AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Zabul said that Taliban militants had kidnapped a local journalist. Rahmatollah Yarmal, provincial governor said Sunday that Issa Mohammad Qalamyar, journalist was taken hostage by the insurgents on Saturday when he was heading from Shah Joy district to Qalat city, provincial …
Read More »Karzai’s message on Women’s Day
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in a message on the occasion of March 8th, International Women’s Day, wished all the best to “heroic Afghan women”. He emphasized on the rights of women. “Women make up half of the society. We can help the country’s progress only when we …
Read More »Activists urge officials to support vulnerable women
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Scores of women activists and youth on Sunday came out on the streets in Kabul, the capital city, to celebrate the “International Women‘s Day” in a different way and help the needy women. These activists harped sources to celebrate “International Women‘s Day” in luxury hotels and …
Read More »6 Taliban rebels killed by own bomb in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: Six Taliban militants have been killed after their own mine prematurely went off in southern Kandahar province. These Taliban rebels were killed in two separate incidents. Four Taliban mine planters were killed by own bomb blast while they were planting a roadside bomb in Karz region, Dand …
Read More »Handicraft Expo Held to Empower Women
AT News KABUL: A four-day exhibition has been held in Kabul to celebrate the 8th March considered as ‘International Women’s Day’ and to provide job, business and educational opportunities for the Afghan women. Spojhmai Siam, Head of Siam Business and organizer, said that women of 26 provinces were invited to …
Read More »Police arrest 11 over different crimes
AT News KABUL: Kabul police has arrested 11 people who were behind different crimes in the capital city and its districts. The police had conducted several crackdowns against criminals in Kabul city PDs and Deh Sabz district, in which 11 people accused of robbery, plundering and stealing of vehicles, were …
Read More »Taliban Split over Continuation of War
The Taliban leadership is at loggerheads over a continued spate of attacks against Afghan forces; their local commanders have been decommissioned to subvert opposition AT News KABUL: The Taliban leaders are having a serious disagreement regarding continuation of hostilities and attacks against Afghan armed forces amid a resumption of violence …
Read More »Islamic Emirate of Taliban ‘Unacceptable’; U.S. and Russia
AT News KABUL: The United States and Russia on Saturday jointly announced that the Islamic Emirate of Taliban is not acceptable and the international community and the United Nations will not support reinstatement of such regime. The statement welcomed the agreement signed between US and Taliban and called it a …
Read More »Security Forces Free Dozens from Taliban Prison
AT News KABUL: Afghan special forces have freed 92 people imprisoned by Taliban insurgents in the southern province of Uruzgan, the interior ministry said on Saturday. Helmand is majorly controlled by Taliban fighting against Afghan armed forces. Kidnappings are commonplace. These 92 people were kidnapped on Friday from a park …
Read More »International Women’s Day 2020; The Meaningfully Participation of Women in peace talks is necessary for Afghanistan to move forward
March 8 is International Women’s Day, observed around the world annually to promote gender equality. In Afghanistan, March 8 is a special day, because it is an opportunity to celebrate the impressive progress achieved by Afghan women during the last two decades, and to re-energize our collective efforts to tackle …
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