AT News KABUL: In a decree, President Ashraf Ghani has set free at least nine Taliban prisoners from a jail in central Wardak province. The releasing made on Tuesday and the prisoners had been reintegrated with their family members. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Mohibullah Sahrifzai said that these prisoners have committed …
Read More »‘U.S. $1B aid cut violates BSA’
AT News KABUL: Members of the Parliament have criticized the US Department of State for its decision to cut one billion dollars in aid to Afghanistan, citing the two top Afghan leaders’ disagreement over formation of an inclusive government. The lawmakers said that the suspension of US’s aid to Afghanistan …
Read More »Foreign Ministry curtails services amid coronavirus
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slowed down its consultation services to avoid the outbreak of coronavirus in capital, Kabul. The ministry in a statement on Wednesday said that it has taken cautiously implementation regarding its consultation services. The ministry asked the applicants to contact through email …
Read More »Karzai denunciates attack on Sikh Gurdwara
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai condemned on Wednesday a terrorist attack on a worshipping site of Sikh minority community in Kabul which killed at least 25 people and left 8 wounded. A terrorist stormed a Sikh temple in Shor Bazar area at around 7:45 am in Kabul on Wednesday, …
Read More »Insurgent shelling kills 3 civilians in Kapisa
AT News KABUL: A mortal shelling fired by the militants in northern Kapisa province left three civilians dead while three others, including a child received injuries, officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman Abdul Shaeq Shorash said the mortals targeted a vehicle in Shahkhost village of Tagab district of the …
Read More »8 killed in Helmand after vehicle hit by roadside bomb
AT News KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed after their vehicle hit in a roadside mine in Musa-Kala district of southern Helmand province. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Omar Zwak said the incident occurred in Roshan Tawar village of the district. The provincial local officials blamed the Taliban for the blast …
Read More »Editorial: Gurdwara attack cannot divide us
The Wednesday terrorist attack on our Sikh compatriots in Kabul city that killed at least 25 innocent worshippers inside a Gurdwara (Sikh temple) in the old part of the capital, reminds Afghans of cowardly efforts by the enemies of independent and united Afghanistan who try to divide the Afghan people …
Read More »House hammers Ghani, Abdullah over lingering feud
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Speaker of House of the People Mir Rahman Rahmani hammered Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah on Wednesday for their protracted power-sharing bickering, declaring the Parliament’s intent to broke a reconciliation deal between the feuding leaders. A committee has been assigned to formulate a comprehensive plan and share …
Read More »Abdullah regrets Pompeo’s failure in brokering Afghan election deal
AT News KABUL: Former presidential runner Abdullah Abdullah who lost the polls last year, has expressed regret that the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s visit to Kabul did not work as he expected. Pompeo was in Kabul on Monday to help President Ghani and his rival in election Abdullah …
Read More »Four coalition service members tested positive for covid-19
AT News KABUL: Four Coalition Service Members were tested positive for covid-19, said the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, adding that the soldiers have been newly arrived in the country. The Mission in a statement said that the positive tests are making the first case of coronavirus among the NATO …
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