AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has put weight behind the Afghan war crimes probe by the International Criminal Court. The commission in a statement has praised a beneficial and fair justice system within the international measures and standards that can prosecute the perpetrators of the …
Read More »Armed conflict in Khost leaves eight dead
AT News KABUL: At least eight people have been killed in an armed conflict in southern Khost province, local officials said on Saturday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Adel Haidari said that Abdul Wali Ekhlas, a member of the Hezb-e-Islami and his two guards were among the killed in the shooting rampage …
Read More »Seven security forces killed in Ghor Taliban attack
AT News KABUL: At least seven Afghan security forces were killed and another one wounded after the Taliban stormed their security checkpoints in Pasaband district of western Ghor province, provincial police said on Saturday. A policeman has gone missing, said district police chief, Fakhruddin. “The militants had seized all of …
Read More »Editorial: Afghanistan in nether regions of peacefulness
The Afghan peace process has been unquestionably at full throttle recently but so has been violence and conflict in the country. The former developments give hope to Afghan masses while the latter scenario is there to snatch it away. Given the circumstances, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Afghanistan …
Read More »Covid-19 cases surpass 24k
AT News KABUL: With 556 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now has 24,102 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday said that out of 1,065 suspected samples, 556 were tested positive. According to ministry, 253 positive cases registered in Kabul, 23 …
Read More »Afghan women in pitiable life condition
AT News KABUL: June 13 is the International Mother’s Day. This day is marked universally and people in Afghanistan also celebrate it. But women in Afghanistan live in pitiable condition and are facing with numerous personal and social problems. Some of mothers here even do not know about the Mother’s …
Read More »Taliban violence leaves 89 civilians dead in two weeks
AT News KABUL: At least 89 civilians have been killed and 150 others received injures in new wave of attacks carried out by the Taliban group in the last two weeks. The latest bloodshed comes as the Afghan government and the Taliban group is appearing to move closer towards a …
Read More »Gunmen kill a mother and her three daughters in Logar
AT News KABUL: A mother and her three daughters were brutally killed by a number of unidentified gunmen in Pul-e-Alam, the capital city of the southeastern Logar province, local officials said on Saturday. Provincial governor’s spokesman, Didar Lawang said the armed men stormed into a house and opened fire on …
Read More »Power sharing deal falls short of implementation
AT News KABUL: A power sharing deal signed between President Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah to end a political logjam has not been fully implemented. The agreement that was signed included four pages with five main principles, based on which Dr. Abdullah heads the High Council for National Reconciliation …
Read More »In the wake of Kabul mosque bombing; Karzai urges whirlwind peace talks to foil the enemy’s designs
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the Sher Shah Suri mosque in Kabul that killed and injured a number of prayers including religious scholar Maulavi Azizullah Mofleh. The bombing happened Friday inside the mosque in the west of Kabul city. Karzai denounced the …
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