“Durand’s Curse” —A line across Pathan Heart In 1893, Mortimer Durand, an Englishman duped the Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman into signing blindly on a piece of paper. Consequently Afghanistan lost 40,000 square miles of its territory, first to Britain and then to Pakistan. Yet, no one knows why this happened. …
Read More »Editorial: Afghan masses at crossfire
The massacre of more than 40 innocent women and children which was carried out recently by the Taliban militants in Sar-i-Pul province, has made the Afghan people and government deeply saddened. This inhuman act of terrorism and genocide of Afghan masses by Taliban indeed is a war crime and open …
Read More »2 suicide bombers shot dead in Kapisa
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have shot dead two would-be suicide bombers in the Taqab district of central Kapisa province, a military statement said on Tuesday. The 201st Selab Military Cops said that the suicide attackers on motorcycles wanted to target security forces in the district on Monday …
Read More »Kabul police arrested 2 suspects in connection to killing of 5 children
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Kabul police have detained two people in connection with the murder of five children from a single family in Kabul city, official said on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Salim Almas, crime branch chief for the 101st Asmaee zone, said in a post on his Facebook account that …
Read More »India-Afghan air trade facing tough times
With no secured provider for chartered flights, tonnes of fruits rot at Kabul airport Weeks after the India-Afghanistan air corridor trade project was launched, the project has run into rough weather, with fruit exporters complaining that procedural delays, particularly a shortage of cargo planes, are causing them major losses. Matters …
Read More »Suspected suicide bomber detained in Herat
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The operatives of National Directorate of Security (NDS) during an operation arrested a suspected along with his guide in western Herat province, detainee might be suicide bomber, an official said on Monday. Jilani Farhad, the governor’s spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News NDS personnel took into custody the …
Read More »45 insurgents killed in NDS operations
AT-KBAUL: At least 45 Taliban and Daesh fighters were killed during an operation launched by the intelligence operatives in different provinces in the past 24 hours. A press statement issued by National Directorate of Security (NDS) said that its operatives succeeded to kill 38 Taliban and 7 Daesh in different …
Read More »‘Culprits of Sar-i-Pul massacre would be brought to book’
AT-KABUL: Presidential Palace in a statement has strongly condemned terrorist and barbaric act of the Taliban militants for carrying out massacres of more than 30 civilians, including women and children in northern Sar-i-Pul province. Taliban’s inhuman acts of terrorism and genocide of innocent Afghan people are parts of war crimes, …
Read More »Cool reception, discerns why?
The question is not here that why President Ashraf Ghani received cool reception during his visit to Iran to take part in the oath-taking ceremony of his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, rather it’s that why he should not. He deserves to face cool reception due to his successful foreign policy …
Read More »Young volunteers jeopardizing their lives to convey education message to 34 provinces
By Muhammad Sadiq Yousufi-KABUL: In a rare move, amid at improving access to quality education on sustainable development at all level and in all social contexts, the Afghan education lovers from Pen Path Civil Society (PPCS) have been making all out efforts, while jeopardizing their lives to promote education across …
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