AT News KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat is working on repairmen of the damaged power pylon that was blown up in Qarabagh district of capital Kabul, officials said on Wednesday. Khushal Safi, an official of Da Breshna Sherkat said that efforts were underway to reconnect the power lines for a …
Read More »Karzai congratulates female politician for being ranked among 50 top world leaders
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai congratulated Fawzia Koofi for being ranked among top 50 leaders by the Fortune Magazine. This is an honor to hear that Ms. Fawzai Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team as one of 50 greatest leaders by the Fortune Magazine, Karzai …
Read More »Karzai condemns Kabul bombings on civilian buses
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the two back-to-back bombing attacks on two passenger buses in west of capital Kabul that took the precious lives of ten civilians. The blasts occurred Tuesday evening in PD 3, in which 13 people also civilians were wounded. Karzai termed …
Read More »Taliban kill government contractor in Logar
AT News KABUL: The Taliban opened fire a vehicle in the southeastern province of Logar, killing a contractor of the Police Special Forces and wounding two others, security source said on Wednesday. The source talking on condition of anonymity said that the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Zahidabad …
Read More »Parliament offers self-defense for western Kabul security
AT News KABUL: The parliament calls on the government to hand the security of western Kabul to a self-defense force made of the local youth. The offer comes one day after a twin bomb targeted to minibuses in the Sar-e-Karez neighborhood of western Kabul in Police District 3. The incident …
Read More »Nangarhar blast leaves 2 civilians dead
AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb blast claimed the lives of two civilians and wounded 10 others in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani said that the mine was planted to target the convoy of the National Directorate of Security in PD 4 of Jalalalabd, …
Read More »Military base, several outposts fall to Taliban in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Sources in the government confirm that Taliban fighters took control of a regional army base and several of their outposts in Nangarhar province. The sources said Wednesday that the base and outposts fell to Taliban in the districts of Pachiragam and Haska Mina. “Taliban have taken several …
Read More »Robber gang busted in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces busted a gang of armed robbers in Kabul city and arrested four people, security authorities said Wednesday. They were detained from Bagh-e-Rais area, in PD 7th in Kabul city, Kabul Police Press Disk said in a statement. According to the statement, the captured …
Read More »RSF asks ICC to investigate killings of Afghan journalists
AT News KABUL: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) formally asked International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to investigate murders of journalists and media workers in Afghanistan since March 2020, since when 11 have been murdered. RSF is asking Bensouda to investigate these murders – which could be regarded as war …
Read More »Perpetrators of recent attacks to be tried, executed
AT News KABUL: First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh said that the perpetrators of suicide attacks, who are sentenced to death by the Supreme Court, would be executive in the near future. He also said that the security forces thwarted 850 suicide attacks in capital city of Kabul. “The Taliban and …
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