“The leadership of the government has made a very shameful effort to promote populism and abnormality of political behavior in the form of disgrace, bigotry, and weakening of values and institutions.” AT News KABUL: Former spy-chief Rahmatullah Nabil has lambasted the Afghan government for playing a very superficial and marginal …
Read More »338 prisoners escape after mass jailbreak in Jalalabad
AT News KABUL: A military official in eastern Nangarhar province said that 338 prisoners managed to escape from the prisoner after the Daesh insurgents staged a complex attack on provincial jail. The official, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that the attackers didn’t know Pashto and Dari languages …
Read More »Afghanistan, a state victim of proxy war
Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had engaged in telephonic conversations with Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan – the country which is blamed for giving safe havens to the militants that killing and maiming the Afghans. The details of …
Read More »Editorial: Wreaking havoc delegated to Daesh now
The lagging unresolved issues in the peace process have facilitated a conducive environment for terrorist groups – especially Daesh – to solidify their footprints and show that they are still capable of wreaking havoc even if there’s a reconciliation deal among the Afghan government and the Taliban. This means the …
Read More »Daesh warns Nangarhar residents to remove security cameras
AT News KABUL: The IS-K or so called Daesh extremist group has warned the private sectors, companies, markets and residential houses to remove their security cameras in eastern Nangarhar province. The group said that if any private company and person cooperated with the government to picture militants’ activities, they would …
Read More »Afghanistan registered no covid-19 death for first time
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since the infection started in the country more than five months. Only 36 positive cases were registered in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry. 187 suspected samples were tested during this period, in which …
Read More »Daesh extremists launch deadly attack on a prison in Nangarhar
29 people killed, over 50 wounded Daesh complex attack led to a mass jailbreak as hundreds of imprisoned terrorists escaped By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: At least 29 people were killed after affiliates of the Islamic State, also known as Daesh extremist group, carried a major attack on a large prison …
Read More »Achakzai warns uprising against Pakistan if fencing on Durand Line continues
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A senior member of the national assembly of Pakistan, Mahmood Khan Achakzai has warned that Pashtoons would revolt against Pakistani government if it didn’t stop fencing alongside the Durand Line. He accused the government of Pakistan of worse approach toward the Pashtoon community even than the …
Read More »Taliban kills 20 civilians during Eid truce
AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have killed 20 civilians and wounded 40 others during the three-day ceasefire agreed between the government and militants during Eid-al Adha, security official said on Monday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Tariq Aryan said that the Taliban have violated their commitment during the …
Read More »Parliament yet to declare stance over upcoming Loya Jirga
AT News KABUL: The parliament’s lower house has not yet announced stance to agree or disagree the call of Loya Jirga that was announced by government to decide about the fate of 400 Taliban prisoners it is not ready to release. Assadullah Shahbaz, a member of the parliament said Monday …
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