Latest Updates

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Gen. Abdul Raziq, police chief, of the southern Kandahar province, said that the ongoing fighting in Helmand province has been engineered and directed from Pakistan as Helmandis are worst hit by violence. Talking to newsmen, Raziq said the militants are enjoying full support of Pakistan. He added …

AT-KABUL: Etisalat has signed an agreement with national cricket team’s players Hamid Hassan and Muhammad Nabi as brand ambassadors. The two superstars will appear in Etisalat’s commercial and public campaigns as well as become ambassadors for social causes. Wednesday’s signing reiterates Etisalat’s efforts in forging strong relations with the sporting …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tribal elders in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday claimed that 130 residents were still in captivity of the Islamic State (IS). The Islamic State, also known as Daesh, has recently released a video footage showing 10 Afghan civilians killed brutally. The footage has shook-up the nation. According …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) will launch a probe into a video shared in social media the other day showing the Islamic State (ARE) fighters burying bombs in a hillside in eastern Afghanistan, forcing the prisoners (locals) to sit on their knees and as they knelt down …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 250 Taliban and IS insurgents, known as Daesh, have been killed in 17 US drone attacks in eastern Nangarhar province in the past month, local officials said on Tuesday. These operations were conducted in Hashkamina, Achin, Nazyan, Khoghyani and Sherzad districts of the province, and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Expressing concerns over growing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan following the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Kabul, the United States of America called on the two neighboring countries to work together to achieve the shared goals of eliminating terrorism. The US State Department spokesman, John Kirby …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Attorney General Office (AGO) on Tuesday said that cases of the six corrupt officials of Ministry of Urban and Development Affairs (MoUDA) were finalized and would be sent to the court soon. The AGO’s spokesperson Abdul Basir Azizi said that investigation in the mega corruption case in …

AT-KABUL: Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Tuesday said that 328 drug smugglers went on trial in the past four months. General Prosecution Director for CJTF, Yar Mohammad Hussainkhel, said that since March 21, 2015, the CJTF has registered 310 drug trafficking cases while arresting 328 smugglers. Speaking at a …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Office of Administrative Affairs and Council of Ministers Secretariat (OAACoMS) on Tuesday termed lack of coordination between the government organizations as a major reason responsible for snail-paced work on developmental projects. Chief Staff of the Council of Ministers Secretariat, Abdul Moein Moein, in a meeting with …

Protestors took to the streets in Shah Shaheed and shout ‘Down with Pakistan and Israel’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Congress Opposition Party (COP) on Monday urged the government to take stern actions against terrorists who are killing innocent Afghan people on daily basis and still roam freely in Pakistan. Leaders …