Kabul’s naive overture towards Islamabad works against Afghanistan’s national interests. The inking of an intelligence cooperation accord between Afghanistan and Pakistan has raised growing voices of concern at all levels in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have signed a memorandum of understanding which …
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AT-KABUL: Coming hard on the government for signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intelligence sharing with Pakistan, a prominent Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf said the deal will only benefit Islamabad. “The MoU signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) favors only Pakistan,” …
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AT-KABUL: At least four people were killed and 13 others injured on Thursday in a road accident in Daikundi province. District Chief of Shahristan district of the province said the accident took place around 9:00 am and claimed lives of four people including two women. Mohammad Ibrahim Akbari said the …
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AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday nominated Masoom Stanekzai as Defense Minister in a bid to complete his cabinet. The nominee still needs to be approved by the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament. Speaking at the opening of the International Contact Group (ICG) meeting at the Presidential …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After three days of discussion, elders from across Badakhshan province agreed to launch a public uprising against militants. Participants of the gathering said: “A committee of influential figures should talk peace with the Taliban in Badakhshan. If the militants rejected to make peace, then we will mobilize …
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AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has demanded amendments in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently signed between spy agencies of Afghanistan and Pakistan. A close source to the Chief Executive office has said that Abdullah was informed about the final content of the accord by the former President Hamid …
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AT-KABUL: A senior official of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday said that the Afghan soil will never be used against any neighboring country. “Afghanistan will never allow its soil to be used against neighboring or regional countries,” said Gen. Murad Ali Murad the deputy army chief, addressing a …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Indian airways company is among six airways firms which are bidding for managing air traffic control of the country. Afghanistan’s air traffic control was run by the US-led coalition forces since 2001. The winner company will shoulder the responsibility of managing the air traffic control from June …
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People criticize the health ministry for twisting realities as patients complain of doctors’ neglect AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) renovated the emergency ward of Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital on Wednesday. However, patients termed the inauguration symbolic and alleged that doctors do not pay attention to their problems. Speaking at …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) on Wednesday asked the National Unity Government (NUG) to invalidate the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intelligence sharing with Pakistan. They opposed the memorandum and termed it against the national interests. The MPs said that if the government failed to cancel …
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