AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani who is on a two-day official visit in Iran on Monday stressed on bolstering bilateral ties including economic relations between the two countries and said poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan and the region will not overcome sans mutual cooperation among regional countries. Ghani expressed …
Read More »NUG’s performance didn’t live up to expectations: Analysts
“Growing insecurity, unemployment, fragile economy, rampant corruption, land-grabbing, violence against women, poor healthcare infrastructure, and education services, trouble Afghans” AT-KABUL: Social, security and political affairs analysts said the National Unity Government (NUG) has utterly failed to resolve challenges that were underlined as top priorities by the President Ashraf Ghani and …
Read More »As security deteriorating, MPs slam BSA
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over growing insecurity, members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament said that despite signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US there is no end in sight to the militancy. Growing insecurity in different parts of the …
Read More »Pakistani among 17 insurgents held in Nangarhar
KABUL: At least 17 insurgents, including Pakistani, allegedly involved in attacks on border security forces were arrested in Dur Baba district in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Monday. Lt. Gen. Fazal Din Ayar, the 301st border police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the detained rebels were planning an ambush on …
Read More »Daesh is an old enemy with a new façade: Ulumi
AT-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, said that Daesh fighters are old enemies of Afghanistan who have switched white flags for black. Top security officials briefed Meshrano Jirga on current security situation on Sunday. Ulumi said that there is no difference between terrorist groups. “When the Taliban showed flexibility …
Read More »Karzai leaves for Germany
AT-KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai left for Germany on Sunday on an invitation by the University of Bochum and Körber Foundation. Hamid Karzai will deliver a speech in the university. The former national security advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Nazer Husain Rahimi and Ershad Ahmadi are accompanying Karzai in the trip. …
Read More »Nabi to resign as cricket team captain
AT-KABUL: The captain of the national cricket team, Mohammad Nabi Isakhil, is scheduled to formally resign from his post today (Monday). The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, Mohammad Farid Hotak, said Nabi will announce his resignation at a press conference today (Monday). He said that Nabi has written to the …
Read More »Terrorists have never been powerful: Sediqi
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following deadly incident in Nangarhar province for which the self-proclaimed ISIS militants claimed responsibility, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday said such incidents unite the people against insurgents more than any other time in the past. The MoI spokesman, Sediq Seddiqi, said Afghans will combat against …
Read More »Enlisting public support in Farkhunda’s case: MoI announces award for cooperation with police
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in an attempt to enlist public support in arresting those who took part in killing Farkhunda—a 27-year woman, who was lynched by an angry mob last month in Kabul, has announced a reward for those who give tip off to police regarding the suspects …
Read More »Violence against women: UN urges govt to ensure speedy justice
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in its report said that due to limited access to judicial system, women victim of domestic violence inevitably used traditional mediation rather than court adjudication in resolving their cases. The report titled “Justice through the Eyes of Afghan …
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