AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: 90 percent of Afghan journalists are facing problems for getting access to information, a survey said, published by the NAI, the non-government open media supporter organization. The survey was conducted in the provinces of Badakhshan, Bamyan, Balkh, Baghlan, Faryab, Ghazni, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and …
Read More »Interior Ministry condemns Kabul bombing
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior has strongly condemned Kabul bombing on Wednesday that lead into killing and injuring of Afghan people. In a media statement, the Ministry of Interior Affairs had condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack which resulted in martyrdom of 64 civilians and wounding of 320 …
Read More »Editorial: Coward attack
Undoubtedly, the killing of innocent people is forbidden in Islam. No argument stands over it. Even the killing of none-Muslim people is not allowed, unless during Jihad. Targeting people in public places is absolutely unjustifiable to any law around the globe. Islam is against all such type of evil acts …
Read More »Kabul bloodbath: 80 killed, over 350 wounded in deadly bombing in capital
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 80 people, mostly civilians, have been killed and over 350 others received injures in a horrible massive car bombing blast in Kabul, the capital city on Wednesday morning, officials said. The explosion occurred during rush hour at around 8:25 in a diplomatic area—near to Germany, …
Read More »80 killed, 350 injured in massive Kabul explosion
AT-KABUL: Death toll in massive explosion in heart of Kabul city jumped to 80 “martyred” and 350 injured, nearly all of them civilians, official sources confirmed to the daily Afghanistan Times. The suicide attacker- using a sewage tanker packed with explosive- in Zambaq Square, Police District 10th today morning at …
Read More »Former Taliban fighter says he was paid by Pakistan
AT-KABUL: Noorulhaq, a former Taliban fighter who has joined the government’s peace process confirms that he received money and arms from Pakistan to run subversive activities in eastern Nangarhar province. “Following National Security Directorate, a Taliban fighter Noorulhaq joined peace process in eastern Nangarhar province,” he told provincial officials in …
Read More »10 villages in Kunduz cleared of Taliban
AT-KABUL: Over 10 villages in the northern province of Kunduz have been cleared from Taliban militants during a series of operations conducted by police, officials said Tuesday. Since few days operation going on against Taliban insurgents in Talawka area center of Kunduz province, where till date ten villages cleared from …
Read More »Kabul to host peace conference
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Representatives from 20 countries would likely to participate in an international conference on peace, security and reconciliation to be hosted by Kabul next week. “The conference has been initiated as per instructions of President Ashraf Ghani,” Zardasht Shams, Afghanistan’s Deputy Head of Mission in Islamabad, was quoted …
Read More »Editorial: Serving the country with pride
All the time we are optimistic about Afghanistan’s future. Things are improving, despite the fact that after formation of the National Unity Government (NUG), security has been deteriorated. Economy situation is also going in the same scenario. But still, the Afghan masses are optimistic, and never slowed down their activities …
Read More »Close aide to Hekmatyar gunned down in Pakistan
By Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Haji Farid a leader of Hizbe Islami Afghanistan and close relative of Engineer Gulbadin Hekmatyar was shot dead by unknown persons in Taaj Abad near to Peshawar University in early hours of Tuesday. Police officials informed that Haji Farid after offering Fajar (morning prays) in Najib Colony …
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