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By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Thirty-three Muslim worshipers were killed and 82 others injured in two separate terror attacks in the country. The massacres have left the whole Afghan nation in shock. Dozens of the worshippers were killed and wounded in two heart-wrenching incidents during Ashura in Kabul and northern Balkh province. …

Islamabad bans journalist from foreign travel after he tells truth AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Islamabad has put the name of renowned journalist, Cyril Almeida, in the Exit Control List (ECL) when he broke the news on the differences developed in a meeting between the powerful military establishment and weak Nawaz Sharif’s …

AT-KABUL: A number of journalists from the war-ravaged province of Kunduz in a meeting with the former president Hamid Karzai in Kabul, asked for “urgent aids” to the people who have fled their houses during the week-long clashes. “The journalists also hoped a widespread peace,” Karzai’s office said in a …

AT-KABUL: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the violent attack against the Afghanistan Times editor-in-chief (EIC) on Sunday, October 9 in Kabul. The IFJ and AIJA demand an immediate investigation into the attack, and bring those responsible to justice. On Sunday …

KABUL – The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned last night’s attack at the Kart-e-Shakhi mosque and shrine in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others. An attacker wearing an Afghan security forces uniform entered the Shia mosque as civilians congregated on the eve of the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Last week was tragic for Afghan journalists; govt badly failed in protecting journalists KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over rise in violent crimes against journalists, Afghanistan’s Journalists Council and Media Bazar on Tuesday asked the government to take concrete steps for protection of journalists across the country. In the …

AT-KABUL: Terrorists targeted Ashoura mourners in the Afghan capital Kabul late on Tuesday in which at least 14 people killed and 43 were injured as they gathered to celebrate Ashoura, one of the most important festivals on the Shia-Muslim calendar. At least one attacker was killed, interior ministry spokesman Sediq …

Afghan government, so-called human rights organizations, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and democratic forces in the country published several reports about human rights’ violations. Most of these reporters focused on either one or the other group with an overview about overall situation. But, most of these reports …

AT-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Monday asked for the immediate implementation of the peace agreement signed between the National Unity Government and the Hezb-e-Islmai Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. He termed the agreement vital for bringing peace and stability. Recently, President Ashraf Ghani signed a long-awaited peace agreement …

AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents retreated from Farah city, the capital of the province with the same name when air strikes targeted them, security officials said Monday. Provincial police spokesman, Ibal Bayer, said that the Taliban insurgents came under attack from four different directions late Sunday which at least 27 insurgents were …