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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer of National Unity Government (NUG), Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that he was not involved in the “80 percent” in the dismissal of former Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, saying Noor had resigned as the governor. “Firing was not my work, it was …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar has praised Indian leadership for what he called “adopting a decisive position” in fight against terrorism, the office of the national Security Council said. In a meeting with Manpreet Vohra, Indian ambassador to Kabul, Atmar also talked on the Kabul-New Delhi security …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least six people “four civilians, two security officials) embraced martyrdom after a suicide attacker on foot blew himself up close to a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office near Abdulhaq Square in Kabul city, security officials said. The blast comes a week after Islamic State (IS), …

AT-KANDAHAR: To eliminate violence against women, the support and participation of everyone in Afghan society, especially religious scholars and other community leaders, is crucial, participants said at an UN-backed symposium in the capital of the southern province of Kandahar, a statement from UNAMA said. At the day-long event, attendees from …

The principles of self-determination and territorial integrity are two significant principles applicable to international law and politics. It explains that countries have the right to freely determine their sovereignty and international politics status without external interference and it restricts countries to avoid promoting border changes or secessionist movements in other …

AT-KABUL: At least three senior Taliban commanders have been killed in an Afghan Air Forces airstrike in eastern Laghman province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Seven Taliban insurgents, including their three commanders were killed and three others received injuries after the Afghan Air Forces targeted their …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Jamiat-e-Islami on Sunday said that leading figures from the party, including party chairman Salahuddin Rabbani, held talks with Atta Mohammad Noor who has remained defiant after he was ousted as Balkh governor last week. At the meeting, the officials discussed developments that came in the wake of …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Second Vice-President, Sarwar Danish in a conference said that the presence of powerful individuals in the country have been the main factors of violence against journalists and self-censorships in media outlets which requires government action to protect and nurture media organizations. The representative of media conference …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga—Upper House of Parliament has summoned the officials of Ministry of Defense, Interior, National Security Council and other relevant institutions to brief them on challenges along Durand Line posed by Pakistan, particularly unilaterally fencing the so-called Durand Line. Senators were of the opinion that Pakistan …

AT News Report-KABUL: Around 90 million Afs allocated for a teachers’ township in Herat province were embezzled, provincial officials confirmed. Separately, 1,500 acres of lands allocated for the township was grabbed, said Jilani Farah, provincial spokesman. “The lands have been distributed to the persons who are not teachers and do …