saturday. The famous and young General of Afghanistan, Abdul Raziq said the operation was carried out in Sira Baghla area …
Read More »Taliban solicit money from Russians
AT News Report-KABUL: Taliban have solicited financial support from Russia during a series of talks Kremlin had with the militant group. Russia’s envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said Russia was planning to negotiate with the militant Taliban and manipulate them into joining peace talks. Kabulov told journalists in Moscow …
Read More »No more battlefield missions for Afghan police: Defense brass
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s interior ministry has declared that police forces will discontinue any field missions for the Afghan police in the battlegrounds and rather guard and protect civilian within the main cities. A spokesperson to the interior ministry has said a lot of police forces are engaged in fighting …
Read More »Parliament impeaches top brass over surge in insecurity
AT-KABUL: Decrying the recent countrywide surge in insecurity, Afghanistan’s Parliament summoned on Wednesday high-ranking security brass for an interpellation motion. Ministers of Defense and Interior as well as the Intelligence Directorate Chief were summoned to the parliament to respond to the questions arisen by lawmakers concerning a countrywide deterioration of …
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