AT NEWS KABUL: Russia Special Representative for Afghanistan says that Taliban are dissatisfied with the composition of the Afghan delegation for peace talks in Beijing, and that is why everything has been frozen. The date for conducting a meeting of the inter-Afghan dialogue in Beijing has not been coordinated yet …
Read More »Sexual allegations for asylum-seeking
AT News KABUL: The National Directorate of Security has brushed aside the allegation of sexual abuse cases against school students in central Logar province, saying the claims have been made by some members of the provincial civil society, who intended to seek asylum in foreign countries. The NDS said in …
Read More »Political analysts praise Mozhda as anti-US figure
AT News KABUL: Some political experts praised Wahid Mozhda for opposing the foreign military presence in Afghanistan, calling him an anti-US figure. Mozhda, a political analyst was shot dead by two unknown gunmen last week near his residence in Kabul. In a seminar held Tuesday in Kabul about Mozhda’s character …
Read More »US hands over five more MD530 helicopters to Afghan forces
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan Air Force received five MD-530 Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters on November 22. The helicopters were delivered to Kandahar via a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on October 27 and were reassembled for active service within ten days, according to a statement by the US-based …
Read More »Security forces kill 25 Taliban rebels in Laghman
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 25 Taliban militants during air and ground operations carried out in eastern Laghman province, Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. The operations were carried out in Alingar and Alishang districts of the province, ministry said in a statement. A large …
Read More »Over 375,800 people left their homes due to insecurity: OCHA
AT News KABUL: Over 375,800 people in Afghanistan have left their homes this year due to fighting with many of these people remained displaced across the country, as conflict and poverty prevent them from returning to their areas of origin, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) …
Read More »Editorial: Vulnerable class of society
Women in Afghanistan have been constantly suppressed and their rights violated, partly due to the never-ending conflicts. Although their situation has improved to some extent over the past one and a half decades, they still face violence across the country. Among many others, a few of the improvements could be …
Read More »Afghanistan U19 beats Indian U19 by 3 wickets
AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan U19 cricket team has beaten India’s U19 by 3 wickets in the third ODI to stay alive in the five-match series in Lucknow, India. Having won the toss, Afghanistan opted to field first. India U19 were all out for 152 in 49 overs setting a …
Read More »A soldier killed his boss gets death penalty
AT News KABUL: An Afghan National Army soldier has been awarded death penalty as he accused of killing a military officer in northern Afghanistan, security officials said on Tuesday. The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement a court sentenced Syed Musa to death on charges of deliberately killing Major …
Read More »Preserve ministry’s impartiality: MPs ask Minister Khalid
AT News KABUL: Some Member of the Parliament have expressed criticism regarding the Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid’s remarks on election, saying that the ministry should not violate the people’ trust on the security forces. The lawmakers called on Khalid to hold the ministry neutral and impartial in the …
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