AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai said that foreign forces in Afghanistan have failed to bring peace to the war-hit country. In an interview with Trend News Agency in Azerbaijan, Hamid Karzai said that through NATO during its mission in Afghanistan wanted to help Afghan, failed to bring stability …
Read More »“SCO membership will improve Afghan economy”
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of MPs and analysts have said that membership of Afghanistan in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is vital for fixing the country’s economy on condition that the government succeeds to receive full membership of the organization. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday said that …
Read More »Herat will become insecure within weeks if govt keep looking the other way: Ismail Khan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Mohammad Ismail Khan, the former minister of energy and water and a prominent Jihadi leader has warned that insecurity will increase unprecedentedly in western Herat province within upcoming 20 days due to inattention government leaders on security situation countrywide. Ismail Khan expressed the remarks at a session …
Read More »Afghanistan, India are bound by a thousand ties: Ghani
The Indo-Afghan partnership has blossomed despite barriers caused by geography and political hurdles, says Narendra Modi AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hinting at the importance of Afghanistan and India relations, President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said that the two countries are bound by a thousand ties and millions of memories. President Ghani …
Read More »52 people killed in Badakhshan landslide
AT-KABUL: At least 52 people have been killed in a devastating landslide in northeastern Badakhshan province on Tuesday. Shah Waliullah Adeeb, the governor of Badakhshan province, said the landslide in Khwahan district of the province. He added that the way to the landslide hit area was covered with snow and …
Read More »Nepal quake death toll could reach 10,000
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala warns that number of people confirmed dead could soar as remote villages are reached. Nepal’s prime minister has warned that the number of people killed in the country’s worst earthquake in decades could reach 10,000. Sushil Koirala’s comment on Tuesday came as rescuers in Nepal were …
Read More »India, Afghanistan to sign treaty on intelligence
KABUL: India is expected to sign a treaty with Afghanistan on sharing intelligence and cooperation against crimes during President Ashraf Ghani’s maiden trip to the country later this month. Indiatimes.com reported on Monday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Afghanistan during President …
Read More »Afghan forces avenge Badakhshan deaths
KABUL: Four Taliban commanders, who ordered beheading of Afghan soldiers in Juram district of northeastern Badakhshan, had been killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Monday. In total 27 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed, including eight who were beheaded after being captured, during a massive attack on …
Read More »Would be suicide bomber told NDS he was raped by Taliban
AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) arrested a would-be suicide bomber who was raped by the Taliban commanders before sending him to carry out attack. A statement issued by the NDS quoted the would-be suicide bomber, Bilal, as saying that he was gang raped by four commanders of the Taliban …
Read More »NUG has no specific anti-corruption policy: Watchdog
AT-KABUL: Though fight against corruption was among top priorities of the national unity government (NUG), the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee alleged that the incumbent government has no specific strategy in this regard. The chief executive officer (CEO) of the committee, Rashed Behroz, said that government has no …
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