AT News Report-KABUL: Durani Waziri has been appointed as the deputy spokeswoman for the Presidential Palace, official said on Sunday, terming her as capable intellectual that the Palace would be benefit from her invaluable contribution. Haroon Chakhansuri, Deputy Chief of Staff—Strategic Communications and Media, Office of the President, has confirmed …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Reacting to the remark made by Gen. John W. Nicholosn, the Commander of the Resolute Support Mission and US forces in Afghanistan, regarding Russia’s supports to the Taliban, the Russian embassy in Kabul said that such serious allegations should be backed up by irrefutable evidence. While rejecting …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani on Sunday met Turkish Ambassador to Kabul, Oguzhan Ertugrul and discussed political, security and economic matters, Istanbul Process, bilateral relations, and Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting. During the meeting, the Turkish Ambassador counted Afghanistan as a good friend country to Turkey …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The recent remarks made by the head of Afghanistan’s national solidarity movement Sayed Ishaq Gailani – regarding India’s interference in Pakistan using Afghanistan soil – has caused denigration as high-ranking government officials demand legal action. “India is using Afghanistan and use its soil against Pakistan. There is …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least 32 militants have been killed and 31 others wounded in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said on Sunday. In a press release, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said the Afghan National Army …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The young politician, and former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Amrullah Saleh strongly reacted to the Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s demands for providing safe zones for the Taliban insurgents—the very terrorist group that Afghan security forces have been fighting against for 16 years—warning that the deal …
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AT News Report-KABUL: As many as 48 militants were killed and three others wounded in a series of military-launched anti-terror crackdowns with the past two days. Afghanistan’s defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the national army, and police along with NDS personnel have orchestrated major counterterrorist operations …
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In embattled regions, 3.5m children deprived of education and 1,000 schools still closed By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday during inauguration of new educational year said that 6,000 school buildings will be erected within the next two years in order to meet the increasing demands for education …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Five Haqqani Network members have been arrested carrying 135 walkie-talkies during a raid in Kabul, the intelligence agency said on Saturday. A statement from the national directorate of security said the arrests were in the limits of the 8th police district. It added the detainees had been …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has strongly condemned deadly bombings killing at least 15 civilians and injured more than 40 in Helmand province. Facts in the incident have now become clear. The detonation of a vehicle-borne explosive device took place in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand, …
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