It seems that the Taliban insurgents have miserably failed to resolve their inner rifts, and indeed this is great news for the Afghan people. The resume of rifts between the two groups of the Taliban insurgents projecting huge ambiguity among them that would lead to their destruction—again a great glad …
Read More »New political alliance contradicts national interest
AT-KABUL: Political analysts have termed the newly established alliance of three parties as a matter of concern which goes against democracy and national interests. As per report, the new political alliance has been formed by three leaders of Jamiat-e-Islami, the National Islamic Movement and the National Unity of People of …
Read More »17 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seventeen Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh insurgents have been killed in air strikes carried out by the Afghan security forces in Achin, Kot and Pachir Agam districts of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal, said …
Read More »13 local uprising fighters killed in Balkh
AT-KABUL: At least 13 anti-Taliban local uprising fighters have been killed in a Taliban ambush in northern Balkh province, officials said on Sunday. “Uprising fighters were on the way to join the Afghan security forces, while faced Taliban’s ambush in Masjed Safid area of Chamtal district on Saturday around 1:30pm, …
Read More »NATO extends mission, vows troop surge in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The NATO member countries have taken a formal decision, based on extension of its mission and deployment of additional troops in Afghanistan in a bid to train and assist Afghan forces beyond 2017. Following the meeting of defense ministers, NATO Secretary General Gen. Jens Stoltenberg said the …
Read More »Editorial: Confusing loom
It is very much confusing to see that some high-ranking officials instead of supporting the incumbent government are engaged in making coalition. At status-quo, Afghanistan is in dire need of strong central government to deal with every sort of challenges posing from inside and outside of the country. It is …
Read More »New alliance on the way: This coalition is not for national interest, rather for privileges: Parliamentarian
AT-KABUL: Some members of the Wolesi Jirga or the Lower House of Parliament on Saturday said that the three-part new alliance is not for the national interests—rather it has been formed to seek more privileges. According to report the new alliance formed by leaders from three Afghan political parties, such …
Read More »14 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Fourteen fighters of the Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorist group have been gunned down by unknown gunmen in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Afghan military said on Saturday. The Daesh militants were killed after being arrested a day earlier in …
Read More »Only faithless Pashtuns of Pakistan do not feel pain of Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai in his recent speech at Qilla Abdullah in Baluchistan province, said that any Pashtun in Pakistan who are not feeling the pain of Afghanistan would be faithless, reported by Mashaal Radio. Achakzai said the ongoing conflict …
Read More »Editorial: Additional foreign troops in Afghanistan
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has recently decided to deploy more troops in Afghanistan. The NATO secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg announced in Brussels that so far 15 member countries have showed readiness to send additional forces to the war-torn country. He said that totally 3,000 troops would be stationed here …
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