AT Morning Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces has retaken the control of a gold mine in Raghistan district of Badakhshan province, after almost 40 days continued clearance operation against the Taliban insurgents in the area, provincial official said. According to officials, gold mine in Raghistan district was become a significant …
Read More »Afghanistan can’t expect continued support: EU envoy
AT-KABUL: Urging the Afghan government to make tough decisions, the European Union (EU) Special Representative and Head of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan said that Kabul should not expect continued support but has to take result-oriented steps during the four-year timeline decided by the EU. Addressing a gathering at the …
Read More »Editorial: Regional consensus
It is a crystal-clear fact that death is coming to every living-being exists on the face of this earth. But we, the humans, can’t stop living because we might die someday. However, living situation in Afghanistan is quite different from what it could be or projected. People are escaping death …
Read More »Explosion kills five NDS staffers in Logar
AT-KABUL: Five personnel of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed after their vehicle struck with a roadside bomb in the Charkh district of central Logar province, an official said. The incident took place yesterday (Thursday) before noon on the outskirts of Charkh district, Salim Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, …
Read More »Kabul, Tehran, New Delhi stress on joint anti-terror fight
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Top Foreign Ministry officials of the three regional countries—Afghanistan, Iran and India stressed on regional cooperation on fight against terrorism, Iranian news agency IRNA reported. During a meeting in Tehran, foreign ministry director generals of Iran, India and Afghanistan emphasized the importance of regional cooperation on fighting …
Read More »We will respect Pashtuns’ decision on Pashtunistan: Karzai
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said that if Pashtuns from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decide to Pashtunistan, he would respect their decision. In an interview with The Pashtun Times, the ex-president said that in the Durand Line Agreement, the Durand Line was not called a border. “It was not called …
Read More »Editorial: Delayed polls
During their election campaigns, the two leaders promised to reform the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) after broad-based consensus. The leaders had plans when they were contesting the polls. However, it has been nearly two years that they have not materialized their plans. They have …
Read More »Paradoxes in govt decision main reason behind hike of fuel price: Oil Union
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: General Union of Oil and Gas Companies of Afghanistan (GUGCA) on Thursday termed incoherence in government decision main factor behind increasing of fuel price in the market throughout the country. “Number of government organs ban import of fuel 80, but some other say the issue is under …
Read More »Taliban coordinated attack on Logar’s Charkh district foiled
AT- KABUL: Taliban coordinated attack against a district headquarters which started with detonation of suicide truck bombing Thursday morning foiled by Afghan security forces, provincial officials said. A Taliban suicide truck bomber at around 5:00m in the morning attacked the entrance of the Charkh District headquarters and then unknown number …
Read More »Editorial: Hands of friendship
Due to rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, friends of the country are mulling how to support the Afghan government and prevent the insurgents from making gains. India is on top of all because despite different problems New Delhi never left Kabul alone. The people and government of India stood …
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