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Karzai stresses on expansion of Afghan-India ties Ghani seeks regional cooperation in war on terror Abdullah appreciates India’s support AT News Report KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai stressed on further expansion of relations between Kabul and New Delhi. Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar called on Hamid Karzai at his office …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday rejected reports that stated the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were facing a decline in personnel as a result of mass desertions and casualties, but admitted that a 3.5 percent decline had occurred in the army due to several reasons. The Special …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst a decision by the National Security Council (NSC) that limited the access of reporters to information about security related incidents, Nai-Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan on Wednesday criticized the decision, and said it was against access to information law. Bokhdi News Agency quoted the chief of …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) on Wednesday said that it is busy in drafting policies to empower women economically and address all outstanding challenges in this regard. Acting Minister of Women’s Affairs, Saeeda Muzhgan Mustafawi, said the government directed the women ministry to finalize the draft within next …

AT-KABUL: At least 121 militants were killed and one wounded within past 24 hours in the nationwide offensives launched against anti-state elements. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security …

KABUL: The new Afghanistan government should prosecute officials and commanders whose serious human rights abuses have long gone unpunished, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. In a statement, the HRW said that US officials should press President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to take up justice for past abuses …

On Tuesday the World Wildlife Day was observed across the planet, except Afghanistan, despite the fact that the country provides rich habitat to hundreds of species and where hunting is continued despite ban imposed by the former president Hamid Karzai. The good excuse for the relevant officials to come up …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An official in Da Afghanistan Brishna Sherkat (DABS) said that they were setting up emergency power lines to supply 170 percent electricity to Kabul in next two days. Wahidullah Tawhidi, spokesman for the DABS, said that they were working to set up three emergency power lines to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security forces have launched a rescue operation in southern Zabul province on Monday night to free the 30 passengers (ethnically Hazaras) who were abducted by unknown armed men more than one week back, said reports on Tuesday. TOLO News quoted a number of sources as saying that …

AT-KABUL: The civil society, aggregate of nongovernmental organizations, has launched relief aid collection campaign to help the avalanches affected people in the country. The one-week campaign was launched on Tuesday in the capital city of Afghanistan where seven camps were set up. Through the camps the civil rights activists would …